Partial Atomic Model of the Tailed Lactococcal Phage TP901-1 as Predicted by AlphaFold2: Revelations and Limitations

Bacteria are engaged in a constant battle against preying viruses, called bacteriophages (or phages). These remarkable nano-machines pack and store their genomes in a capsid and inject it into the cytoplasm of their bacterial prey following specific adhesion to the host cell surface. Tailed phages p...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Mahony, Adeline Goulet, Douwe van Sinderen, Christian Cambillau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/12/2440