Bacteriophage T5 tail tube structure suggests a trigger mechanism for Siphoviridae DNA ejection

Host cell recognition is mediated by the phage tail tip proteins, which then triggers viral genome delivery via the phage tail. Here, the authors combine crystallography and cryoEM to structurally characterise the bacteriophage T5 tail tube structure before and after interaction with its host recept...

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Main Authors: Charles-Adrien Arnaud, Grégory Effantin, Corinne Vivès, Sylvain Engilberge, Maria Bacia, Pascale Boulanger, Eric Girard, Guy Schoehn, Cécile Breyton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02049-3