An extensive disulfide bond network prevents tail contraction in Agrobacterium tumefaciens phage Milano

An extensive disulfide bond network prevents tail contraction in Agrobacterium tumefaciens phage Milano

Abstract A contractile sheath and rigid tube assembly is a widespread apparatus used by bacteriophages, tailocins, and the bacterial type VI secretion system to penetrate cell membranes. In this mechanism, contraction of an external sheath powers the motion of an inner tube through the membrane. The...

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Main Authors: Ravi R. Sonani, Lee K. Palmer, Nathaniel C. Esteves, Abigail A. Horton, Amanda L. Sebastian, Rebecca J. Kelly, Fengbin Wang, Mark A. B. Kreutzberger, William K. Russell, Petr G. Leiman, Birgit E. Scharf, Edward H. Egelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44959-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44959-z

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