Abstract
Dunne et al. present the crystal structure of the adhesin tip (gp38) of the Salmonella bacteriophage S16 long tail fiber. Gp38 contains rare polyglycine type II (PG II ) helices arranged as a three-layered “PG II sandwich.” Surface residues on the PG II sandwich are key determinants of phage-host interaction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1573-1582.e4 |
Journal | Structure |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 4 2018 |
Keywords
- Salmonella
- X-ray crystallography
- bacteriophage
- polyglycine sandwich
- polyglycine type II helix
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Molecular Biology