Protein Family Models

The founding member of this protein is phage lambda tail tip protein J, which confers host specificity by binding to E. coli protein LamB (maltoporin), the lambda receptor.

Date:

2024-11-04

This HMM hits a central region of bacterial phage host specificity protein J of phage lambda, a tail protein whose C-terminal region binds a host protein that serves as a phage receptor.

Date:

2024-08-14

Members of this family of functionally uncharacterised domains are found in various bacteriophage host specificity proteins. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-08-14

bacterial phage host specificity protein J attaches the virion to the host receptor LamB, inducing viral DNA ejection.

Date:

2024-12-18