Protein Family Models

This family of proteins contain head-tail connector proteins related to gp6 from bacteriophage HK97 [1]. A structure of this protein shows similarity to gp15 a well characterised connector component of bacteriophage SPP1 [1]. [1]. 19895817. The crystal structure of bacteriophage HK97 gp6: defining a large family of head-tail connector proteins. Cardarelli L, Lam R, Tuite A, Baker LA, Sadowski PD, Radford DR, Rubinstein JL, Battaile KP, Chirgadze N, Maxwell KL, Davidson AR;. J Mol Biol. 2010;395:754-768. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-10-16

Members of this family include gp6 from phage HK97, a protein the crystallizes into an oligomeric ring, consistent with its role as a phage head-tail connector protein in long-tailed phages.

Date:

2021-05-12

phage gp6-like head-tail connector protein is critical in the assembly of the connector, a specialized phage structure that serves as an interface for head and tail attachment, as well as a point at which DNA exits the head during infection by the bacteriophage

Date:

2017-03-02