Structure, function and assembly of the long, flexible tail of
Depending on the morphology of their tail, phages are classified as Siphoviridae (long flexible tail), Myoviridae (long contractile tail) and Podoviridiae (short tail).
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Structural Studies of the Phage G Tail Demonstrate an Atypical Tail
Atypical phase G tail contraction could be due to a missing anchor point at the upper end of the tail sheath that allows the decoupling of the sheath from the head–neck region. Explaining the
Understanding Bacteriophage Tail Fiber
In this review, we comprehensively summarize how the tail fibers of the T4 phage recognize host surface receptors at single-molecule and atomic levels.
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The crystal structure of a complex between the tail fibre and tail fibre assembly (Tfa) protein of Escherichia coli phage Mu reveals the mechanisms by which Tfa regulates fibre assembly
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Moreno-Justicia and colleagues report transcriptomic and proteomic pipelines to explore heterogeneity within human skeletal muscle fibers, identifying sources of fiber heterogeneity in
Towards a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas.
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Long Noncontractile Tail Machines of Bacteriophages
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Towards a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas
The TC classes and its members (part 1) colored based on sequence 728 conservation. The sequence conservation of each TC class and its members is depicted, with 729 coloring based on the degree of
RBPseg: Toward a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas
Here, we introduce RBPseg, a method that combines monomeric ESMFold predictions with a structural-based domain identification approach, to divide tail fiber sequences into manageable
Tail fiber function and structure | Bacteriophage T4 Tail
Bacteriophages T2, T4 and T6 were the first members of what has come to be described as the T-even family of viruses, more properly the Myoviridae (Kutter et
Functions and properties related to the tail fibers of bacteriophage T4
It is shown that adsorbability of T4 is regularly correlated with the extended state of the tail fibers, suggesting that in T4 fiber extension is a necessary condition for adsorption. Furthermore the
Determination of the three-dimensional structure of bacteriophage Mu
In this study, we have determined the structure of the alternative tail fiber subunit, gp52, and compared it with other tail fibers. The results revealed that Mu phage employs different structural
Siphoviridae
Tails and fibers identify hosts, then deliver the phage chromosome to the host where it is actively replicated, transcribed and translated to make progeny phage or enters a dormant, lysogenic state.
The tail fiber atlas & structural insights into phage infection
A structural classification of 67 tail fibers revealed 16 distinct classes and 89 domains, uncovering patterns of modularity, convergence, divergence, and domain swapping.
Nearly complete structure of bacteriophage DT57C reveals
The authors present the nearly-complete structure of the DT57C bacteriophage of the Siphovirus family, revealing the molecular architecture of its capsid, neck, tail and tail tip, and
RBPseg: Toward a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas
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Chapter 20965
Here, we will discuss the function and dynamics of the tail of the Caudovirales. We will examine the similarities and differences of all three families belonging to this order and point out specific
Towards a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas.
To validate our approach, we used single-particle cryo-electron microscopy to analyze five tail fibers from three phages of the BASEL collection. Additionally, we conducted a structural
RBPseg: Toward a complete phage tail fiber structure atlas
A structural classification of 67 fibers identified 16 distinct classes and 89 domains, revealing patterns of modularity, convergence, divergence, and domain swapping.
Human Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Classifications
Human Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Classifications H uman skeletal muscle is composed of a heterogenous collection of muscle fiber types.1–3 This range of muscle fiber types allows for the