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X-ray diffraction
3.2Å resolution

Crystal structure of gene product 6, baseplate protein of bacteriophage T4

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3h2t/pdb
PDB entry 3h2t coloured by chain, front view.
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Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Primary publication:
The structure of gene product 6 of bacteriophage T4, the hinge-pin of the baseplate.
Aksyuk AA, Leiman PG, Shneider MM, Mesyanzhinov VV, Rossmann MG
Structure 17 800-8 (2009)
PMID: 19523898

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-148486 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Baseplate wedge protein gp6 Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 335 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 38.3 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P19060 (Residues: 334-660; Coverage: 50%)
Gene name: 6
Sequence domains:
Structure domains: GMP Synthetase; Chain A, domain 3

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: APS BEAMLINE 23-ID-D
Spacegroup: P212121
Unit cell:
a: 76.774Å b: 94.579Å c: 136.221Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.234 0.23 0.322
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

3 review citations

Bacteriophage assembly.
Aksyuk et al. (2011)
2 more

7 mentions without citation

Morphogenesis of the T4 tail and tail fibers.
Leiman et al. (2010)
6 more