| UniProt functional annotation for P20345 | |||
| UniProt codes: P20345, B3VMP8. |
| Organism: | Bacillus phage phi29 (Bacteriophage phi-29). | |
| Taxonomy: | Viruses; Duplodnaviria; Heunggongvirae; Uroviricota; Caudoviricetes; Caudovirales; Podoviridae; Picovirinae; Salasvirus. | |
| Function: | Structural component of the 12 appendages that hang from the lower collar. Adhesion protein that binds to the host cell surface during virus attachment and mediates teichoic acids degradation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7241648}. | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}; | |
| Subunit: | Homotrimer. Each appendage is a homotrimer of gp12*. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Virion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11562162, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}. Note=Present in 36 copies in the virion. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:19450535}. | |
| Domain: | The N-terminus has three domains that function to attach the appendages to the phage, digest the cell wall teichoic acids, and bind irreversibly to the host. The C-terminus is an autochaperone that aids trimerization. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}. | |
| Ptm: | Autocleaved to produce the 74 kDa gp12* assembly attached to the phage particles. Autocleavage of the C-terminus is a posttrimerization event that is followed by an ATP-dependent release. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450535}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.