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.