National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
32171190
中国
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ジャーナル: Structure / 年: 2024 タイトル: Architecture of the bacteriophage lambda tail. 著者: Chang Wang / Jinsong Duan / Zhiwei Gu / Xiaofei Ge / Jianwei Zeng / Jiawei Wang / 要旨: Bacteriophage lambda has a double-stranded DNA genome and a long, flexible, non-contractile tail encoded by a contiguous block of 11 genes downstream of the head genes. The tail allows host ...Bacteriophage lambda has a double-stranded DNA genome and a long, flexible, non-contractile tail encoded by a contiguous block of 11 genes downstream of the head genes. The tail allows host recognition and delivery of viral DNA from the head shell to the cytoplasm of the infected cell. Here, we present a high-resolution structure of the tail complex of bacteriophage lambda determined by cryoelectron microscopy. Most component proteins of the lambda tail were determined at the atomic scale. The structure sheds light on the molecular organization of the extensively studied tail of bacteriophage lambda.