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| タイトル | Structural atlas of the intact jumbo phage phiKZ. |
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| ジャーナル・号・ページ | Nat Commun, Year 2026 |
| 掲載日 | 2026年4月13日 |
著者 | Hao Xiao / Zeng Peng / Junquan Zhou / Yuan Chen / Yuning Peng / Yixiong Tang / Tao Li / Wenyuan Chen / Sheng-You Huang / Lingpeng Cheng / Hongrong Liu / ![]() |
| PubMed 要旨 | Jumbo phage phiKZ, a key model for studying phage nucleus formation and bacterial defense mechanisms, possesses a highly complex tail machine that is essential for infection. Here, we present the ...Jumbo phage phiKZ, a key model for studying phage nucleus formation and bacterial defense mechanisms, possesses a highly complex tail machine that is essential for infection. Here, we present the structural atlas of the intact jumbo phage phiKZ by cryo-EM, thereby identifying 40 constituent proteins and unveiling its modular architecture. The virion, with a length of approximately 360 nm, is comprised of an icosahedral capsid of 2520 polypeptide chains from 11 proteins, and a massive tail machine of over 900 polypeptide chains from 29 proteins. The tail features a unique, multi-layered neck and a highly elaborate baseplate. The neck is reinforced by whisker-like proteins and anchors the contractile tail, which terminates in the baseplate. The baseplate is constituted by a central hub, an inner periphery of interlocking wedge heterotrimers and hexagonal rings, and an outer periphery with a striking hexagonal star configuration. This intricate peripheral region of the baseplate serves as an extended platform for twelve peripheral fibers, which mediate host cell adsorption. Our findings provide a structural framework for understanding jumbo phage assembly and infection, thus contributing to the foundation for future functional studies and rational engineering of these phages for potential therapeutic applications. |
リンク | Nat Commun / PubMed:41974715 |
| 手法 | EM (単粒子) |
| 解像度 | 3.15 - 7.61 Å |
| 構造データ | EMDB-67095, PDB-9xpe: EMDB-67096, PDB-9xpf: EMDB-67097, PDB-9xpg: EMDB-67098, PDB-9xph: EMDB-67102, PDB-9xps: EMDB-67111, PDB-9xqd: EMDB-67121, PDB-9xqs: ![]() EMDB-67123: Map of the unit1 in the phage phiKZ baseplate complex ![]() EMDB-67124: Map of the unit2 in the phage phiKZ baseplate complex ![]() EMDB-67125: The overall tail of phage PhiKZ |
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キーワード | VIRAL PROTEIN / portal / adaptor / sheath / tube / baseplate / inner peripheral / spike / neck / outer peripheral |
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