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| Title | Structure of the bacteriophage lambda portal vertex | |||||||||||||||
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Keywords | Complex / VIRAL PROTEIN | |||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationviral portal complex / symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope, long flexible tail mechanism / T=7 icosahedral viral capsid / virion assembly / viral capsid / host cell cytoplasm / structural molecule activity / DNA binding Similarity search - Function | |||||||||||||||
| Biological species | Escherichia phage Lambda (virus) | |||||||||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.0 Å | |||||||||||||||
Authors | Xiao H / Tan L / Cheng LP / Liu HR | |||||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 4 items
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Citation | Journal: PLoS Biol / Year: 2023Title: Structure of the siphophage neck-Tail complex suggests that conserved tail tip proteins facilitate receptor binding and tail assembly. Authors: Hao Xiao / Le Tan / Zhixue Tan / Yewei Zhang / Wenyuan Chen / Xiaowu Li / Jingdong Song / Lingpeng Cheng / Hongrong Liu / ![]() Abstract: Siphophages have a long, flexible, and noncontractile tail that connects to the capsid through a neck. The phage tail is essential for host cell recognition and virus-host cell interactions; ...Siphophages have a long, flexible, and noncontractile tail that connects to the capsid through a neck. The phage tail is essential for host cell recognition and virus-host cell interactions; moreover, it serves as a channel for genome delivery during infection. However, the in situ high-resolution structure of the neck-tail complex of siphophages remains unknown. Here, we present the structure of the siphophage lambda "wild type," the most widely used, laboratory-adapted fiberless mutant. The neck-tail complex comprises a channel formed by stacked 12-fold and hexameric rings and a 3-fold symmetrical tip. The interactions among DNA and a total of 246 tail protein molecules forming the tail and neck have been characterized. Structural comparisons of the tail tips, the most diversified region across the lambda and other long-tailed phages or tail-like machines, suggest that their tail tip contains conserved domains, which facilitate tail assembly, receptor binding, cell adsorption, and DNA retaining/releasing. These domains are distributed in different tail tip proteins in different phages or tail-like machines. The side tail fibers are not required for the phage particle to orient itself vertically to the surface of the host cell during attachment. | |||||||||||||||
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| Map data | emd_36848.map.gz | 225.9 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-36848-v30.xml emd-36848.xml | 15.2 KB 15.2 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_36848_fsc.xml | 13 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_36848.png | 163.6 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-36848.cif.gz | 5.5 KB | ||
| Others | emd_36848_half_map_1.map.gz emd_36848_half_map_2.map.gz | 225.2 MB 225.2 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-36848 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-36848 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_36848_validation.pdf.gz | 1.2 MB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_36848_full_validation.pdf.gz | 1.2 MB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_36848_validation.xml.gz | 22.4 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_36848_validation.cif.gz | 29.7 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-36848 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-36848 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 8k39MC ![]() 8k35C ![]() 8k36C ![]() 8k37C ![]() 8k38C M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_36848.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 244.1 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.36 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Escherichia phage Lambda
| Entire | Name: Escherichia phage Lambda (virus) |
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-Supramolecule #1: Escherichia phage Lambda
| Supramolecule | Name: Escherichia phage Lambda / type: virus / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all / NCBI-ID: 2681611 / Sci species name: Escherichia phage Lambda / Virus type: VIRION / Virus isolate: SPECIES / Virus enveloped: No / Virus empty: No |
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-Macromolecule #1: Major capsid protein
| Macromolecule | Name: Major capsid protein / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 30 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Escherichia phage Lambda (virus) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 38.22916 KDa |
| Sequence | String: MSMYTTAQLL AANEQKFKFD PLFLRLFFRE SYPFTTEKVY LSQIPGLVNM ALYVSPIVSG EVIRSRGGST SEFTPGYVKP KHEVNPQMT LRRLPDEDPQ NLADPAYRRR RIIMQNMRDE ELAIAQVEEM QAVSAVLKGK YTMTGEAFDP VEVDMGRSEE N NITQSGGT ...String: MSMYTTAQLL AANEQKFKFD PLFLRLFFRE SYPFTTEKVY LSQIPGLVNM ALYVSPIVSG EVIRSRGGST SEFTPGYVKP KHEVNPQMT LRRLPDEDPQ NLADPAYRRR RIIMQNMRDE ELAIAQVEEM QAVSAVLKGK YTMTGEAFDP VEVDMGRSEE N NITQSGGT EWSKRDKSTY DPTDDIEAYA LNASGVVNII VFDPKGWALF RSFKAVKEKL DTRRGSNSEL ETAVKDLGKA VS YKGMYGD VAIVVYSGQY VENGVKKNFL PDNTMVLGNT QARGLRTYGC IQDADAQREG INASARYPKN WVTTGDPARE FTM IQSAPL MLLADPDEFV SVQLA UniProtKB: Major capsid protein |
-Macromolecule #2: Portal protein B
| Macromolecule | Name: Portal protein B / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 12 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Escherichia phage Lambda (virus) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 59.529609 KDa |
| Sequence | String: MKTPTIPTLL GPDGMTSLRE YAGYHGGGSG FGGQLRSWNP PSESVDAALL PNFTRGNARA DDLVRNNGYA ANAIQLHQDH IVGSFFRLS HRPSWRYLGI GEEEARAFSR EVEAAWKEFA EDDCCCIDVE RKRTFTMMIR EGVAMHAFNG ELFVQATWDT S SSRLFRTQ ...String: MKTPTIPTLL GPDGMTSLRE YAGYHGGGSG FGGQLRSWNP PSESVDAALL PNFTRGNARA DDLVRNNGYA ANAIQLHQDH IVGSFFRLS HRPSWRYLGI GEEEARAFSR EVEAAWKEFA EDDCCCIDVE RKRTFTMMIR EGVAMHAFNG ELFVQATWDT S SSRLFRTQ FRMVSPKRIS NPNNTGDSRN CRAGVQINDS GAALGYYVSE DGYPGWMPQK WTWIPRELPG GRASFIHVFE PV EDGQTRG ANVFYSVMEQ MKMLDTLQNT QLQSAIVKAM YAATIESELD TQSAMDFILG ANSQEQRERL TGWIGEIAAY YAA APVRLG GAKVPHLMPG DSLNLQTAQD TDNGYSVFEQ SLLRYIAAGL GVSYEQLSRN YAQMSYSTAR ASANESWAYF MGRR KFVAS RQASQMFLCW LEEAIVRRVV TLPSKARFSF QEARSAWGNC DWIGSGRMAI DGLKEVQEAV MLIEAGLSTY EKECA KRGD DYQEIFAQQV RETMERRAAG LKPPAWAAAA FESGLRQSTE EEKSDSRAA UniProtKB: Portal protein B |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.4 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 32.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.2 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.6 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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