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Debbie Jacobs-Sera posted in Potential minor tail proteins in cluster GK
tail spike
| Link to this post | posted 24 Apr, 2018 13:50 | |
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AV phages encode a large tail protein called a tail spike that is the functional equivalent of a tail fiber. It is large enough to be visible in the TEM, and its structural domains are based on beta-prisms and helices, rather than alpha coiled coils. The most famous example is the tail spike of Salmonella phage P22. |