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SUBMITTER: Plisson C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1949002 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plisson Celia C White Helen E HE Auzat Isabelle I Zafarani Amineh A São-José Carlos C Lhuillier Sophie S Tavares Paulo P Orlova Elena V EV
The EMBO journal 20070705 15
The majority of known bacteriophages have long noncontractile tails (Siphoviridae) that serve as a pipeline for genome delivery into the host cytoplasm. The tail extremity distal from the phage head is an adsorption device that recognises the bacterial receptor at the host cell surface. This interaction generates a signal transmitted to the head that leads to DNA release. We have determined structures of the bacteriophage SPP1 tail before and after DNA ejection. The results reveal extensive stru ...[more]