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SUBMITTER: Kang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2593103 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kang Sebyung S Poliakov Anton A Sexton Jennifer J Renfrow Matthew B MB Prevelige Peter E PE
Journal of molecular biology 20080318 3
The Double-stranded DNA bacteriophage P22 has a ring-shaped dodecameric complex composed of the 84 kDa portal protein subunit that forms the central channel of the phage DNA packaging motor. The overall morphology of the P22 portal complex is similar to that of the portal complexes of Phi29, SPP1, T3, T7 phages and herpes simplex virus. Secondary structure prediction of P22 portal protein and its threading onto the crystal structure of the Phi29 portal complexes suggested that the P22 portal pro ...[more]