Primary Identifier | IPR006428 | Type | Family |
Short Name | Portal_SPP1-type |
description | The portal protein is a bacteriophage component that forms a hole, or portal, enabling DNA passage during packaging and ejection. It also forms the junction between the phage head (capsid) and the tail proteins [].This entry represents one particular subfamily of portal proteins consisting of the Bacillus phage SPP1 protein and similar sequences. |