| Primary Identifier | IPR011855 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | Phgtail_TP901_1 |
| description | This entry describes the major tail protein (MTP) of the Siphoviridae and MTP genes in prophage regions of bacterial genomes. Homologues are also found in Gene Transfer Agents (GTA) [], including ORFg9 (RCAP_rcc01691) of the GTA of Rhodobacter capsulatus (Rhodopseudomonas capsulata) [see Fig.1, in ]. The tail tube protein gp17.1* from bacteriophage SPP1 forms a sixfold helical, rigid tail tube which ejects of the phage DNA into the host when it binds to the entry receptor on the host cell surface, triggering structural rearrangements of the tail tube []. |
