Primary Identifier | IPR046397 | Type | Family |
Short Name | NEEDLE_T4 |
description | This entry includes the pre-baseplate central spike protein Gp5 from bacteriophage T4 which is a baseplate central spike complex-associated lysozyme, essential for the localized hydrolysis of bacterial cell wall. This allows the tail tube to penetrate to the host inner membrane, through which the phage DNA is ejected [, , , ]. |