Structural basis for the adsorption of a single-stranded RNA bacteriophage
oleh: Ran Meng, Mengqiu Jiang, Zhicheng Cui, Jeng-Yih Chang, Kailu Yang, Joanita Jakana, Xinzhe Yu, Zhao Wang, Bo Hu, Junjie Zhang
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Single-stranded RNA bacteriophages use a single maturation protein (Mat) to attach to a retractile pilus of the bacterial host. Here, the authors report the structures of the MS2 phage bound to the host receptor F-pili and define the orientations of Mat relative to the cell and emanating F-pili, providing new insights into the F-like type IV secretion systems.