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Phage T4 tail fibre Irreversible binding of T-even bacteriophages to Escherichia coli is mediated by the short and long tail fibres, important for DNA injection. Long tail fibres consist of a phage-proximal (gp34) and a phage-distal rod, the latter containing two protein trimers (gp36 and gp37). Gp36 is present in the upper part of the distal rod, it forms a complex with gp35 and gp37, binding them through the N-terminal and C-terminal regions, respectively. The upper part of the distal rod has a beta-structure. |
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