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Salmonella Phage S16 Tail Fiber Adhesin Features a Rare Polyglycine Rich Domain for Host Recognition

  • Matthew Dunne
  • , Jenna M. Denyes
  • , Helena Arndt
  • , Martin J. Loessner
  • , Petr G. Leiman
  • , Jochen Klumpp

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Abstract

Dunne et al. present the crystal structure of the adhesin tip (gp38) of the Salmonella bacteriophage S16 long tail fiber. Gp38 contains rare polyglycine type II (PG II ) helices arranged as a three-layered “PG II sandwich.” Surface residues on the PG II sandwich are key determinants of phage-host interaction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1573-1582.e4
JournalStructure
Volume26
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 4 2018

Keywords

  • Salmonella
  • X-ray crystallography
  • bacteriophage
  • polyglycine sandwich
  • polyglycine type II helix

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Structural Biology
  • Molecular Biology

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