Fig. 7: In silico structural analyses of tail fibers with predicted depolymerase activity. | Nature Communications

Fig. 7: In silico structural analyses of tail fibers with predicted depolymerase activity.

From: High-resolution reconstruction of a Jumbo-bacteriophage infecting capsulated bacteria using hyperbranched tail fibers

Fig. 7

a Schematic delineation of the different modules in 14 predicted tail fibers results in four groups (G1, G2, G3, and G4) according to the length of their structural modules. Note that the relative orientations of the individual domains in the predicted structure can be different than depicted. b Fourteen predicted tail-fiber structures. Tail fibers with depolymerase activity are typically composed of structural modules responsible for tail attachment and branching (blue), a separating α-helix (green), and a β-helix with enzymatic activity (yellow). c A hyperbranching model of tail fibers of ϕKp24.

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