Fig. 4: Structure of the tail terminator gp15 hexamer and its interactions with gp18 sheath. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Structure of the tail terminator gp15 hexamer and its interactions with gp18 sheath.

From: In situ structures of the portal-neck-tail complex of bacteriophage T4 inform a viral genome positioning mechanism

Fig. 4: Structure of the tail terminator gp15 hexamer and its interactions with gp18 sheath.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The gp15 chains are rainbow colored from the N-terminus (blue) to the C-terminus (red). The gp3 protein is shown in magenta, and gp18 is shown in green. a Side view showing the gp15 hexamer sitting at the top of the tail. b Side view of the gp15 hexamer. c Top view of the gp15 hexamer. d One gp15 subunit. e Gp15 subunit interacting with the gp18 subunit from the top ring of the sheath.

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