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IPR046390

Head completion nuclease

InterPro entry
Short nameNUCL_HEAD_T4

Description

This entry represents the head completion endonuclease (also known as gp4 and gp50), which plays an essential role in the head-tail joining step of T4-like phages during phage morphogenesis
[1]
. It has both exo- and endonuclease activity
[1]
.

References

1.Gp4 is a nuclease required for morphogenesis of T4-like bacteriophages. Benler S, Hung SH, Vander Griend JA, Peters GA, Rohwer F, Segall AM. Virology 543, 7-12, (2020). PMID: 32056848

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