Member database | Pfam |
Pfam type | repeat |
Short name | gp37_trimer |
Clan | Phage_fibre |
Author | Bateman A;0000-0002-6982-4660 |
Sequence Ontology | 0001068 |
Description
This entry represents part of the phage tail fibre. In T-even phages, gp37 and gp38 are components of the tail fibre that are critical for phage-host interaction.
References
1. Characterization of the distal tail fiber locus and determination of the receptor for phage AR1, which specifically infects Escherichia coli O157:H7. Yu SL, Ko KL, Chen CS, Chang YC, Syu WJ. J. Bacteriol. 182, 5962-8, (2000). View articlePMID: 11029414