This domain is found in Gp138 from Escherichia phage phi92 (Swiss:I7HXF9) and similar sequences found in tailed bacteriophages and prophages from proteobacteria. Gp138 forms an spike-shaped trimer with three highly intertwined chains. Each polypeptid ...
This domain is found in Gp138 from Escherichia phage phi92 (Swiss:I7HXF9) and similar sequences found in tailed bacteriophages and prophages from proteobacteria. Gp138 forms an spike-shaped trimer with three highly intertwined chains. Each polypeptide has an oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB-fold) domain (Pfam: PF18352) and a long beta-helical C-terminal domain (this entry), which initiates the contact with the host cell membrane. The trimeric beta-helix is composed of three antiparallel beta-sheets, which swap three C-terminal beta-strands with each other around the threefold axis [1].