3RWN

Atomic structure of bacteriophage sf6 tail needle knob


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.142 
  • R-Value Work: 0.133 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.133 

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Literature

Atomic structure of bacteriophage Sf6 tail needle knob.

Bhardwaj, A.Molineux, I.J.Casjens, S.R.Cingolani, G.

(2011) J Biol Chem 286: 30867-30877

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.260877
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3RWN

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Podoviridae are double-stranded DNA bacteriophages that use short, non-contractile tails to adsorb to the host cell surface. Within the tail apparatus of P22-like phages, a dedicated fiber known as the "tail needle" likely functions as a cell envelope-penetrating device to promote ejection of viral DNA inside the host. In Sf6, a P22-like phage that infects Shigella flexneri, the tail needle presents a C-terminal globular knob. This knob, absent in phage P22 but shared in other members of the P22-like genus, represents the outermost exposed tip of the virion that contacts the host cell surface. Here, we report a crystal structure of the Sf6 tail needle knob determined at 1.0 Å resolution. The structure reveals a trimeric globular domain of the TNF fold structurally superimposable with that of the tail-less phage PRD1 spike protein P5 and the adenovirus knob, domains that in both viruses function in receptor binding. However, P22-like phages are not known to utilize a protein receptor and are thought to directly penetrate the host surface. At 1.0 Å resolution, we identified three equivalents of l-glutamic acid (l-Glu) bound to each subunit interface. Although intimately bound to the protein, l-Glu does not increase the structural stability of the trimer nor it affects its ability to self-trimerize in vitro. In analogy to P22 gp26, we suggest the tail needle of phage Sf6 is ejected through the bacterial cell envelope during infection and its C-terminal knob is threaded through peptidoglycan pores formed by glycan strands.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Gene 9 protein
A, B, C
161Lederbergvirus Sf6Mutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q716G6 (Shigella phage Sf6)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q716G6
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UniProt GroupQ716G6
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.142 
  • R-Value Work: 0.133 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.133 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 58.407α = 90
b = 88.325β = 90
c = 89.106γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
SOLVEphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-06-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2012-04-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations