Type: | Domain | Name: | Protein Gp5, N-terminal OB-fold domain |
Description: | This domain is found at the N terminus of the Gp5 baseplate protein of Bacteriophage T4. The baseplate is located at the end of the phage tail. Gp5 is a lysozyme essential for localised hydrolysis of bacterial cell wall, which is necessary for viral DNA injection []. This domain binds to the Gp27 protein []. It has the common OB fold []. | Short Name: | Gp5_OB_N |