Table 1.
Gene products involved in the assembly of the tail of phage T4
| Gene product (gp) | Amino acid residue number | Stoichiometry in the tail | Localization or function | Protein Data Base | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gp10 | 602 | 18 (3) | Wedge (short tailfiber attachment) | 5HX2, 5IV5a, 5IV7b | Yap et al. 2016, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp7 | 1032 | 6 (1) | Wedge | 5HX2, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Yap et al. 2016, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp8 | 334 | 12 (2) | Wedge | 1N80, 5HX2, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Leiman et al. 2003; Yap et al. 2016, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp6 | 660 | 12 (2) | Wedge | 5HX2, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Yap et al. 2016, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp5 | 575 | 3 (3) | Hub (tail lysozyme) | 1 K28 | Kanamaru et al. 2002 |
| gp5.4 | 97 | 1 (1) | Hub | 4KU0 | |
| gp27 | 391 | 3 (3) | Hub | 1 K28 | Kanamaru et al. 2002 |
| gp29 | 590 | ND | Hub (tape measure) | ||
| gp26 | 208 | ND | Hub (?) | ||
| gp28 | 177 | ND | Hub (?) | ||
| gp9 | 288 | 18 (3) | Socket for long tailfibers | 1S2E, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Kostyuchenko et al. 1999, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp11 | 219 | 18 (3) | Baseplate | 1EL6, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Leiman et al. 2000, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp12 | 527 | 18 (3) | Short tailfiber | 1OCY, 5IV5 | Thomassen et al. 2003, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp25 | 132 | 6 (1) | Baseplate (sheath initiator) | 5IW9 | Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp48 | 364 | 6 (ND) | Baseplate | 5IV5, 5IV7 | Taylor et al. 2016 |
| gp53 | 196 | 6 (1) | Baseplate | 5HX2, 5IV5, 5IV7 | Yap et al. 2016, Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp54 | 320 | 6 (ND) | Baseplate (tube initiator) | 5IV5, 5IV7 | Taylor et al. 2016 |
| gp18 | 659 | 138 (1*) | Sheath protein | 3FOA | Aksyuk et al. 2009 |
| gp19 | 163 | 138 (1) | Tube protein | 5IV5 | Taylor et al., 2016 |
| gp3 | 176 | 6 (6) | Tube terminator | ||
| gp15 | 272 | 6 (6) | Sheath terminator | 4HUD | Fokine et al. 2013 |
| gp57A | 80 | – | Chaperone | ||
| gp51 | 249 | ND | Catalytic |
ND, Not determined; (), in solution; (*), in low ionic strength buffer, a: pre-attachment structure, b: post-attachment structure