Figure 3.

Simulations of spontaneous capsid expansion events reveal that N-terminal tail translocation is position-dependent. (a) Representative time trace of a simulation with an all-atom structure-based model shows that, based on the radius of gyration, the capsid expands during the first few microseconds. (b) The N-terminal tails translocate on longer timescales (hundreds of microseconds). A tail is considered to have completed translocation once 80% of the phage-specific tail contacts are formed. The same simulation is shown as in panel a.