Table 1 Tail proteins listed in the order of assembly into the complete tail 172425.
Protein | Monomer mass (kDa) | Oligomeric state in solution | Number of monomer copies in the tail | Location and remarks | Protein Data Bank accession code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gp11 | 23.7 | Trimer | 18 | Wedge, STF# binding interface | 1EL6 |
gp10 | 66.2 | Trimer | 18 | Wedge, STF attachment | 2FKK |
gp7 | 119.2 | Monomer | 6 | Wedge | Â |
gp8 | 38.0 | Dimer | 12 | Wedge | 1N7Z |
gp6 | 74.4 | Dimer | 12 | Wedge | 3H2T |
gp53 | 23.0 | ND* | 6 | Wedge | Â |
gp25 | 15.1 | Dimer$ | 6 | Wedge | Â |
gp5 | 63.7 | Trimer | 3 | Hub | 1K28 |
gp27 | 44.4 | Trimer | 3 | Hub | 1K28 |
gp29 | 64.4 | ND | 3 | Hub, tail tube, Tape measure | Â |
gp28 | 17.3 | ND | 1‡ | Hub; the tip of gp5 needle? |  |
gp9 | 31.0 | Trimer | 18 | Wedge, LTF¶ attachment site | 1S2E |
gp12 | 55.3 | Trimer | 18 | Baseplate outer rim, STF | 1H6W, 1OCY |
gp48 | 39.7 | ND | 6 | Baseplate-tail tube junction | Â |
gp54 | 35.0 | ND | 6 | Baseplate-tail tube junction | Â |
gp19 | 18.5 | Polymer | 138 | Tail tube | Â |
gp3 | 19.7 | Hexamer | 6 | Tail tube terminator | Â |
gp18 | 71.2 | Polymer | 138 | Tail sheath | 3FOA |
gp15 | 31.4 | Hexamer | 6 | Tail terminator | Â |