School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Structure. 2024 Jan 4;32(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2023.12.002.
In this issue of Structure, Subramanian et al. present the cryo-EM structure of Shigella podophage HRP29, which possesses a T7-like tail complex surrounded by six P22/Sf6-like tailspikes and two unique decoration proteins. These colorful masks of HRP29 record the frequent events of horizontal gene transfer during evolution.
本期《结构》中,Subramanian 等人呈现了志贺氏菌噬菌体 HRP29 的冷冻电镜结构,该噬菌体拥有一个类似 T7 的尾部复合物,被六个 P22/Sf6 样尾刺和两个独特的装饰蛋白所环绕。HRP29 的这些丰富多彩的“面具”记录了进化过程中频繁发生的水平基因转移事件。