Structural 3D visualization of a bacteriophage T4 capsid. This ribbon view molecular model was visualized with UCSF ChimeraX software. The gp24 pentamers at every vertex are magenta, the hexamers gp23 (major capsid protein) are blue, trimers soc (small outer capsid protein) are green, the hoc proteins (highly issunogenic outer capsid protein) are yellow and the dodecamer portal protein is red. T4 is a bacteriophage, or phage, that infects Escherichia coli bacteria. The capsid forms the head of the bacteriophage and stores the genetic material. Phages such as T4 are a possible therapy against multi-drug-resistant bacteria. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Washington Metropolitan University / Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, PhD |
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