Family Search for PF08873 (Phage_Mu_Gp37)

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Running HMMer for PF08873

PF08873 hits 8 sequences in PaperBLAST's database above the trusted cutoff. Showing hits to curated sequences only. Or see all hits or try another family.

TRP_BPMU / Q9T1V8 Probable tail terminator protein; TrP; Gene product 37; gp37; Gene product K; gpK from Escherichia phage Mu (Bacteriophage Mu) (see 2 papers)
Aligns to 1:138 / 182 (75.8%), covers 70.1% of PF08873, 62.8 bits

• function: May stop tail tube polymerization by capping the rapidly polymerizing tail tube once it has reached its requisite length and prevent its depolymerization.
  disruption phenotype: Accumulation of free heads as well as free tails longer than normal and variable in length.

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