Dec 11, 2025
Viral fibers play a central role in many virus infection mechanisms since they recognize the corresponding host and establish a mechanical link to its surface. Specifically, bacteriophages have
Oct 29, 2025
Tail fibers determine the host range of a bacteriophage by binding to specific receptors on bacterial cells. They undergo conformational changes upon binding, facilitating attachment and subsequent insertion
Jul 21, 2025
RBPseg workflow in detail, step-by-step demonstrating the 682 architecture of RBPseg using TC14 fiber as example. A FASTA file is input to ESMfold, which 683 generates a monomeric model.
Jan 28, 2026
As the first step in the infection cycle, tailed phages adsorb to the bacterial surface using their receptor-binding proteins (RBPs) located at the tip of the tail. Such RBPs often form long or
Aug 26, 2025
To validate our approach, we used single-particle cryo-electron microscopy to analyze five tail fibers from three phages of the BASEL collection. Additionally, we conducted a structural
Jan 19, 2026
OMC ribbon fiber pigtails with SC/FC/LC/ST connectors, featuring a well-structured design for easy wiring and efficient fiber optic deployment with fiber cable pigtail.
May 09, 2026
Bacteriophages are the most numerous organisms in the biosphere. In spite of their biological significance and the spectrum of potential applications,
Mar 25, 2026
In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the tail fiber/spike proteins from 204 A. baumannii phages. By constructing a proteomic tree and systematically annotating 313 tail
Aug 28, 2025
Up to now, the role of the side tail fibers during the infection cycle, especially at the single-cell level, remains largely unknown.
Sep 13, 2025
While this manuscript only demonstrates our assay''s ability to characterize adsorptive capabilities of phage tail fibers, our assay could feasibly
Oct 23, 2025
Here, we investigate the tail fibre and Tfa of Escherichia coli phage Mu. We demonstrate that Tfa forms a stable complex with the tail fibre, and present a 2.1 Å resolution X-ray crystal...
Mar 07, 2026
Small ubiquitin-related modifier-fused bacteriophage tail fiber protein with favorable aqueous solubility for lateral flow assay of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Nov 08, 2025
Structural analysis enabled us to propose the assembly mechanism of phage tail fibers, in which the chaperone first protects the intertwined and repetitive distal moiety of each fiber subunit,
Apr 13, 2026
Mapping the tail fiber as the receptor binding protein responsible for differential host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages PaP1 and JG004.
May 12, 2026
Here, we introduce RBPseg, a method that combines monomeric ESMFold predictions with a structural- based domain identification approach, to divide tail fiber sequences into
Mar 16, 2026
Fiber Optic cable termination is the addition of connectors to each optical fiber in a cable. The fibers need to have connectors fitted before they can attach to other equipment.
Sep 01, 2025
Here, we discuss the molecular mechanisms and models of the tail fibers of the well-characterized T4 phage''s interaction with host surface
Oct 07, 2025
This study revealed the high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the bacteriophage lambda tail complexed with its
May 26, 2026
RBPseg is a pipeline designed to predict and analyze phage tail fiber proteins. It has three major modules.
Dec 17, 2025
R pyocins are ɸCTX-like myophage tailocins of Pseudomonas sp. Adsorption of R pyocins to target strains occurs by the interaction of tail fiber proteins with core lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
May 18, 2026
The partial phage tail fiber atlas. a) Network connecting the TC with phage family or 482 subfamily. Node size is proportional to number of proteins
Aug 07, 2025
In fiber optic communication systems, optical cables are used to transmit light signals over long distances. Terminal boxes are used to connect and protect the fiber optic cables at various
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