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From: Finding of widespread viral and bacterial revolution dsDNA translocation motors distinct from rotation motors by channel chirality and size

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Comparison of the channel sizes between biomotors using rotation mechanism (left panel) and revolution mechanism (right panel). The motor channel of dsDNA phages shown in the right panel all have a channel size twice the width of dsDNA, make it impossible for a bolt and nut treading mechanism to work, thus supporting revolution rather than rotation mechanism. (PDB: RepA, 1G8Y; TrwB: 1E9R; ssoMCM, 2VL6; Rho, 3ICE; E1, 2GXA; T7-gp4D, 1E0J; FtsK, 2IUU; Phi29-gp10, 1H5W; HK97 family-portal protein, 3KDR; SPP1-gp6, 2JES; P22-gp1, 3LJ5; T4-gp17, 3EZK). The pentamer and hexamer models of T4 ATPase gp17 display a channel of 3.6 and 4.0 nm, respectively [66].

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