GO_REF:0000043

Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot keyword mapping

file:BPT4/36/36-uniprot.txt

UniProtKB record for gp36 (P03743)

gp36 is a homotrimeric structural component of the distal part of the long tail fiber (LTF) of bacteriophage T4.

"Structural component of the distal-half of the long-tail"

file:BPT4/36/36-deep-research-falcon.md

Deep research review for bacteriophage T4 gene 36 (gp36)

gp36 forms a parallel homotrimer constituting the proximal segment ("upper shin") of the distal half-fiber of the T4 long tail fiber, bridging the N-terminus of the gp37 shaft trimer and the monomeric gp35 knee hinge protein.

"Multiple authoritative T4 morphogenesis and structural reviews explicitly identify **gp36** as a **trimeric structural component of the T4 long tail fiber (LTF)**, positioned in the **distal/hinge region** and present at **3 copies per fiber** (6 fibers per virion)."