BBlasdel t1_jd01acu wrote on March 20, 2023 at 9:12 PM

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I love how you rendered the tail sheath! It looks like it functions in a twisty way just like gene product 18 of phage T4

Zvarthav OP t1_jd29fov wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:29 AM

Mostly a coincidence, that sort of knowledge is a bit too advanced for me, but thanks for letting me know about it.

BBlasdel t1_jd2aefl wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:43 AM

There have been some pretty cool movies made showing the results of detailed work from structural phage biology that makes at least these aspects pretty accessible.

For example, check out this movie showing how the moving parts of this specific phage work together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41aqxcxsX2w

Or this one showing the motion of another phage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy42CoyqKjE

Zvarthav OP t1_jd2d3pb wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:21 AM

Thanks for linking! It's interesting to see that they do twist around.