Protein Domain : Encapsidation protein CP3 IPR014570

Type	Family
Description	Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs) are highly mobile phage-related pathogenicity islands that typically carry genes for one or more superantigens. They are the primary cause of superantigen-induced diseases, especially toxic shock syndrome. SaPIs are induced to excise and replicate by the presence of a temperate phage. The SaPI then induces the phage to produce special small capsids into which it is encapsidated, resulting in exteremly high transfer frequences [ ].This entry represents the SaPI CP3 protein, which is involved in the morphogenesis of the characteristic small SaPI capsids [ ].
Short Name	Encapsidation_CP3