Genetic evidence that the bacteriophage phi X174 lysis protein inhibits cell wall synthesis.

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Protein E, a 91-residue membrane protein of phiX174, causes lysis of the host in a growth-dependent manner reminiscent of cell wall antibiotics, suggesting E acts by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis. In a search for the cellular target of E, we previously have isolated recessive mutations in the host gene slyD (sensitivity to lysis) that block the lytic effects of E. The role of slyD, which encodes a FK506...

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