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Integral membrane protein P16 of bacteriophage PRD1 stabilizes the adsorption vertex structure.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2004
Jaatinen Silja T, Viitanen Salla J, Bamford Dennis H, Bamford Jaana K H
Abstract excerpt
The icosahedral membrane-containing double-stranded DNA bacteriophage PRD1 has a labile receptor binding spike complex at the vertices. This complex, which is analogous to that of adenovirus, is formed of the penton protein P31, the spike protein P5, and the receptor binding protein P2. Upon infection, the internal phage membrane transforms into a tubular structure that protrudes through a vertex and penetrates...
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