Structure and inherent properties of the bacteriophage lambda head shell. VII. Molecular design of the form-determining major capsid protein.

doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80211-6

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Structure and inherent properties of the bacteriophage lambda head shell. VII. Molecular design of the form-determining major capsid protein.

Journal of molecular biology - 5 Jun 1990

Katsura I, Kobayashi H

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Some mutations in the major capsid protein (gpE) of lambda phage can alter the size and shape of the head shell or block the pathway of head maturation. Previous studies on the classification of such mutants showed that there are at least five functional sites on the gpE molecule. In this study,...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacteriophage lambda
Capsid
Chromosome Mapping
DNA, Viral
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Protein Conformation
Suppression, Genetic

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