Nonsense mutants defining seven new genes of the lipid-containing bacteriophage PR4.

doi:10.1016/0042-6822(90)90455-z

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Nonsense mutants defining seven new genes of the lipid-containing bacteriophage PR4.

Virology - 1 Jul 1990

Vanden Boom T, Cronan J E

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Thirty-eight new nonsense mutants of the lipid-containing bacteriophage PR4 were isolated. These mutants define seven new viral genes, including the gene encoding the terminal genome protein and an accessory lytic factor. The defective gene products produced in uv-irradiated cells infected with r...

Topics

Bacteriophages
Cysteine
Escherichia coli
Genes, Viral
Genotype
Kinetics
Lipids
Methionine
Mutation
Salmonella typhimurium
Viral Proteins

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