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An ORFan no more: the bacteriophage T4 39.2 gene product, NwgI, modulates GroEL chaperone function.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2012
Ang Debbie, Georgopoulos Costa
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Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entities in our biosphere, characterized by their hyperplasticity, mosaic composition, and the many unknown functions (ORFans) encoded by their immense genetic repertoire. These genes are potentially maintained by the bacteriophage to allow efficient propagation on hosts encountered in nature. To test this hypothesis, we devised a selection to identify...
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