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The Last r Locus Unveiled: T4 RIII Is a Cytoplasmic Antiholin.
Journal of bacteriology - 15 Sept 2016
Chen Yi, Young Ry
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The latent period of phage T4, normally ∼25 min, can be extended indefinitely if the infected cell is superinfected after 5 min. This phenomenon, designated lysis inhibition (LIN), was first described in the 1940s and is genetically defined by mutations in diverse T4 r genes. RI, the main effector of LIN, has been shown to be secreted to the periplasm, where, upon activation by superinfection with a...
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