Interactions between DNA and coat protein in the structure and assembly of filamentous bacteriophage fd.

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Interactions between DNA and coat protein in the structure and assembly of filamentous bacteriophage fd.

Nature - 1 Jan 2000

Hunter G J, Rowitch D H, Perham R N

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Bacteriophage fd is a class I filamentous virus (others are M13 and f1) that comprises a circular, single-stranded DNA molecule enclosed in a cylindrical protein sheath to form a flexible particle approximately 890 nm long and 7 nm in diameter. The viral DNA contains 6,408 nucleotides incorporati...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacteriophages
Base Sequence
Capsid
DNA, Circular
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA, Viral
Lysine
Mutation
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Protein Conformation

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