Article
Role of DNA-protein interactions in bacteriophage phi X174 DNA injection.
Journal of molecular biology - 5 Feb 1993
Ilag L L, Tuech J K, Beisner L A, Sumrada R A, Incardona N L
Abstract excerpt
Like most bacteriophages, phi X174 transfers its DNA through the cell wall, leaving an empty capsid on the cell surface. The process begins with ejection of the genome at its host-receptor site. The rate of this event can be measured, so detailed structure/function analysis of the mechanism is possible now that an atomic structure of the phi X174 protein shell has been obtained. Amino acid substitutions at two...
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