The bacteriophage T4 DNA packaging apparatus targets the unexpanded prohead.

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During the morphogenesis of the bacteriophage T4 capsid, a conformational change of the major head shell protein, gene product (gp) 23, causes a 50% increase in capsid volume. This expansion is required to accept the full length chromosome and, therefore, must precede the completion of packaging. The expanded shell is thinner and more stable than its precursor, and can bind accessory proteins which further...

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