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ABSTRACT The bacteriophage ϕ29 infects Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis with a short noncontractile tail. Recent studies showed that the ϕ29 tail protein gp9 forms a hexameric tube with six long loops… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT The bacteriophage ϕ29 infects Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis with a short noncontractile tail. Recent studies showed that the ϕ29 tail protein gp9 forms a hexameric tube with six long loops of membrane-active peptides blocking in the tube at the distal end of the tail. The long loops exit on genome release and form a membrane pore for passage of the genome. The membrane penetration mechanism of the ϕ29 tail might be common among tailed bacteriophages.
Keywords:
virology;
membrane penetration;
penetration;
bacterial viruses;
penetration bacterial
Journal Title: Journal of Virology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Journal of Virology
Year Published: 2017
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