ATP-Driven Contraction of Phage T3 Capsids with DNA Incompletely Packaged In Vivo

ATP-Driven Contraction of Phage T3 Capsids with DNA Incompletely Packaged In Vivo

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) cleavage powers packaging of a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecule in a pre-assembled capsid of phages that include T3. Several observations constitute a challenge to the conventional view that the shell of the capsid is energetically inert during packaging. Here, we te...

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Main Authors: Philip Serwer, Elena T. Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
agarose gel electrophoresis
bacteriophage assembly
biological motor
hydration-based buoyant density fractionation
electron microscopy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/5/119

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