A Hypothesis for Bacteriophage DNA Packaging Motors
The hypothesis is presented that bacteriophage DNA packaging motors have a cycle comprised of bind/release thermal ratcheting with release-associated DNA pushing via ATP-dependent protein folding. The proposed protein folding occurs in crystallographically observed peptide segments that project into...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/2/9/1821/ |