The Bacteriophage T4 MotB Protein, a DNA-Binding Protein, Improves Phage Fitness

The lytic bacteriophage T4 employs multiple phage-encoded early proteins to takeover the Escherichia coli host. However, the functions of many of these proteins are not known. In this study, we have characterized the T4 early gene motB, located in a dispensable region of the T4 genome. We show that...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Jennifer Patterson-West, Melissa Arroyo-Mendoza, Meng-Lun Hsieh, Danielle Harrison, Morgan M. Walker, Leslie Knipling, Deborah M. Hinton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Subjects:	bacteriophage T4 MotB H-NS host takeover DNA-binding protein bacteriostatic RNA-seq transcriptome analysis
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/7/343