作者: Víctor González-Huici , Margarita Salas , José M. Hermoso
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2004.03993.X
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摘要: The mechanism of bacteriophage DNA injection is poorly understood, often considered a simple process, driven merely by the packing pressure inside capsid. In contrast to well-established packaging Bacillus subtilis phage O29, that involves molecular motor formed connector and viral ATPase, nothing known about its into cell. We have studied this process measuring binding p6, genome organization protein. linear penetrates with right-left polarity, in two-step process. first step approximately 65% pushed cell most probably built Thus, synthesis proteins from right early operon allowed. This controlled, bacterial protein(s) slow down entry. second at least one proteins, p17, participates machinery pulls remaining Both steps are energy-dependent, as treatment cells azide overrides whole mechanism, leading deregulated, passive entry DNA.