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Abstract
Bacteriophage T4 capsids seem to be assembled on E. coli protoplasmic membranes. This process seems to involve "lumps" of head protein, which convert to tau particles, which in turn give rise to empty heads. The empty heads leave the bacterial membrane and are then filled with DNA in the central region of the cell. T4 gene 16 and 17 products appear to be necessary for head filling.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4554535 PMCID: PMC426592 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.69.4.907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205