On the structure of the scaffolding core of bacteriophage T4 and its role in head length determination

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-294

  Berger, Bonnie ^a   Shor, Peter W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4; Morphogenesis; Scaffolding proteins; Self assembly; Vernier mechanism

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; VIRUS CORE;

UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031928582     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3942     Document Type: Article

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