Functional analysis of the DNA-packaging/terminase protein gp17 from bacteriophage T4

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 803-814

  Kuebler, Daniel ^a   Rao, Venigalla B ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP binding site; Bacteriophage T4; DNA packaging; Metal binding site; Terminase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTIDINE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRIDAE; T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032483313     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1952     Document Type: Article

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