Capsid expansion follows the initiation of DNA packaging in bacteriophage T4

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 661-672

  Jardine, Paul J ^a,b   Coombs, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4; Capsid; DNA packaging; Expansion; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHROMOSOME HIGH RESOLUTION BANDING ANALYSIS; DNA CONTENT; DNA PACKAGING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCROSE GRADIENT; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS CAPSID;

MIRIDAE; T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032484035     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2179     Document Type: Article

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