Crystallographic analysis reveals the 12-fold symmetry of the bacteriophage Φ29 connector particle

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-225

  Guasch, Alicia ^a   Pous, Joan ^a   Párraga, Antonio ^a   Valpuesta, José M ^a   Carrascosa, José L ^a   Coll, Miquel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage 29; Connector structure; Internal symmetry; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE PHI29; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032516784     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1928     Document Type: Article

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