A mutation correcting the DNA interaction defects of a mutant phage λ terminase, gpNu1 K35A terminase

Virology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 196-205

  Hwang, Young ^a   Feiss, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome encapsidation; Virus assembly; Virus genome packaging

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA PACKAGING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033590162     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.0055     Document Type: Article

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