Bacteriophage T4 self-assembly: Localization of gp3 and its role in determining tail length

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 680-688

  Vianelli, A ^a,c   Wang, G R ^a,d   Gingery, M ^b   Duda, R L ^b,e   Eiserling, F A ^b   Goldberg, E B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL LYSATE; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MYELIN SHEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNE SERA; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN DENATURATION; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0033983898     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.680-688.2000     Document Type: Article

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