Insight into DNA and Protein Transport in Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: The Structure of Bacteriophage N4

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 378, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 726-736

  Choi, Kyung H ^a,b   McPartland, Jennifer ^c   Kaganman, Irene ^c   Bowman, Valorie D ^b   Rothman Denes, Lucia B ^c   Rossmann, Michael G ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteriophage N4; cryoelectron microscopy; DNA and protein transport; T = 9 quasi symmetry; virion encapsidated DNA dependent RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN 17; GLYCOPROTEIN 50; GLYCOPROTEIN 59; GLYCOPROTEIN 65; GLYCOPROTEIN 66; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOINFORMATICS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VIRION; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

DNA VIRUSES; MIRIDAE;

EID: 42249109989     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.02.059     Document Type: Article

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