Number of ATP consumed to pack DNA in capsid

Value 0.5 ATP/bp
Organism Bacteriophage phi 29
Reference Chemla YR, Aathavan K, Michaelis J, Grimes S, Jardine PJ, Anderson DL, Bustamante C. Mechanism of force generation of a viral DNA packaging motor. Cell. 2005 Sep 9122(5):683-92.PubMed ID16143101
Method Bulk measurements
Entered by Uri M
ID 103127