Number of proteins involved in bacteriophage T4 head biogenesis
| Value | 4356 proteins |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteriophage T4 |
| Reference | Mesyanzhinov, V. V., Leiman, P. G., Kostyuchenko, V. A., Kurochkina, L. P., Miroshnikov, K. A., Sykilinda, N. N., & Shneider, M. M. (2004). Molecular architecture of bacteriophage T4. Biochemistry(Mosc), 69(11), 1190–1202. p.1191 table 1PubMed ID15627372 |
| Comments | A sum of the proteins composing the prohead or head. From the contributor (Ohad):"The value [contributor] was looking for was the proteins needed to make one T4 head unit. In the head biogenesis first a prohead is formed then some of the proteins are removed ( i.e gp 68) or cleaved (i.e gp 23) making room for the DNA and other proteins join the structure (soc and hoc). The number [he] added is the prohead protein copy number (3356) plus the soc (840) and hoc (160) protein copy number. [He] thinks this number represents the cost of producing a head in units of proteins." |
| Entered by | Ohad |
| ID | 112323 |