| Value |
30
sec
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| Organism |
Bacteriophage T4 |
| Reference |
Choi KH et al., Insight into DNA and protein transport in double-stranded DNA viruses: the structure of bacteriophage N4. J Mol Biol. 2008 May 2 378(3):726-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.02.059. p.726 right columnPubMed ID18374942
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| Primary Source |
Boulanger, P. & Letellier, L. (1988). Characterization of ion channels involved in the penetration of phage T4 DNA into Escherichia coli cells. J. Biol. Chem. 263, 9767–9775.PubMed ID2454920
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| Method |
Primary source abstract: "[Investigators] have analyzed the kinetics of the K+ efflux induced by T4 phage and ghosts (phage depleted of DNA) using a potassium selective electrode." |
| Comments |
P.726 right column: "T4, for example, attaches to the cell surface via fibers that are attached to a baseplate at the tip of the tail. Upon successful adsorption, conformational changes in
the baseplate trigger contraction of a tail sheath, which then drives the tail tube through the cell envelope [ref 1]. T4 transports a 169-kbp genome into the
cell cytoplasm in 30 s. This is one of the most efficient DNA transport processes known [primary source]." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
112413 |