Competing scaffolding proteins determine capsid size during mobilization of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands
Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs), such as SaPI1, exploit specific helper bacteriophages, like 80α, for their high frequency mobilization, a process termed ‘molecular piracy’. SaPI1 redirects the helper’s assembly pathway to form small capsids that can only accommodate the smaller...
Main Authors: | Altaira D Dearborn, Erin A Wall, James L Kizziah, Laura Klenow, Laura K Parker, Keith A Manning, Michael S Spilman, John M Spear, Gail E Christie, Terje Dokland |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-10-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/30822 |
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