Bacteriophage T4 Head: Structure, Assembly, and Genome Packaging

Bacteriophage (phage) T4 has served as an extraordinary model to elucidate biological structures and mechanisms. Recent discoveries on the T4 head (capsid) structure, portal vertex, and genome packaging add a significant body of new literature to phage biology. Head structures in unexpanded and expa...

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Main Authors: Venigalla B. Rao, Andrei Fokine, Qianglin Fang, Qianqian Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/527