Structure of the Capsid Size-Determining Scaffold of “Satellite” Bacteriophage P4
P4 is a mobile genetic element (MGE) that can exist as a plasmid or integrated into its <i>Escherichia coli</i> host genome, but becomes packaged into phage particles by a helper bacteriophage, such as P2. P4 is the original example of what we have termed “molecular piracy”, the process...
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/9/953 |