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PMID: 11839289 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

DNA packaging: a new class of molecular motors.

Current biology : CB ·Vol. 12 ·No. 3 ·2002-02-05 ·Pages R96-8

Moore SD, Prevelige PE

Abstract

DNA is packaged into preformed bacteriophage capsids to liquid crystalline density by the action of a portal protein complex. Single molecule packaging studies indicate that this is a new and extremely powerful class of molecular motors.

MeSH Terms
Capsid/metabolism DNA, Viral/metabolism Molecular Motor Proteins/classification,metabolism Viral Proteins/classification,metabolism Virus Assembly
Chemicals
DNA, Viral Molecular Motor Proteins Viral Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Moore Sean D
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 845, 19th St. South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
Prevelige Peter E
Article Info
Journal
Current biology : CB
Abbr.
Curr Biol
ISSN
0960-9822
DOI
10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00670-x
Published
2002-02-05
Pages
R96-8
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9107782
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00670-x View journal details
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