Studies on the role of bacteriophage T7 lysozyme during phage infection

Samuel Silberstein; Masayori Inouye; F. William Studier

doi:10.1016/0022-2836(75)90178-3

Studies on the role of bacteriophage T7 lysozyme during phage infection

Samuel Silberstein, Masayori Inouye, F. William Studier

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Abstract

Bacteriophage T7 lysozyme is not required for lysis of the host but instead is involved in DNA metabolism after infection. The lysozyme apparently causes release of host DNA from its membrane complex, but this release is not needed for efficient degradation of host DNA. Therefore, the effects of lysozyme deficiency on DNA synthesis cannot be explained as a reduction in the availability of precursors. T7 lysozyme also causes release of newly made T7 DNA (or phage particles) from the membrane and this may be its primary role in T7 infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of molecular biology
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(75)90178-3
State	Published - Jul 25 1975
Externally published	Yes

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Structural Biology
Molecular Biology

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