PMID: 1202242Dec 1, 1975Paper

Bacteriophage T4 baseplate components. III. Location and properties of the bacteriophage structural thymidylate synthetase

Journal of Virology
L M KozloffM Lute

Abstract

Two T4D thymidylate synthetase (td) temperature-sensitive mutants have been isolated and characterized. Both mutants produce heat-labile phage particles. This observation supports the view that this viral-induced protein is a phage structural component. Further, antiserum to td has been shown to block a specific step in tail plate morphogenesis. The results indicated that the td protein is largely covered by the T4D tail plate gene 11 protein. Since the phageinduced dihydrofolate reductase (dfr) also is partially covered by the gene 11 protein, it appears that td was adjacent to the tail plate dfr. This location has been confirmed by constructing a T4D mutant which is dfrtstdts and showing that these two tail plate constituents interact and give altered physical properties to the phage particles produced. A structural relationship for the tail plate folate, dfr, and td has been reported.

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Jul 1, 1983·European Journal of Biochemistry·B Szewczyk, R Skórko
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