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The virus particles have a distinct shape; each virion has an icosahedral head that contains the viral genome, and is attached to a flexible tail by a connector protein. [2] The order encompasses a wide range of viruses, many containing genes of similar nucleotide sequence and function.
Structural model at atomic resolution of bacteriophage T4 [1] The structure of a typical myovirus bacteriophage Anatomy and infection cycle of bacteriophage T4. A bacteriophage (/ b æ k ˈ t ɪər i oʊ f eɪ dʒ /), also known informally as a phage (/ ˈ f eɪ dʒ /), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea.
The species was formerly named T-even bacteriophage, a name which also encompasses, among other strains (or isolates), Enterobacteria phage T2, Enterobacteria phage T4 and Enterobacteria phage T6. Use in research
Like the two-hybrid system, phage display is used for the high-throughput screening of protein interactions.In the case of M13 filamentous phage display, the DNA encoding the protein or peptide of interest is ligated into the pIII or pVIII gene, encoding either the minor or major coat protein, respectively.
The phi X 174 (or ΦX174) bacteriophage is a single-stranded DNA virus that infects Escherichia coli. This virus was isolated in 1935 by Nicolas Bulgakov [1] in Félix d'Hérelle's laboratory at the Pasteur Institute, from samples collected in Paris sewers. Its characterization and the study of its replication mechanism were carried out from ...
Assembled major coat protein subunits in Ff (fd, f1, M13) filamentous bacteriophage (genus Inovirus), exploded view. Filamentous phage virion--schematic views. Filamentous bacteriophages are among the simplest living organisms known, with far fewer genes than the classical tailed bacteriophages studied by the phage group in the mid-20th century.
The main structural component of Bacteriophage AP205 in the Fiersviridae family is a protein shell. Viruses in this family are not enveloped and are characterized by their icosahedral and spherical shape. The icosahedron shape of the capsid results from the arrangement of 178 copies of the coat protein which provide the virus with its structure ...
The lytic cycle, the reproductive cycle of the bacteriophage, has six stages: → attachment: the phage attaches itself to the surface of the host cell → penetration: the phage injects its DNA through the cell membrane → transcription: the host cell's DNA is degraded and the cell's metabolism is directed to initiate phage biosynthesis