Cyanophage A-1(L) Adsorbs to Lipopolysaccharides of Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 via the Tail Protein Lipopolysaccharide-Interacting Protein (ORF36) | Zendy

Zhenzhen Xiong | Zendy; Yali Wang | Zendy; Dong Yan-ling | Zendy; Qi-Ya Zhang | Zendy; Xudong Xu | Zendy

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Cyanophage A-1(L) Adsorbs to Lipopolysaccharides of Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 via the Tail Protein Lipopolysaccharide-Interacting Protein (ORF36)

Author(s) -

Zhenzhen Xiong,

Yali Wang,

Dong Yan-ling,

Qi-Ya Zhang,

Xudong Xu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.00516-18

Subject(s) - biology , anabaena , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , lipopolysaccharide , bacteria , cyanobacteria , biochemistry , genetics , anatomy , endocrinology

Cyanophages play an important role in regulating the dynamics of cyanobacterial communities in aquatic environments. Hitherto, the mechanisms for cyanophage infection have been barely investigated. In this study, the first cyanophage tail protein that binds to the receptor (LPS) on cell surface was identified and shown to be essential for the A-1(L) infection ofAnabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. The protein-LPS interaction may represent an important route for adsorption of cyanophages to their hosts.

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