Open AccessThioredoxin is the bacterial protein encoded by fip that is required for filamentous bacteriophage f1 assembly
Author(s) -
ChangJin Lim,
Barbara Haller,
J A Fuchs
Publication year - 1985
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.161.2.799-802.1985
Subject(s) - biology , mutant , plasmid , thioredoxin , escherichia coli , phenotype , gene , bacteriophage , mutation , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Escherichia coli mutants defective in the fip gene contain reduced levels of thioredoxin activity. F' derivatives of trxA mutants failed to support f1 growth, although suppressors of an amber trxA mutation restored both thioredoxin activity and the Fip+ phenotype. Plasmids carrying the trxA gene restored the Fip+ phenotype to fip strains.
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