Open AccessCharacterization of the morphogenetic defects conferred by cold-sensitive prohead accessory and scaffolding proteins of phi X174
Author(s) -
Martina C. Ekechukwu,
Bentley A. Fane
Publication year - 1995
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.177.3.829-830.1995
Subject(s) - biology , scaffold protein , microbiology and biotechnology , scaffold , bone morphogenetic protein , genetics , signal transduction , gene , medicine , biomedical engineering
The morphogenetic defects conferred by the cold-sensitive prohead accessory and scaffolding proteins of phi X174 were determined in vivo. The results suggest that the cold-sensitive prohead accessory protein blocks the formation of the 12S assembly intermediate. The cold-sensitive scaffolding protein most likely affects the stability of the prohead.