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J Virol. 1974 January; 13(1): 94-99
Copyright © 1974 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Bacteriophage f1 Infection: Fate of the Parental Major Coat Protein

¹ Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111

ABSTRACT

The major coat protein of infecting f1 phage is incorporated into the inner membrane of the host cell, even in the absence of phage f1DNA penetration and replication. The major coat protein monomers are reutilized in the assembly of new phage. They are not conserved as a single unit but behave as independent units which are slowly incorporated into newly manufactured phage.

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