DNA injection during bacteriophage T4 infection of Escherichia coli.
AUTOR(ES)
Furukawa, H
RESUMO
The process of phage T4 DNA injection into the host cell was studied under a fluorescent microscope, using 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole as a DNA-specific fluorochrome. The phage DNA injection was observed when spheroplasts were infected with the artificially contracted phage particles having a protruding core. The DNA injection was mediated by the interaction of the core tip with the cytoplasmic membrane of the spheroplast. A membrane potential was not required for the process of DNA injection. On the other hand, DNA injection upon infection by intact noncontracted phage of the intact host cell was inhibited by an energy poison. Based on these observations, together with results from previous work, a model for the T4 infection process is presented, and the role of the membrane potential in the infection process is discussed.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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