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. 1984 Dec;160(3):1191–1195. doi: 10.1128/jb.160.3.1191-1195.1984

Bacteriophage T5 gene A2 protein alters the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.

C E Snyder Jr
PMCID: PMC215844  PMID: 6389511

Abstract

Evidence for changes in Escherichia coli envelope structure caused by the bacteriophage T5 gene A2 protein was obtained by the use of mutant bacteriophages, envelope fractionation procedures, electrophoretic analysis, and in vitro binding studies with purified gene A2 protein. The results suggested that the T5 gene A2 protein perturbs the host envelope as it functions to promote DNA transfer.

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