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. 1985 Jul;55(1):238–241. doi: 10.1128/jvi.55.1.238-241.1985

Phosphorylation of the β′ Subunit of RNA Polymerase and Other Host Proteins upon φCd1 Infection of Caulobacter crescentus

David Hodgson 1,†, Lucille Shapiro 1, Kei Amemiya 1,*
PMCID: PMC254920  PMID: 16789252

Abstract

A protein kinase activity is induced early after infection of Caulobacter crescentus by the DNA phage φCd1. After phage infection at least 40 proteins are phosphorylated; these include DNA-binding proteins, a membrane-associated protein, and several ribosomal proteins. One of the phosphorylated DNA-binding proteins was identified as the β′ subunit of the host RNA polymerase.

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