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. 1977 May;22(2):412–419. doi: 10.1128/jvi.22.2.412-419.1977

Precursors of the T4 internal peptides.

M B Kurtz, S P Champe
PMCID: PMC515732  PMID: 864834

Abstract

The precursors of the two T4 internal peptides have been identified by in vitro cleavage of individual phage proteins eluted from sodium dodecyl sulfate-acrylamide gels. The precursor of internal peptide VII is p22, the product of T4 gene 22 and an essential component of the morphogenic core. The precursor of peptide II is a protein with a molecular weight of approximately 13,000, whose gene has yet to be defined by mutation. A newly detected protein of approximately 15,000 molecular weight is found to be cleaved and is, therefore, likely to be a component of precursor head structures.

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