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. 2022 Sep 19;3(3):153–164. doi: 10.1089/phage.2022.0020

Table 1.

Summary of Phage Mutants Sensitive to Physiological Levels of RexAB

Phage mutant inhibited Function targeted Dysfunctiona
T4 rII Recombination-dependent
DNA replication
Loss of PMF
ATP hydrolyzed
Macromolecular synthesis
NAD leakage
Heteroimmune λ red Recombination Macromolecular synthesis (probably same as for T4 rII)
Heteroimmune λ ren Unknown
a

T4 rII6,7,11,13; λ red and ren.18–20

ATP, adenosine triphosphate; PMF, proton motive force; NAD, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.