DNA packaging: A new class of molecular motors

被引：39

作者：

Moore, SD ^{[1
]}

Prevelige, PE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Microbiol, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2002年 / 12卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00670-X

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

DNA is packaged into preformed bacteriophage capsids to liquid crystalline density by the action of a portal protein complex. Single molecule packaging studies indicate that this is a new and extremely powerful class of molecular motors.

引用

页码：R96 / R98

页数：3

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