Membrane binding of bacteriophage SPP1 DNA
β Scribed by Burger, K. J.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 179
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-8925
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β¦ Synopsis
A fast sedimenting complex was isolated from B. subtilis cells infected with bacteriophage SPP1 by renografin centrifugation. This complex was identified as membrane bound parental and replicating SPP1 DNA. Synthesis of SPP1 DNA takes place in close association with the membrane. This newly synthesized DNA is then released into the cytoplasm. During release, concatemeric SPP1 DNA is sized into monomeric DNA molecules.
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