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Host DNA degradation after infection of Escherichia coli with bacteriophage T4: dependence of the alternate pathway of degradation which occurs in the absence of both T4 endonuclease II and nuclear disruption on T4 endonuclease IV.

Journal of virology ·Vol. 15 ·No. 1 ·1975-01-00 ·Pages 221-4

Parson KA, Snustad DP

Abstract

Escherichia coli cells infected with T4 phage which are deficient in both nuclear disruption and endonuclease II exhibit a pathway of host DNA degradation which does not occur in cells infected with phage deficient only in endonuclease II. This alternate pathway of host DNA degradation requires T4 endonuclease IV.

MeSH Terms
Cell Nucleus/metabolism Coliphages/enzymology,growth & development DNA Viruses DNA, Bacterial/metabolism Deoxyribonucleases/biosynthesis Endonucleases/metabolism Escherichia coli/metabolism Genes Isoenzymes/metabolism Lysogeny Microscopy, Electron Mutation Nucleic Acid Denaturation Virus Replication
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial Isoenzymes Deoxyribonucleases Endonucleases
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Parson K A
Snustad D P
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of virology
Abbr.
J Virol
ISSN
0022-538X
DOI
10.1128/JVI.15.1.221-224.1975
Published
1975-01-00
Pages
221-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0113724
PMCID
PMC354438
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/JVI.15.1.221-224.1975 PMC Full Text View journal details
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