Abstract
Oligodeoxyribonucleotide mutagenesis has been used to produce a G----A mutation at nucleotide 557 of the phi X174 genome. This changes the ribosome-binding sequence GAGG of gene E to GAAG without affecting the amino acid, glutamine, encoded by the overlapping gene D. The phi X174rb(E)557 mutant does not lyse infected Escherichia coli C and therefore results in the accumulation of a large number intracellular mature phage particles. Thus, the mutation inactivates production of the gene E lytic product, presumably by blocking translation of gene E, without affecting other phage functions.
MeSH Terms
Bacteriophage phi X 174/genetics
Binding Sites
Escherichia coli/genetics
Genes
Genes, Viral
Mutation
Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational
RNA, Messenger/genetics
Ribosomes/metabolism
Viral Proteins/genetics
Virus Replication
Chemicals
RNA, Messenger
Viral Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Gillam S
Astell C R
Jahnke P
Hutchison C A
Smith M
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