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Fate of Maturation Protein during Infection by Coliphage MS2

Nature New Biology volume 234, pages 209–211 (1971)Cite this article

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RNA coliphages contain two species of protein: coat protein, the major structural component; and maturation protein, which is probably present in only one copy per virion1–3. The precise function of maturation protein is uncertain, but it is required for phage adsorption to F-pili of the E. coli host4 and for reconstitution of infectious phage5. In infected cells, newly synthesized maturation protein is found associated with viral RNA6, suggesting that an RNA-maturation protein complex may be present in virus particles.

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KOZAK, M., NATHANS, D. Fate of Maturation Protein during Infection by Coliphage MS2. Nature New Biology 234, 209–211 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234209a0

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