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genetic control of the immune response to bacteriophage phix174 in inbred mice. 1978105946
some sequence similarities among cloned mouse dna segments that code for lambda and kappa light chains of immunoglobulins.a comparison between the cloned mouse dna segments that were found to code for the lambda and kappa light chains of immunoglobulins established that there were seven short nucleotide sequences, two of which matched 6 out of 7, two 7 out of 8, two 8 out of 9, and one 9 out of 10 bases; these sequences were located either at homologous amino acid positions or at positions displaced by four amino acids or less. they all occurred in the framework regions (frs), five next to the complementarity-deter ...1979116235
studies on the biological role of dna methylation. ii. role of phix174 dna methylation in the process of viral progeny dna synthesis.in vivo inhibition of bacteriophage phix174 dna methylation by nicotinamide resulted in the accumulation of replicative intermediates with multiple-genome length single-stranded "tails". these abnormal replicative intermediates could not be chased into viral single-stranded circular dna. the effect of nicotinamide on phage maturation and accumulation of abnormal replicative intermediates could be reversed by washing out the inhibitor. the results suggest that the single methyl group present in t ...1976136644
studies on the biological role of dna methylation: iii role in excision of one-genome long single-stranded phi x 174 dna.accumulation of replicative intermediates of the bacteriophage phi x174 was observed in e. coli c infected cells when phage dna methylation has been inhibited by nicotinamide or when cells were infected with a temperature-sensitive mutant in gene a. analysis of the accumulating replicative intermediates by electron microscopy revealed that these molecules are composed of double-stranded dna rings with multiple-genome length single-stranded "tails". these results suggest that the single 5-methylc ...1977144900
role of polymeric forms of the bacteriophage phi x174 coded gene a protein in phi xrfi dna cleavage.gene a of the phi x174 genome codes for two proteins, a and a* (linney, e.a., and hayashi, m.n. (1973) nature new biol. 245, 6-8) of molecular weights 60,000 and 35,000, respectively. the phi x a* protein is formed from a natural internal initiator site within the a gene cistron while the phi x a protein is the product of the entire a gene. these two proteins have been purified to homogeneity as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. previous studies have shown that ...1979158588
defined transversion mutations at a specific position in dna using synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides as mutagens.the oligodeoxyribonucleotides, pcccagcctcaa, which is complementary to nucleotides 5274--4284 of bacteriophage phi x174 viral dna , and pcccagcctaaa, which corresponds to the same sequence with a c leads to a change at the ninth nucleotide, were synthesized enzymatically. the second of these oligonucleotides was used as a primer for e. coli dna polymerase i, from which the 5'-exonculease has been removed by proteolysis (klenow enzyme), on wild-type phi x174 viral dna template. after ligation, th ...1979158749
electrophoretic characterization of intracellular forms of bacteriophage phi x174 dna: identification of novel intermediate of altered superhelix density.the replication cycle of bacteriophage phi x174 dna has been analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. the electrophoretic behavior of the predominant species of parental and progeny dna molecules formed between 5 and40 min after infection was deduced and quantitated. migration through 1.4% agarose at 5 and 10 v/cm resolved all known viral dna species as well as fragments of host chromosomal dna. among parental replicative form(rf) molecules synthesized, 1 to 3% were full length linear duplexes ( ...1979159364
in vivo methylation of bacteriophage phi x174 dna.a mutant (designated mec(-)) has been isolated from escherichia coli c which has lost dna-cytosine methylase activity and the ability to protect phage lambda against in vivo restriction by the rii endonuclease. this situation is analogous to that observed with an e. coli k-12 mec(-) mutant; thus, the e. coli c methylase appears to have overlapping sequence specificity with the k-12 and rii enzymes; (the latter methylases have been shown previously to recognize the same sequence). covalently clos ...1979159962
production of breaks in single- and double-stranded forms of bacteriophage phi x174 dna by proflavine and light treatment. 1979160046
influence of sos repair on the specificity of radiation mutagenesis in bacteriophage phix174.the ochre mutant oc9 of bacteriophage phix174 was irradiated with gamma-rays and the revertants were assayed on unirradiated and uv-irradiated host bacteria carrying an amber suppressor. the yield of revertants (amber + wild type) was higher on uv-irradiated than on unirradiated bacteria, showing that gamma-irradiated phix174 was subjected to w-mutagenesis. for oc9 gamma-irradiated in the presence of oxygen the fraction of amber mutants among the revertants was lower when mutants were scored on ...1979160972
purified dnas are transcribed after microinjection into xenopus oocytes.the possibility of using dna-injected xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs for studying the control of transcription in eukaryotes has been investigated. when purified dna of simian virus 40 (sv40) is injected into xenopus laevis oocytes, tritiated rna precursors are incorporated into dnase-i-resistant, rnase-a- and alkali-sensitive material that hybridizes specifically to sv40 dna. this viral transcription continues for at least 5 days and occurs only when the injected dna is directed to the nucleus ...1977193103
free radical induction in bacteriophage phix174 dna after exposure to proflavine and visible light. 1977195615
a general priming system employing only dnab protein and primase for dna replication.priming of phage phi x174 dna synthesis is effected simply by dnab protein and primase when the dna is not coated by single-strand binding protein (ssb). the five prepriming proteins (n,n',n'',i, and dnac protein) required for priming a ssb-coated phi x174 dna circle are dispensable. the dnab protein-primase priming system is also active on uncoated phage g4 and m13 dnas and on poly(dt). multiple rna primers, 10--60 nucleotides long, are transcribed with patterns distinctive for each dna templat ...1979228295
bacteriophage phi x174 rf dna replication in vivo. a study by electron microscopy. 1979231111
survival of aerosolized bacteriophage phi x174 in air containing ozone--olefin mixtures.the effects of ozone and ozonized olefins on aerosol survival of bacteriophage phix174 were studied. the ozone concentrations used were between 0 and 110 parts/10(9), giving decay rates up to 0-03 min-1. the olefins used were trans-2-butene and cyclohexene in concentrations of 500 parts/10(9) and 2-4 parts/10(6), respectively. olefins alone have no effect, whereas in combination with ozone, decay rates of 0-1 min-1 and higher were obtained. the results are discussed in relation to the viricidal ...1977265341
mechanisms of inactivation of bacteriophage phix174 and its dna in aerosols by ozone and ozonized cyclohexene.the mechanisms of inactivation of aerosolized bacteriophage phix174 in atmospheres containing ozone, cyclohexene, or ozonized cyclohexene were studied by using 32p-labelled phage. the inactivation of the aerosolized phage in clear air or in air containing cyclohexene is due to damage of the protein coat since the deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) extracted from the inactivated phage retains its biological activity. inactivation of the phage in air containing ozonized cyclohexene is due both to protein ...1977265342
studies on nucleic acid reassociation kinetics: retarded rate of hybridization of rna with excess dna.the rate of reaction of excess double-stranded bacteriophage phix174 and plasmid rsf2124 dna drivers with enzymatically synthesized asymmetric rna tracers was measured. other reactions were carried out with excess escherichia coli dna and e. coli rna labeled in vivo. rna and dna fragment lengths were held approximately equal. for each case it was shown that in dna excess the rate constant for rna-dna hybridization is 3- to 4.5-fold lower than that of the renaturation rate constant for the driver ...1977267925
bacteriophage phix174: gene a overlaps gene b.the map position of several phix174 mutations in the genes a and b was determined by marker rescue with dna fragments produced by the restriction enzymes hha i, hindii, hae iii, and alu i. all the gene b mutants were found to be located within gene a. genetic complementation and analysis of phage-specific protein synthesis show that, under restrictive conditions, nonsense mutants in gene a do not block the synthesis and activity of the b protein and nonsense mutants in gene b do not affect the g ...1977267943
construction and characterization of an escherichia coli plasmid bearing a functional gene g of bacteriophage phix174.in order to study the mutagenic effects of site-specific, covalent modifications of biologically active dna, we need host cells that are permissive for any type of mutation that might be produced in vivo from the modified dna. specifically, we require a general, in vivo complementation system for the bacteriophage phix174 gene g, an essential gene that we have chosen for our initial studies of chemical mutagenesis. toward this end, we have constructed a plasmid (pphixg) that carries a functional ...1978273240
efficient correction of a mutation by use of chemically synthesized dna.the mutated base in the am3 lysis-defective mutant of the bacteriophage phix174 has been corrected by a combined in vitro enzymatic dna synthesis and in vivo replication of the heteroduplex product. chemically synthesized oligodeoxyribonucleotides carrying the wild-type sequence have been used to prime dna synthesis with am3 phix174 dna serving as a template. the resultant semisynthetic heteroduplex composed of an am3(+) strand and a wild-type (-) strand, with one mismatched base pair at positio ...1978279913
dna sequencing and melting curve.the dependence of dna absorbance (for light at about 260 nm) on temperature is related to a specific dna sequence structure in the vicinity of dna thermal denaturation (the so-called dna melting or coiling). a straightforward analysis of the experimental dna melting curve allows us to determine the lengths, the a+t content, and the location in dna of certain domains. in the case of a specific dna fragmentation, the order of fragments in dna can be learned from this analysis, nondestructively and ...1979284324
molecular mechanisms of induced mutagenesis. replication in vivo of bacteriophage phix174 single-stranded, ultraviolet light-irradiated dna in intact and irradiated host cells. 1977340704
bacteriophage phix174 growth in an escherichia coli dnaits mutant, ks810.a bacteriophage phix174-sensitive escherichia coli dnaits mutant, ks810, was constructed and growth of phix174 in the cells was investigated. phix174 and phix174am3trd could grow normally at 43 degrees c as well as 27 degrees c, therefore we conclude that the growth of bacteriophage phix174 is not dependent upon the host dnai gene product.1978341986
dna synthesis in escherichia coli cells infected with gene h mutants of bacteriophage phi x174.escherichia coli cells infected with gene h mutants of bacteriophage phi x174 produce two types of particles. the 110s particles contain single-stranded circular dna; the 110s particles are not infectious, although their dna is infectious for e. coli spheroplasts. the second type of particles, 70s particles, contain a fragment of single-stranded dna ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 genome in length. this fragment dna anneals only to restriction enzyme fragments of replicative-form dna from the portion of ...1979376874
a new locus of escherichia coli that determines sensitivity to bacteriophage phi x174.a new gene designated phxb, necessary for adsorption of phix174 to the cell surface of escherichia coli, is located between gal and arog on the e. coli chromosome.1979378929
heterologous transfection with bacteriophage phix174 dna. unusual heterogeneous products.hydroxylamine-resistant infectious materials (harim) synthesized in natural non-host and progeny phage low productive bacterial spheroplasts upon transfection with bacteriophage phix174 dna were found to be unusually heterogeneous in their forms. using pseudomonas aeruginosa as a source of harim, it was shown that they have the following unusual features. (1) almost all of the harim are denser than normal single-stranded (ss)- and double-stranded replicative form (rf)-dnas of phix174 found usual ...1977402155
heterologous transfection with bacteriophage phix174 dna: and improved system.a highly efficient and much more reproducible system for the heterologous transfection of several kinds of gram-negative bacterial spheroplasts with bacteriophage phix174 dna was established. by mild washing of the speroplasts, the efficiency of transfection of all non-host heterologous bacterial species tested increased one or more orders of magnitude in producing the progeny phages and/or the infectious intermediates. using the improved heterologous transfection systems, it has become clearer ...1978418813
recombination of bacteriophage phi x174 by the red function of bacteriophage lambda.recombination of bacteriophage phi x174 was effectively promoted when the red function of lambda was supplied by either co-infection with lambda or induction of lambda lysogens. mutations in red alpha and red beta genes of lambda abolished recombination nearly completely, whereas a mutation in gam gene reduced it only slightly. the red-promoted recombination of phi x174 occurred in reca, recb, and pola mutants as well as in wild-type strains of escherichia coli. it was further stimulated when ph ...1979430603
construction of a site-specific, deletion-frameshift mutation in an essential gene of bacteriophage phix174.by in vitro methods, we have deleted 80 nucleotides from a preselected site in the coding sequence of gene g of bacteriophage phix174. this mutant (gdelta/fs zh1) also carries a--2 frameshift. the mutation is lethal, but mutant virus can be stably maintained on host strains bearing plasmids carrying phix gene g.1979431717
functional relationship between bacteriophages g4 and phi x174.mutants of bacteriophage g4 were isolated and characterized, and their mutations were mapped. they constitute six different genes, namely, a, b, e, f, g, and h. the functional relationship with bacteriophage phi x174 was determined by complementation experiments using amber mutants of phi x and amber mutants of g4. bacteriophage phi x was able to use the products of g4 genes e, f, g, and h. in bacteriophage g4, however, only the phi x gene h product was functional.1979480475
the sequence of a region of bacteriophage phix174 dna coding for parts of genes a and b. 1977592379
proflavine mediated photoinactivation of bacteriophage phix174 and its isolated dna: effects of agents modifying various photochemical pathways. 1977594173
yield of ultraviolet light-induced pyrimidine dimers in the dna of bacteriophage phix174. 1977599564
nucleotide sequence of the origin of replication in bacteriophage phix174 rf dna.the gene a protein of bacteriophage phix174 has been used in vitro to convert phix rfi dna into the relaxed rfii form by nicking the viral strand. the nucleotide sequence at the 3' end of the nick has been determined as -- t g c t c c c c c a a c t t goh. this sequence gives the exact position of the origin of phix rf dna replication.1978628424
potential for variability through multiple gene products of bacteriophage phix174.the small single-stranded dna phages phix174 and s13 produce multiple products of certain phage genes, as observed by electrophoresis on sds-polyacrylamide slab gels. two a protein products, two a products and four g products are observed. the multiple gene products may arise from multiple sites for initiation or termination of translation, or by protein modification. some of the variant products may provide a substitute for heterozygosity without a concomitant increase in the size of the genome ...1978661992
mutagenesis at a specific position in a dna sequence.predefined changes in a known dna sequence were introduced by a general method. oligodeoxyribonucleotides complementary to positions 582 to 593 of the viral dna strand of the bacteriophage phix174 am3 mutant (pgtatcctacaaa), and to the wild type sequence in this region (pgtatcctacaaa), were synthesized and used as specific mutagens. each of these oligonucleotides was incorporated into a complete circular complementary strand when used as primer on a genetically heterologous viral strand template ...1978681366
studies on sheep kidney nuclease. ii. limited digestion of phix174 single-strand dna.single strand dna of bacteriophage phix174 was digested by sheep kidney nuclease (nuclease sk) at 37 degrees c for 2-6 h and the digests were examined by 2.5% polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. on this electrophoresis five bands were detected corresponding to the dna fragments by scanning the gel at 260 nm. after these dna fragments from the gel with the electrode buffer used for the electrophoresis, the molecular weights of fragments i, ii, iii, iv and v were determined by sucrose density grad ...1978698232
identification of lysis protein e of bacteriophage phix174.the product of gene e, the lysis gene of phix174, has been identified as a distinct band in a sodium dodecyl sulfate-gel electropherogram. the position of the band is consistent with the molecular weight of 10,589 calculated from the nucleotide sequence of the gene. the band is eliminated by a nonsense mutation in gene e. it is estimated that roughly 100 to 300 molecules of e protein are made in an infected cell; this appears to be less than one-tenth the amount of protein made by gene d, in whi ...1978702655
nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage g4 dna.the 5,577 nucleotide long sequence of bacteriophage g4 dna has been determined using the 'plus and minus' and chain termination methods of dna sequencing. this sequence has been compared with that of the closely related bacteriophage phix174 (refs 1, 55). in the coding regions there is an average of 33.1% nucleotide sequence differences between the two genomes, but the distribution of these changes is not random and the sequence of some genes is more conserved than others. there is less sequence ...1978714153
bacteriophage phix174 rf dna replication in vivo: a biochemical study. 1978731690
r-loops in bacteriophage phix174 rf dna. 1978731691
the nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage phix174. 1978731693
nucleotide sequence of the f protein coding region of bacteriophage phix174 and the amino acid sequence of its product. 1978731694
isolation of an intermediate which precedes dnag rna polymerase participation in enzymatic replication of bacteriophage phi x174 dna.conversion of phi x174 single-stranded dna to the duplex replicative form (rf) in vitro requires at least 10 purified proteins. three stages - strand initiation, elongation, and termination - comprise this conversion. we now identify a separate stage in strand initiation which precedes dnag rna polymerase participation. incubation of five proteins - protein i, protein n, dna unwinding protein, dnab protein, and dnac protein - with atp and phi x174 dna forms an intermediate which enables subseque ...1976768984
the effect of the termination rho factor and ribonuclease iii on the transcription of bacteriophage phi x174 dna in vitro. 1976773703
bacteriophage phix174 dna synthesis in a replication-deficient host: determination of the origin of phix dna replication. 1976775113
dna synthesis in vitro dependent upon phix174 replicative form i dna.extracts of escherichia coli strains infected with bacteriophage phix174 catalyze dna synthesis dependent on double-stranded, circular phix174 replicative form i (phix rfi) by a semiconservative process. the reaction required mg++, atp, all four dntp, and exogenous phix rfi dna as template and yielded phix rfi and phix rfii. the reaction was inhibited by nalidixic acid and novobiocin but not by rifampicin. dna synthesis required the phix174 gene a product and e. coli gene products dnab, dnac(d), ...1976778850
on the origin of bacteriophage phix174 replicative form dna replication. 1976779247
"distinguishable steps in the enzymatic synthesis of bacteriophage phix174 replicative form in vitro". 1976779776
the process of infection with bacteriophage phix174. xxxix. the structure of a dna form with restricted binding of intercalating dyes observed during synthesis of phix single-stranded dna. 1976781262
the in vitro transcription units of bacteriophage phix174. i. characterization of synthetic parameters and measurement of transcript molecular weights. 1976781282
the in vitro transcription units of bacteriophage phix174. ii. in vitro initiation sites of phix174 transcription. 1976781283
the in vitro transcription units of bacteriophage phix174. iii. initiation with specific 5' end oligonucleotides of in vitro phix174 rna. 1976781284
process of infection with bacteriophage phi x174 xli. synthesis of defective phi x particles at 15 degrees c.at 15 degrees c, phi x174-infected cells make single-stranded viral dna fragments, varying in size from 0.2 to 0.9 times that of phi x dna. in non-deproteinized lysates, this single-stranded dna is found associated with proteins in particles sedimenting heterogeneously with an s20, w average of 80 to 90s. these particles do not differ appreciably from mature virus in polypeptide composition. chase experiments, at 37 degrees c, of the label incorporated into this dna at 15 degrees c suggest that ...1976785025
amino acid sequences from the gene f (capsid) protein of bacteriophage phix174. 1976794486
transcription by escherichia coli rna polymerase of a single-stranded fragment by bacteriophage phix174 dna 48 residues in length. 1975806693
nucleotide sequence of the intercistronic region between genes g and f in bacteriophage phix174 dna. 1976826639
transcription and sequence analysis of a fragment of bacteriophage phix174 dna. 1976826641
biological effect of thymine ring saturation in coliphage phix174-dna. 1977841010
dna sequence at the c termini of the overlapping genes a and b in bacteriophage phi x174. 1977859575
assembly of bacteriophage phi x174: identification of a virion capsid precursor and proposal of a model for the functions of bacteriophage gene products during morphogenesis.a capsomeric structure sedimenting with an s value of 108 in sucrose gradients was isolated from escherichia coli infected with bacteriophage phi x174. the 108s material contained viral proteins f, g, h, and d, and the relative amounts of these proteins in the 108s material were similar to those in the infectious 132s particle, which has previously been described as a possible intermediate in the assembly of 114s phage particles. electron micrographs indicated that the size and shape of the 108s ...1977911401
isolation and characterization of the four major proteins in the virion of bacteriophage phix174.a preparative method is described for the isolation of the major protein species from the virion of bacteriophage phix174. two proteins, the cistron g and h products, are located in the virion spikes. after removal of the spikes, the capsid contains the cistron f product as well as a small protein which is the product of cistron j and the majority of the dna. during the removal of the spikes, a precipitate containing the f and g proteins is formed. the proteins from the spike, capsid, or precipi ...1977911773
amino acid sequence of the small core protein from bacteriophage phix174.the amino acid sequence of small core protein of bacteriophage phix174 has been determined by a combination of automated edman degradation of the intact polypeptide and by analysis of tryptic and thermolytic peptides. the six lysyl and six arginyl residues of this 37-residue polypeptide are concentrated in two structurally homologous 12-residue segments of the sequence. the hydrophobic residues of valine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine are contained in the carboxyl-terminal nine residue ...1977911774
viral dna-synthesizing intermediate complex isolated during assembly of bacteriophage phi x174.a dna protein complex that is a precursor of mature phi x174 phage was isolated. the complex sedimented with an s value of 50 in a sucrose gradient and contained phage dna consisting of a replicative form molecule with an extended tail of single-stranded viral dna. the viral-strand dna ranged from one to two genomes in length. proteins coded on the phi x174 genome as well as the host genome were associated with the viral dna in the 50s precursor complex. our results indicated that both viral dna ...1976957476
direct determination of dna nucleotide sequences. structure of large specific fragments of bacteriophage phix174 dna. 19761003475
overlapping genes in bacteriophage phix174. 19761004533
transcription of bacteriophage phi-x174 in vitro: selective initiation with oligonucleotides. 19761018323
transcription of bacteriophage phix174 in vitro: analysis with restriction enzymes. 19761018324
an enzyme system for replication of duplex circular dna: the replicative form of phage phi x174.viral single strands (ss) are converted to the duplex from (rf) by a soluble enzyme fraction uninfected escherichia coli [schekman et al. (1975) j. biol. chem. 250, 5859-5865]. when reactions were supplemented with a soluble enzyme fraction from phi x174-infected cells, replication of phi x174 superhelical rf i dna was observed. the activity supplied by infected cells was absent in cells treated with chloramphenicol or in cells infected with a phi x174 phage mutant in cistron a (cis a). a host f ...19761064029
mapping of in vivo messenger rnas for bacteriophage phix-174.in vivo messenger rna for bacteriophage phix174 was fractionated in agarose gels into a number of discrete species ranging in size from 0.23 x 10(6) to 2.3 x 10(6) daltons. these rna species were eluted from the gels and hybridized to specific fragments derived from phix-174 replicative form dna by cleavage with restriction enzymes. a map of the orientation of in vivo messenger rnas with respect to the bacteriophage genetic map was constructed. this map indicated that initiation of messenger rna ...19761068463
the genetic map of bacteriophage phix174 constructed with restriction enzyme fragments. 19761084616
cleavage map of bacteriophage phix174 rf dna by restriction enzymes.phix rf dna was cleaved by restriction enzymes from haemophilus influenzae rf (hinf i) and haemophilus haemolyticus (hha. i). twenty one fragments of approximately 25 to 730 base pairs were produced by hinf i and seventeen fragments of approximately 40 to 1560 base pairs by hha i. the order of these fragments has been established by digestion on haemophilus awgyptius (hae iii) and arthrobacter luteus (alu i) endonuclease fragments of phix rf with hinf i and hha1. by this method of reciprocal dig ...19761085927
formation of the parental replicative form of bacteriophage phix174. 19761086367
process of infection with bacteriophage phix174. xxxvii. rna metabolism in phix174-infected cells.the rna produced in vivo from bacteriophage phix174 dna has been analyzed by polyacrylamide-agarose gel electrophoresis and sedimentation in dimethyl sulfoxide gradients, and the results of hayashi and hayashi (1970) have been confirmed and extended. an efficient procedure for recovery of rna from gels, followed by a hybridization assay, has indicated the presence in infected cells of 18 distinct rna species with sizes up to and greater than the unit (viral) length. the sizes of phix mrna's were ...19751089800
growth of a capsid mutant of bacteriophage phi x174 in a temperature-sensitive strain of escherichia coli.a capsid mutant of phix174 is capable of forming replicative form and synthesizing single strands at the restrictive temperature in a dnab mutant of escherichia coli. under similar conditions, the wild-type bacteriophage is incapable of either step in viral synthesis.19751089804
the lipopolysaccharide receptor for bacteriophage phix174 and s13. 19751094681
bacteriophage phi x174 dna synthesis in escherichia coli hf4704s (dnahts) cells.the dna synthesis of bacteriophage phix174 in escherichia coli hf470s, a mutant temperature sensitive in the initiation of dna replication (dnahts), has been examined. in hf4704s cells, phix174 can grow normally at 27 degree c whereas the phage cannot grow after the cessation of dna synthesis of the host cells at 42 degrees c. upon infection, phix174 dna can be injected into the host cell and the parental replicative form can be formed, but the progency replicative form cannot be synthesized at ...19751096950
synthesis of complex forms of bacteriophage phix174 double-stranded dna in a temperature-sensitive dnac mutant of escherichia coli c.fast-sedimenting forms of bacteriophage phix174 double-stranded replicative-form dna observed in normal infections continued to accumulate at the nonpermissive temperature in a temperature-sensitive dnac mutant of escherichia coli. these complex molecules accounted for up to half of the dna synthesized during short pulses at the nonpermissive temperature. they were the dead-end products of dna synthesis, not intermediates in normal replicative-form replication. the data suggest that these higher ...19751097736
proceedings: methylation of bacteriophage phix174 dna and its possible role in virus maturation. 19751205797
a bifunctional vector system for controlled expression and subsequent release of the cloned gene product by phi x174 lysis protein-e.a new bifunctional escherichia coli cloning vector, psb50, is presented. the plasmid allows controlled expression of a gene of interest under control of the lac promoter and the subsequent release of the cloned product by the use of bacteriophage phi x174 lysis protein-e, the gene of which is under control of the phage lambda pl promoter. to ensure optimal repression of the lambda pl promoter and the lac promoter in plasmid psb50, e. coli strain ub89-1 was constructed which carries a chromosomal ...19901367476
uptake of homologous single-stranded fragments by superhelical dna: a possible mechanism for initiation of genetic recombination.superhelical [3-h]dna (replicative form i, rfi) of bacteriophage phix174 slowly but spontaneously took up 32-p-labeled homologous single-stranded fragments at 4 degrees. uptake was accelerated by heating to 75 degrees. rfi did not take up single-stranded fragments derived from dna of escherichia coli or from separated strands of phage lambda. uptake was inhibited by low concentrations of ethidium bromide. relaxed circular phix174 dna did not take up homologous fragments. per molecule of rfi, the ...19751094467
gene f of bacteriophage phix174. correlation of nucleotide sequences from the dna and amino acid sequences from the gene product. 19761088826
isolation and characterization of the protein coded by gene a of bacteriophage phix174 dna.replication of phix174 circular replicative form (rfi) dna by extracts of escherichia coli infected with bacteriophage phix174 (amber in gene a) requires the phix174 gene a product. this requirement has been used as an assay for the isolation of this protein. the gene a product (purified 4000-fold) caused relaxation of superhelical phix174 rfi and formation of discontinuities in the viral strand of phix174 rfi uniquely situated in the a region of the genome, and yielded a complex after interacti ...19761066678
bacteriophage lysis: mechanism and regulation.bacteriophage lysis involves at least two fundamentally different strategies. most phages elaborate at least two proteins, one of which is a murein hydrolase, or lysin, and the other is a membrane protein, which is given the designation holin in this review. the function of the holin is to create a lesion in the cytoplasmic membrane through which the murein hydrolase passes to gain access to the murein layer. this is necessary because phage-encoded lysins never have secretory signal sequences an ...19921406491
structure determination of the bacteriophage phix174.the structure of the single-stranded dna phage phix174 has been determined to 3.4 a resolution. the crystal space group was p2(1) with one icosahedral particle per asymmetric unit, giving 60-fold noncrystallographic redundancy. oscillation diffraction photographs were collected using synchrotron radiation at various wavelengths. the particle orientations in the unit cell were determined with a rotation function. because cowpea mosaic virus has a similar external envelope to phix174, it was used ...19921418820
the three-dimensional structure of frozen-hydrated bacteriophage phi x174.the three-dimensional structure of bacteriophage phi x174 (phi x174) was determined to approximately 2.6 nm resolution from images of frozen-hydrated 114 s particles. the outer surface of phi x174 is characterized by several prominent features: (i) 12 mushroom-shaped caps (approximately 7.1 nm wide x 3.8 nm high) are situated at each of the vertices of the icosahedral virion and extend to a maximum radius of 16.8 nm; (ii) a "collar" of density surrounds the base of each apical cap; and (iii) 20 ...19921486007
coordinated leading- and lagging-strand synthesis at the escherichia coli dna replication fork. iii. a polymerase-primase interaction governs primer size.studies with a rolling-circle dna replication system reconstituted in vitro with a tailed form ii dna template, the dna polymerase iii holoenzyme (pol iii he), the escherichia coli single-stranded dna binding protein, and the primosome, showed that within the context of a replication fork, the oligoribonucleotide primers that were formed were limited to a length in the range of 9 to 14 nucleotides, regardless of whether they were subsequently elongated by the lagging-strand dna polymerase. this ...19921531480
nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage phi x174 dna.a dna sequence for the genome of bacteriophage phi x174 of approximately 5,375 nucleotides has been determined using the rapid and simple 'plus and minus' method. the sequence identifies many of the features responsible for the production of the proteins of the nine known genes of the organism, including initiation and termination sites for the proteins and rnas. two pairs of genes are coded by the same region of dna using different reading frames.1977870828
dynamics of phix174 protein e-mediated lysis of escherichia coli.expression of cloned gene e of bacteriophage phix174 induces lysis by formation of a transmembrane tunnel structure in the cell envelope of escherichia coli. ultrastructural studies of the location of the lysis tunnel indicate that it is preferentially located at the septum or at polar regions of the cell. furthermore, the diameter and shape of individual tunnel structures vary greatly indicating that its structure is not rigid. apparently, the contours of individual lysis tunnels are determined ...19921534215
model system using coliphage phi x174 for testing virus removal by air filters.short-term (15-min-duration) and long-term (5- to 6-day-duration) test procedures have been developed for determining the efficiency of the removal of bacteriophage phi x174 by air-sterilizing filters. these procedures were sensitive enough to measure a 10(8)-fold reduction in the number of bacteriophage. a filter commonly used in industrial air sterilizations (domnick-hunter bio-x borosilicate glass) effected a 10(8)-fold removal of viable phage in both short-term and long-term tests. a prototy ...19921575491
host factor requirements and some properties of phixtb. an evolutionary aspect of phix-type phages.replication of phixtb, a capsid mutant of bacteriophage phix174, depends on the host functions directed by the e.coli genes dnae, dnaf, dnag, dnaz, lig and rep. the cellular products of dnaa, dnab, dnac(d), dnai, dnap, pola, polb and xth genes are, however, dispensable for the viral growth. in these host factor requirements, phixtb resembles phages phik and st-1 rather than phix174. host ranges of phixtb, st-1 and phik overlap considerably, and growth temperature of the three phages is somewhat ...1976790153
structural differences between the two human complement c4 isotypes affect the humoral immune response.an animal model has been used to address the question of the biological importance of the known structural difference between the two isotypes of human c4, i.e., c4a and c4b. guinea pigs deficient in c4 were reconstituted transiently with either human c4a or c4b protein and immunized with the bacteriophage phi x174. results from this study showed that c4a-reconstituted animals made a secondary response, i.e., switch from igm to igg; whereas the c4b-reconstituted animals did not.19921732415
in vitro dna replication implicates o2-ethyldeoxythymidine in transversion mutagenesis by ethylating agents.a 36-nucleotide oligomer containing a single o2-ethyldeoxythymidine (o2-et-dt) adduct at a specific site was synthesized. the oligomer, which corresponds to a specific dna sequence in gene g of bacteriophage phi x174, was used as a template by t7 dna polymerase to investigate the in vitro mutagenic specificity of o2-et-dt. at 10 microm dntp and 5 mm mg++, the progress of t7 dna polymerase was interrupted by o2-et-dt: 80% 3' to o2-et-dt and 14% after incorporating a nucleotide opposite o2-et-dt ( ...19921741292
bacteriophage phix174 single-stranded viral dna synthesis in temperature-sensitive dnab and dna c mutants of escherichia coli.we asked if phix174 single-stranded dna synthesis could reinitiate at the nonpermissive temperature in dnab and dnac temperature-sensitive host mutants. the rates of single-stranded dna synthesis were measured after the removal of chlorampheicol that had been added at various times after infection to specifically stop this stage of phix174 dna synthesis. reinitiation was not defective in either mutant host. our data suggested that the reinitiation of the single-stranded stage of phix174 dna synt ...1976775125
nucleotide sequence of the j gene and surrounding untranslated regions of phage g4 dna: comparison with phage phix174.a 290 nucleotide long region of the bacteriophage g4 genome including the end of the overlapping genes d and e, the entire gene j and the untranslated region between genes j and f has been sequenced and compared with the same region in bacteriophage phix174. deletions, insertions, duplications and single base changes in g4 relative to phix174 have resulted in the following changes: the loss of the phix174 overlapping gene dtermination and gene j initiation codons, resulting in their separation b ...1978728985
evolution of bacteriophage phi x174. iv. restriction enzyme cleavage map of st-1.the st-1 genome is about 6,050 base pairs in size, approximately 10% larger than phix174 (5,375 base pairs). the dna fragments obtained by hincii, haeiii, and ecori digestion were ordered and aligned into a colinear map, and the single bgli cleavage site was located.1978702640
in vitro production of viable bacteriophage in carbon dioxide and argon laser plumes.both co2 and argon laser ablation of an agar substrate containing high titres of bacteriophage phi x174 create plumes which disperse viable phage particles. irradiances at the beam impact site ranged from 73 to 215 w/cm2 for the co2 laser and from 40 to 227 w/cm2 for the argon laser. to increase the absorption of argon laser radiation, oxidized hemoglobin was added to the target material. plume-borne viable phage were observed to be associated with particles large enough to settle out from the p ...19911832731
second-site suppressors of a cold-sensitive prohead accessory protein of bacteriophage phi x174.this study describes the isolation of second-site suppressors which correct for the defects associated with cold-sensitive (cs) prohead accessory proteins of bacteriophage phi x174. five phenotypically different suppressors were isolated. three of these suppressors confer novel temperature-sensitive (ts) phenotypes. they were unable to complement a ts mutation in gene f which encodes the major coat protein of the phage. all five suppressor mutations confer nucleotide changes in the gene f dna se ...19911833267
requirements for bypass of uv-induced lesions in single-stranded dna of bacteriophage phi x174 in salmonella typhimurium.according to the current model for mutagenic bypass of uv-induced lesions, efficient bypass requires three proteins: activated reca (reca*) and either activated umud (umud') and umuc or their plasmid-encoded analogues, muca' and mucb. reca* aids synthesis of umud' and umuc (and muca'/mucb) at two levels: by inactivation of the lexa transcriptional repressor of these genes and by cleavage of umud (and muca) to produce the active fragments, umud' (muca'). a third role for reca is revealed when the ...19911847514
growth and dna synthesis of bacteriophage phi x174 in a dnap mutant of escherichia coli.phi x174am3trd, a temperature-resistant mutant of bacteriophage phi x174am3, exhibited a reduced ability to grow in a dnap mutant, escherichia coli km107, at the restrictive temperature (43 degrees c). under conditions at which the dnap gene function was inactivated, the amount and the rate of phi x174am3trd dna synthesis were reduced. the efficiency of phage attachment to e. coli km107 at 43 degrees c was the same as to the parental strain, e. coli kd4301, but phage eclipse and phage dna penetr ...1979384019
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