Characterization of the Bacteriophage Lambda Holin and Its Membrane Lesion

Bacteriophage holins are a diverse group of proteins that are responsible for the spontaneous and specifically-timed triggering of host cell lysis. The best-studied holin, S105 of phage lambda, is known to form lesions, or “holes”, in the inner membrane of E. coli which are large enough to allow the...

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Main Author: Dewey, Jill Sayes
Other Authors: Young, Ryland
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8275