E. coli membranes become permeable to ions following T7-virus-infection.
Infection of E. coli with the viruses T7 or T3 leads to a dramatic efflux of potassium ions. This ion efflux is caused by the virus particle since no concomitant protein synthesis is required. T7 mutants carrying deletions in the M-gene (Schweiger et al., 1975), however, yield virus particles disturbed in the ion release.
D001692:Biological Transport; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D003090:Coliphages; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D008242:Lysogeny; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014764:Viral Proteins; D011188:Potassium