title: Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the major capsid protein from Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris bacteriophage F4-1.
abstract: The gene (mcp) coding for the major capsid protein (MCP) of the Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris bacteriophage F4-1 has been cloned and its nucleotide sequence determined. The mcp gene was localized, by Western blotting with rabbit antiserum against intact bacteriophage, within a 3.3-kb HindIII-Spe I fragment and the sequence of the entire region determined. The 35-kDa MCP is coded for by a 905-bp open reading frame preceded by a putative ribosome-binding site. Deletion analysis and N-terminal sequencing of the MCP confirmed the identification of the gene coding for this bacteriophage MCP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Batt
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005814:Genes, Viral; D013294:Lactococcus lactis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping