title: Procoat, the precursor of M13 coat protein, inserts post-translationally into the membrane of cells infected by wild-type virus.
abstract: In growing cells infected by wild-type coliphage M13, the synthesis of procoat protein is completed before it inserts into the plasma membrane ane is converted to coat protein.
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D003090:Coliphages / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D014764:Viral Proteins