title: Channeling phage DNA through membranes: from in vivo to in vitro.
abstract: We discuss current models of phage DNA transport through membranes. We present results that attempt to answer the following questions: is there a single mechanism of transport for all types of phage? is DNA transported as a free molecule or in association with proteins? what is the driving force for transport?
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biochimie et Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 8619, Université Paris Sud, Bat 430, 91405 cedex, Orsay, France. lucienne.letellier@biomemb.u-psud.fr
authors.forename: Lucienne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Letellier
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Frutos
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacquot
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000502:physiology; D019065:Virus Assembly / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C050900:FhuA protein, E coli; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D011991:Receptors, Virus