Temperature sensitive mutation in the 38 kDa minor structural protein gene of phage MB78 interferes with phage morphogenesis.
Temperature sensitive mutation in the gene for the 38 kDa minor structural protein of the phage MB78, a virulent phage of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium, interferes with phage development at restrictive temperature. Electron microscopy of particles produced at non-permissive temperature indicated that the particles formed are tailless. Two types of particles are seen: (i) empty capsids, which are not perfect icosahedral (ii) icosahedral particles filled with DNA. The gene for the 38 kDa protein is located in the SalIG fragment of the phage genome. Nucleotide sequence of the SalIG fragment of MB78 as well as its temperature sensitive mutant has been determined and analysed. Such analysis indicated that in the mutant the codon GCA has been changed to GTA resulting in substitution of alanine at position 75 of the protein by valine (A75V). This makes the protein thermolabile. Our results suggest that normal functioning of this 38 kDa protein is necessary for attachment of tail fibre to the capsid. Or in other words, this 38 kDa protein is involved in phage morphogenesis.
Datta
Pinaki
P
Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India.
Mallik
Prabhat
P
Ghosh
Amar N
AN
Chakravorthy
Maharani
M
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017354:Point Mutation; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000821:virology; D013696:Temperature; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
D003062:Codon; D004279:DNA, Viral; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins
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