Identification of the Salmonella phage epsilon 34 tailspike gene.
To understand the interaction between lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and proteins in molecular detail, a molecular genetic approach has been employed, using phage as a model system. The phage epsilon(34) is a Salmonella phage whose tailspike protein (TSP) uses the host LPS as its initial host cell receptor. Previous studies indicated that there was a similarity between the well-studied tail protein of Salmonella phage P22 and the epsilon(34). This study reports the identification of the gene for the epsilon(34) TSP as well as its initial characterization. In addition, some aspects of the structure of the epsilon(34) TSP have been deduced.
Zayas
Milka
M
Department of Biochemistry, Ponce School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7004, Ponce 00732-7004, Puerto Rico.
Villafane
Robert
R
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000235:genetics*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D017376:Viral Tail Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
D017376:Viral Tail Proteins