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Purification of gene 41 protein of bacteriophage T4.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  376535     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The T4 bacteriophage gene 41 protein is known from genetic analysis to be essential for phage DNA replication in vivo. It became possible to monitor the activity of this protein during purification after development of an "in vitro complementation assay," which measures its stimulation of DNA synthesis in a concentrated crude lysate prepared from Escherichia coli cells infected with a T4 bacteriophage mutant in gene 41 (L. Moran and B. Alberts, manuscript in preparation). In this report, a purification procedure involving three chromatographic steps is described which reproducibly yields a 90% homogeneous preparation of this rather unstable protein. The major polypeptide chain present (58,000 daltons) is shown to cosediment with a DNA-dependent GTPase (and ATPase) activity, and to induce extensive in vitro DNA synthesis on both single- and double-stranded DNA templates when incubated with our preparations of five other purified T4 DNA replication proteins (plus deoxyribonucleoside and ribonucleoside triphosphates).
Authors:
C F Morris; L A Moran; B M Alberts
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  254     ISSN:  0021-9258     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  1979 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-09-01     Completed Date:  1979-09-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  6797-802     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Coliphages / metabolism*
DNA Replication*
Escherichia coli / analysis
Genes, Viral*
Genetic Complementation Test
Molecular Weight
Viral Proteins / isolation & purification*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Viral Proteins

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