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Bacteriophage penetration in vertebrates 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Dabrowska K Switała-Jelen K Opolski A Weber-Dabrowska B Gorski A 《Journal of applied microbiology》2005,98(1):7-13
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Bacteriophage translocation 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Górski A Wazna E Dabrowska BW Dabrowska K Switała-Jeleń K Miedzybrodzki R 《FEMS immunology and medical microbiology》2006,46(3):313-319
The occurrence of phages in the human body, especially in the gastrointestinal tract, raises the question of their potential role in the physiology and pathology of this system. Especially important is the issue of whether phages can pass the intestinal wall and migrate to lymph, peripheral blood, and internal organs and, if so, the effects such a phenomenon could have (such passage by bacteria, known as bacterial translocation, has been shown to cause various disturbances in humans, from immune defects to sepsis). Available data from the literature support the assumption that phage translocation can take place and may have some immunomodulatory effects. In addition, phages of the gut may play a protective role by inhibiting local immune reactions to antigens derived from gut flora. 相似文献
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Hatfull GF 《Current opinion in microbiology》2008,11(5):447-453
The past three years have seen an escalation in the number of sequenced bacteriophage genomes with more than 500 now in the NCBI phage database, representing a more than threefold increase since 2005. These span at least 70 different bacterial hosts, with two-thirds of the sequenced genomes of phages representing only eight bacterial hosts. Three key features emerge from the comparative analysis of these genomes. First, they span a very high degree of genetic diversity, suggesting early evolutionary origins. Second, the genome architectures are mosaic, reflecting an unusually high degree of horizontal genetic exchange in their evolution. Third, phage genomes contain a very high proportion of novel genetic sequences of unknown function, and probably represent the largest reservoir of unexplored genes. With an estimated 10(31) bacterial and archael viruses in the biosphere, our view of the virosphere will draw into sharper focus as further bacteriophage genomes are characterized. 相似文献
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Bacteriophage assembly 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
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Bacteriophage genomics 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Hendrix RW 《Current opinion in microbiology》2003,6(5):506-511
Comparative genomic studies of bacteriophages, especially the tailed phages, together with environmental studies, give a dramatic new picture of the size, genetic structure and dynamics of this population. Sequence comparisons reveal some of the detailed mechanisms by which these viruses evolve and influence the evolution of their bacterial and archaeal hosts. We see rampant horizontal exchange of sequences among genomes, mediated by both homologous and nonhomologous recombination. High frequency exchange among phages occupying similar ecological niches leads to a high degree of mosaic diversity in local populations. Horizontal exchange also takes place at lower frequency across the entire span of phage sequence space. 相似文献
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Bacteriophage Tail Components: II. Dihydrofolate Reductase in T4D Bacteriophage 总被引:20,自引:20,他引:0
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The protein component of the T-even bacteriophage coat which binds the phage-specific dihydropteroyl polyglutamate has been identified as the phage-induced dihydrofolate reductase. Dihydrofolate reductase activity has been found in highly purified preparations of T-even phage ghosts and phage substructures after partial denaturation. The highest specific enzymatic activity was found in purified tail plate preparations, and it was concluded that this enzyme was a structural component of the phage tail plate. Phage viability was directly correlated with the enzymological properties of the phage tail plate dihydrofolate reductase. All reactions catalyzed by this enzyme which changed the oxidation state of the phage dihydrofolate also inactivated the phage. Properties of two T4D dihydrofolate reductase-negative mutants, wh1 and wh11, have been examined. Various lines of evidence support the view that the product of the wh locus of the phage genome is normally incorporated into the phage tail structure. The effects of various dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors on phage assembly in in vitro complementation experiments with various extracts of conditional lethal T4D mutants have been examined. These inhibitors were found to specifically block complementation when added to extracts which did not contain preformed tail plates. If tail plates were present, inhibitors such as aminopterin, did not affect further phage assembly. This specific inhibition of tail plate formation in vitro confirms the analytical and genetic evidence that this phage-induced "early" enzyme is a component of the phage coat. 相似文献
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