Models of bacteriophage DNA packaging motors |
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Authors: | Serwer Philip |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. serwer@uthscsa.edu |
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Abstract: | An ATP-dependent motor drives a DNA genome into a bacteriophage capsid during morphogenesis of double-stranded DNA bacteriophages both in vivo and in vitro. The DNA molecule enters the capsid through a channel in the center of a symmetric protein ring called a connector. Mechanisms in two classes have been proposed for this motor: (1) An ATP-driven rotating connector pulls a DNA molecule via serial power strokes. (2) The connector rectifies DNA motion that is either thermal, biased thermal, or oscillating electrical field-induced (motor-ratchet hypothesis). Mechanisms in the first class have previously been proposed to explain the detailed structure of DNA packaging motors. The present study demonstrates that the motor-ratchet hypothesis also explains the current data, including data in the following categories: biochemical genetics, energetics, structure, and packaging dynamics. |
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