Localization of Coliphage MS2 A-Protein |
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| Authors: | Linda K Curtiss and Robert G Krueger |
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| Institution: | 1Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195;Department of Microbiology, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55901 |
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| Abstract: | The purification of coliphage MS2 dinitrophenol (DNP) conjugates provided a system for localization of the single molecule of A-protein in the capsid of the MS2 phage particle. Three A-protein preparations isolated from unconjugated MS2, overconjugated DNP-MS2, and purified 78S DNP-MS2 were tested for the presence of covalently bound DNP. The binding characteristics to Dowex 1-X8 and rabbit anti-DNP bovine serum albumin (DNP-BSA) immunoglobulin G of the 78S DNP-MS2 and overconjugated DNP-MS2 A-protein preparations indicate that the A-protein is located on the surface of the phage particle where it can be covalently conjugated with hapten. Extensive enzymatic iodination of the A-protein of intact unconjugated MS2 substantiates this conclusion. |
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