EXIT CHUTE MECHANISM. “DNA is locked in a capsid by gp16 loops that close the channel by an allosteric mechanism. Gp16 appears to open by a diaphragm-like motion, allowing the genome to exit the capsid through the tail tube to the host cell.”
http://www.pnas.org/content/112/22/7009.full
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022