Properties Of Unusual Virus Revealed In Research

A team of researchers from Penn State University and the University of Chicago has uncovered clues that may explain how and why a particular virus, called N4, injects an unusual substance — an RNA polymerase protein — into an E. coli bacterial cell. The results, which are published in the current issue of the journal Molecular Cell, contribute to improved understanding of the infection strategies used by viruses that attack bacterial cells.

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Filed under: Genetics on December 11th, 2008