Pore-forming properties of the adsorption protein of filamentous phage fd - PubMed (original) (raw)
Pore-forming properties of the adsorption protein of filamentous phage fd
G Glaser-Wuttke et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1989.
Abstract
The gene 3-encoded adsorption protein (g3p) of filamentous phage fd has been purified to homogeneity by using high-performance liquid chromatography. Removal of SDS from the SDS-solubilized g3p results in spontaneous oligomerization of the g3p. Reconstitution into artificial lipid bilayer membranes shows that the oligomer forms large aqueous pores that remain open for seconds and are insensitive to changes in membrane potential. The estimated diameter of the pores suggest that they are large enough to allow passage of phage single-stranded DNA. The implications of these findings for phage infection are discussed.
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