Mind the Gap: How Some Viruses Infect Their Hosts

Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) and cryo-electron tomography (Cryo-ET) provide structural insights into complex biological processes. The podoviridae are dsDNA containing phage with short, non-contractile tails which nevertheless translocate their DNA into the cytoplasm of their host cells. Liu e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prevelige, Peter E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185583/