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capsid fusion
| Link to this post | posted 13 Apr, 2018 21:36 | |
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In the cluster CW phages, the capsid maturation protease, scaffolding, and major capsid protein genes are fused into one long gene. It is likely translated as a single polypeptide that can assembly into a procapsid, and then self-cleaves. |