Bacteriophage–host interactions leading to genome internalization

Highlights ► We describe current knowledge on the early steps of infection of bacteria by phages. ► The 3-dimensional structure of phages receptor binding proteins has been solved. ► Phage-host interactions were characterized by cryo-electron tomography of bacteria. ► The dynamics of phage component...

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Published in:Current opinion in microbiology 2011-08, Vol.14 (4), p.492-496
Main Authors: Bertin, Aurélie, de Frutos, Marta, Letellier, Lucienne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Bacteria - ultrastructure
Bacteria - virology
bacteriophages
Bacteriophages - genetics
Bacteriophages - pathogenicity
Bacteriophages - physiology
Binding Sites
Biological and medical sciences
capsid
Caudovirales
Cryoelectron Microscopy
cytoplasm
DNA
DNA, Viral - metabolism
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
genome
Genome, Viral
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Pathology
receptors
Receptors, Virus - metabolism
Tomography
virion
Virology
Virus Attachment
Virus Replication
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Summary:Highlights ► We describe current knowledge on the early steps of infection of bacteria by phages. ► The 3-dimensional structure of phages receptor binding proteins has been solved. ► Phage-host interactions were characterized by cryo-electron tomography of bacteria. ► The dynamics of phage components in bacteria was monitored by fluorescence microscopy. ► These studies have emphasized the link between infection and microbial architecture.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2011.07.010