A double-stranded DNA bacteriophage of Bacillus subtilis, widely discussed as a model of active genome packaging. A portal-associated molecular motor uses ATP hydrolysis to oppose the physical costs of dense DNA confinement.[ref]
Experimental Test of Connector Rotation during DNA Packaging into Bacteriophage phi29 Capsids by Thorsten Hugel and others. Introduction identifies the host and the packaging motor
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