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. 2014 May 6;106(9):1837-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.03.041.

Biophysical studies reveal new evidence for one-way revolution mechanism of bacteriophage ϕ29 DNA packaging motor

Peixuan Guo  1
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Biophysical studies reveal new evidence for one-way revolution mechanism of bacteriophage ϕ29 DNA packaging motor

Peixuan Guo. Biophys J. .
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Figure 1
Illustration of the revolution mechanism without rotation. (A) Cartoon showing that rotation is like the Earth rotating around its own axis, and revolution motion is analogous to the Earth revolving around the Sun. (B) Diagram of dsDNA one-way revolution inside the 12 subunits of the connector channel wall (5). The loops (arrows on each subunit) within the channel serve as one-way valves that allow the dsDNA to advance into the procapsid, but do not allow movement in the opposite direction (8). To see this figure in color, go online.
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