Invertible DNA determines host specificity of bacteriophage Mu
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 286 (5770), 218-222
- https://doi.org/10.1038/286218a0
Abstract
The function of the invertible G region of bacteriophage Mu is apparently to confer different host specificities on Mu. Two products of genes S and U, situated in the G region are not needed for the infectivity of Mu G(-) particles. In the Mu G(-) phage the S gene product and the 21-K polypeptide, presumably the product of gene U, are missing. Instead, two other polypeptides with different molecular weights are observed.Keywords
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