Mycobacteriophage Bxb1 Proteomics
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ORGANISM(S): Bacteria Mycobacterium Phage Bxb1
SUBMITTER: 
Krista Freeman
LAB HEAD: Graham F. Hatfull
PROVIDER: PXD056154 | Pride | 2026-06-08
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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Structure and infection dynamics of mycobacteriophage Bxb1.
Freeman Krista G KG Mondal Sudipta S Macale Lourriel S LS Podgorski Jennifer J White Simon J SJ Silva Benjamin H BH Ortiz Valery V Huet Alexis A Perez Ronelito J RJ Narsico Joemark T JT Ho Meng-Chiao MC Jacobs-Sera Deborah D Lowary Todd L TL Conway James F JF Park Donghyun D Hatfull Graham F GF
Cell 20250415 11
Mycobacteriophage Bxb1 is a well-characterized virus of Mycobacterium smegmatis with double-stranded DNA and a long, flexible tail. Mycobacteriophages show considerable potential as therapies for Mycobacterium infections, but little is known about the structural details of these phages or how they bind to and traverse the complex Mycobacterium cell wall. Here, we report the complete structure and atomic model of phage Bxb1, including the arrangement of immunodominant domains of both the capsid a ...[more]
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