Abstract
We asked whether Rex exclusion encoded by a lambda prophage confers a protective or a cell-killing phenotype. We found that the Rex system can channel lysogenic cells into an arrested growth phase that gives an overall protective ability to the host despite some associated killing.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophage lambda / genetics*
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Escherichia coli / virology*
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Lysogeny / genetics*
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Proviruses / genetics*
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics
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Viral Proteins / genetics*
Substances
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RexA protein, Bacteriophage lambda
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins
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Viral Proteins
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rexB protein, Bacteriophage lambda