T4 phage

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:assembly self-assembly
gptkbp:capShape icosahedral
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1940s
gptkbp:DNAInjection through tail contraction
gptkbp:encodes over 280 genes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Myoviridae
gptkbp:genomeSize about 169 kb
gptkbp:genomeType double-stranded DNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Tequatrovirus
gptkbp:hasBaseComposition 35% G+C
gptkbp:hasBasePlate yes
gptkbp:hasBasePlateDiameter about 50 nm
gptkbp:hasBurstSize about 100-150
gptkbp:hasCyclicPermutation yes
gptkbp:hasDNARepair yes
gptkbp:hasDNAReplication bidirectional
gptkbp:hasEnzymes yes
gptkbp:hasHeadDiameter about 90 nm
gptkbp:hasLatentPeriod about 25 minutes
gptkbp:hasLongTailFibers yes
gptkbp:hasMatureVirion yes
gptkbp:hasNoLysogenicCycle yes
gptkbp:hasPlaqueMorphology clear plaques
gptkbp:hasReceptor lipopolysaccharide of E. coli
gptkbp:hasShortTailFibers yes
gptkbp:hasStructuralProteins yes
gptkbp:hasTailFibers yes
gptkbp:hasTailSheath yes
gptkbp:hasTailTube yes
gptkbp:hasTerminalRedundancy yes
gptkbp:hasTranscriptionRegulation yes
gptkbp:hasTranslationalRegulation yes
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Bacteria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label T4 phage
gptkbp:infects gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:lifeCycle lytic
gptkbp:originatedIn natural environment
gptkbp:tailLength contractile tail
about 200 nm
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:usedFor DNA replication studies
genetic recombination studies
transcription regulation studies
translation regulation studies
gptkbp:usedIn molecular biology research
phage display technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dsDNA_viruses
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6