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Genome delivery of a contractile tailed phage and its superinfection exclusion mechanism
Summary
In a nanoscale espionage saga, bacteriophage T4 deploys its genome into E. coli with a tape measure protein pulling the strings like a quirky puppet master, while the Imm protein acts as a viral bouncer, hilariously slamming the door on unwanted phage crashers.
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Shared by PhD student Aritz Roa (@AritzRoa) as part of his thesis work, drawing praise for its elegant cryo-EM insights and stunning video from structural biologists like Brady Johnston (@bradyajohnston) and Dr. Richard (@richnanophd), with additional congrats from peers Arturo Carabias (@ArturoCarabias) and James Hodgkinson-Bean (@JamesBeanBio)