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    • Xu, Min (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)
      The N-terminal hydrophobic domain of the phage P1 endolysin Lyz was found to facilitate the export of Lyz in a sec-dependent fashion, explaining the ability of Lyz to cause lysis of E.coli in the absence of the P1 holin. ...
    • Dewey, Jill Sayes (2011-10-21)
      Bacteriophage holins are a diverse group of proteins that are responsible for the spontaneous and specifically-timed triggering of host cell lysis. The best-studied holin, S105 of phage lambda, is known to form lesions, ...
    • Pang, Ting (2011-08-08)
      Lysis of the host by bacteriophage 21 requires two proteins: the pinholin S21 (forms pinholes in the cytoplasmic membrane and controls lysis timing) and the endolysin (degrades the cell wall). S21 has a dual-start motif, ...
    • Rajaure, Manoj (2015-04-28)
      The work described in this dissertation addresses how spanins function during phage lysis, focusing on the 2CS system of phage lambda, in which Rz and Rz1 are the prototype i-spanin (inner membrane subunit) and o-spanin ...
    • Deaton, John Franklin (Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
      The 105aa lambda S protein is the prototype holin, S accumulates in the cytoplasmic membrane during late gene expression until, at a time programmed into its primary structure, it disrupts the membrane and allows the lambda ...
    • Kuznetsov, Vladimir 1973- (2011-08-04)
      Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect bacteria. The phages that are described by this dissertation encompass 2 classes, double-stranded DNA phages and single-stranded RNA phages. While both of these phages ...
    • Savva, George Christos (2009-05-15)
      Double stranded DNA bacteriophages achieve release of phage progeny by disrupting the cell envelope of the host cell. This is accomplished by two phage-encoded proteins, the holin and the endolysin. In bacteriophage lambda, ...
    • White, Rebecca Lynn (2009-05-15)
      The timing of host lysis is the only decision made in the bacteriophage lytic cycle. To optimize timing, double-stranded DNA phages use a 2-component lysis system consisting of a muralytic enzyme, the endolysin, and a small ...