During head assembly of the double-stranded DNA bacteriophages, DNA is packaged into a preformed protein shell, called the prohead, with the aid of noncapsid, packaging proteins. We have constructed a defined
in vitro system for packaging of phage T3 DNA. In the defined system, DNA is translocated synchronously into the prohead. From the analysis of the defined
in vitro system, the molecular mechanism of DNA translocation is discussed.
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