Intravirion DNA Can Access the Space Occupied by the Bacteriophage P22 Ejection Proteins
Tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages inject some proteins with their dsDNA during infection.Phage P22 injects about 12, 12, and 30 molecules of the proteins encoded by genes 7, 16 and 20, respectively.After their ejection from the virion, they assemble into Carafes a trans-periplasmic conduit through which the DNA passes to enter the cytoplasm