Inactivation of bacteriophages by protein E, a new major membrane protein isolated from an Escherichia coli mutant.

AUTOR(ES)

Chai, T J

RESUMO

Pure protein E, obtained after diethylaminoethyl-cellulose chromatography of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-Triton X-100-solubilized outer membrane proteins of Escherichia coli strain JF694, inactivated bacteriophage K3. Lipopolysaccharide enhanced bacteriophage inactivation. Antibody prepared against purified protein E protected bacteriophage K3 from inactivation by protein E. Bacteriophage K3 used a major outer membrane protein, protein II*, as part of its receptor. We conclude that proteins E and II* have a common region which interacts with bacteriophage K3. Protein E also inactivated two recently described bacteriophages, TC45 and TC23, that use protein E as at least part of their receptor.

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