The structure of the PP7 bacteriophage coat protein revealed a mode of RNA binding that is distinct from that of the well-characterized MS2 coat protein, suggesting new orthogonal systems for RNA ...

nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), and a tail. The tail includes a collar (covered with contractile proteins for the most elaborated bacteriophages, such as the T2 and T4 phages) and ending by tail fibers ...

The team discovered that this switchover is controlled by tiny RNA molecules, one of which is called "VpdS" (VP882 phage-derived sRNA). "As soon as the phages receive the chemical signal from the ...