T4 Phage Replication

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A T4 bacteriophage arrives in a colony of E. coli. After the virus recognizes and binds to a host cell using receptor binding domains on its tail fibers that recognize bacterial surface epitopes, its tail sheath contracts, injecting its dsDNA (orange) into the cell cytoplasm.
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The DNA is transcribed to RNA, which then shuts down normal processes in the cell and instead directs the synthesis of viral proteins inside the bacterium. Some of these proteins self-assemble to package new DNA and form as many as several hundred new bacteriophages.

At this point the RNA directs the synthesis of endolysins which rupture the host cell membrane from the inside, liberating new bacteriophages to start the cycle again if they encounter another host cell.
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Bacteriophages were used extensively in the Soviet Union to treat bacterial infections while western medicine progressed along a different track with antibiotics. Since the breakup in 1989, former Soviet block countries began using antibiotics instead since at the time they were seen as a magic bullet and it was not clear that antibiotic resistance would reduce their effectiveness in the long term.
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Now with widespread antibiotic resistance and no new classes of antimicrobial molecules on the horizon, the consensus is that bacteriophages may be a credible alternative antimicrobial therapy.
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Protein structure references:
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T4 Baseplate:
PDB ID: 5IV5
Taylor, N.M. et al. (2016) Structure of the T4 baseplate and its function in triggering sheath contraction. Nature 533: 346-352
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T4 Capsid:
EMD ID: 6323
Sun, L. et al. (2015) Cryo-EM structure of the bacteriophage T4 portal protein assembly at near-atomic resolution. Nat Commun 6, 7548
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T4 Tail sheath:
PDB ID: 3FOH
Aksyuk et al. (2009) The tail sheath structure of bacteriophage T4: a molecular machine for infecting bacteria. EMBO J 28(7):821-9
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As someone that suffers regularly from superbugs due to suffering from Kartagener Syndrome, I do hope that Bacteriophages develop hardcore over the next years, I am sick and tired of getting constantly infected with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa...

strajkz
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A great demonstration animation after Kurzgesagt explained it great work.

mrbreadgd
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The first pharmaceutical company to make bacteriophage antibiotic therapy safe for human use will be heroes that saved us all from superbugs.

YamiPheonix
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This is an incredible spectacle. Fantastic rendering of bacteriophages. Antibacterial therapy should be more heavily studied imo

motor
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Since childhood, when I saw first image of bacteriophage, I thought to myself: "Wait a minute, it is strangely look like a nanorobot". I think we can learn so much from nature

sterzkamy
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Never thought id feel bad for a bacteria

degenetron
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When you are the first one to fall asleep at a sleepover

neelzsan
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Jimmy Neutron brought me here. As a kid I thought they don't actually look like this, later I was fascinated, such a robotic design

strenghtbracer
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Damn DNA
Mysterious and beautiful also scarry

Imamm
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Phage dad: And that's where babies come from.
Phage kid: 0.o

misselizabethplays
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Такое чувство что это какой-то робот, созданный искусственно.

YoutubeBobr
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I was studying this topic only in tution Today and got this video in suggestion😳😳

Hmx_mrx
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I defy you to tell me that doesn't look like a lunar lander

thedeerguy
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These type of videos make my skin crawl but i love watfhing them

mochixmelodii
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Idk what I just watched but it seems terrifying.

zyourzgrandzmaz
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🤣🤣 i cant stop laughing during transcription !

Qalb-E-Momin.
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If they were giant instead of tiny Shinji better not be crying in a corner all day

neoqueto
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He explained a whole topic .🤯 Without doubts

nanjishnu
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Don't you just hate it when your T4 Phage replicates?

nthegr
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Bacteria:You're antibiotics are nothing but trash! Hahahaha!
Humans:You're wrong! Just wait and see...
Bacteria:Oh no! They're bacteriophages, they're going to kill us!
Humans:Yes! We beat them!

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