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Lambda encodes an outer membrane protein: the lom gene.

J N Reeve·J E Shaw
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lambda infected minicells synthesize a polypeptide (M(r) = 20,500) which is incorporated almost exclusively into the outer membrane of the minicell envelope. The gene (lom = lambda outer membrane) encoding this polypeptide has been mapped in the non-essential region of the lambda genome between coordinates 39.4% and 40.7% of lambda.

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Bacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacteriophage lambdaEscherichia coliGenes, ViralViral ProteinsViral Structural ProteinsJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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J N Reeve, J E Shaw. 1979. Lambda encodes an outer membrane protein: the lom gene.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00271723

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