2 papers
q-bio.BM2005
The effect of genome length on ejection forces in bacteriophage lambda
Paul Grayson, Alex Evilevitch, Mandar M. Inamdar +4
A variety of viruses tightly pack their genetic material into protein capsids that are barely large enough to enclose the genome. In particular, in bacteriophages, forces as high a…
physics.bio-ph2004
Measuring the force ejecting DNA from phage
A. Evilevitch, M. Castelnovo, C. M. Knobler +1
We discuss how a balance can be established between the force acting to eject DNA from viral capsids and the force resisting its entry into a colloidal suspension which mimics the…