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A transcriptionally active lipid vesicle encloses theinjected Chimalliviridae genome in early infection
E. Armbruster, P. Rani, J. Lee…·J. Pogliano
The paper shows that Chimalliviridae form a lipid membrane-bound EPI vesicle during early infection, which hosts transcription of the phage genome, and demonstrates the necessity of a second compartment, the phage nucleus, for genome replication.
DOI 10.1101/2023.09.20.558163