The structural proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage phiKMV

Microbiology (Reading). 2006 Feb;152(Pt 2):529-534. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.28431-0.

Abstract

The structural proteome of phiKMV, a lytic bacteriophage infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was analysed using two approaches. In one approach, structural proteins of the phage were fractionated by SDS-PAGE for identification by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). In a second approach, a whole-phage shotgun analysis (WSA) was applied. WSA uses trypsin digestion of whole phage particles, followed by reversed-phase HPLC and gas-phase fractionation of the complex peptide mixture prior to MS. The results yield a comprehensive view of structure-related proteins in phiKMV and suggest subtle structural differences from phage T7.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophage T7 / genetics
  • Bacteriophages / enzymology
  • Bacteriophages / genetics
  • Bacteriophages / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Proteome*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / virology*
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteome
  • Viral Proteins