VISUALIZATION OF POLYMERCURIMETHANE-LABELED BACTERIOPHAGE-FD IN THE SCANNING-TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE

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LIPKA, JJ [1 ]
LIPPARD, SJ [1 ]
WALL, JS [1 ]
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[1] BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB,DEPT BIOL,UPTON,NY 11973
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10.1126/science.92053
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Each of the 2700 coat proteins of fd bacteriophage was labeled with tetrakis(acetoxymercuri)methane (TAMM) or aquoglycylmethionineplatinum(II). The TAMM-labeled specimens reveal striking bright spots in the scanning transmission electron microscope which arise from clustering. Measurements of mass show increases consistent with the addition of four mercury atoms or one platinum atom, respectively, to each coat protein.
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