Bacteriophage tRNA-dependent lysogeny: requirement of phage-encoded tRNA genes for establishment of lysogeny.
Carlos A Guerrero-BustamanteGraham F HatfullPublished in: mBio (2024)
site overlapping a tRNA gene but fail to reconstruct the tRNA at the attachment junction. In this system of tRNA-dependent lysogeny, the phage-encoded tRNA is required for lysogeny, and deletion of the phage tRNA gives rise to a clear plaque phenotype and obligate lytic growth.