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DNA in a cell, but they need each other to accomplish Ethics approval and consent to participate
DNA packaging. When one end of DNA attaches or is
packaged into capsids by the motor-ATP system and the Not applicable.
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reproduction or even after the burst of the host cell
(pfu of Figure 4D and E), the packaging of DNA will be Not applicable.
completed by the conformational change system. Because
the process of the conformational change system does not Availability of data
require extra ATP and proceeds automatically, it has been Data used in this work are available from the corresponding
“invisible” and might have been overlooked in previous author on reasonable request.
observations.
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