Table 1 Characteristics of TMP-mutant derivatives of TP901-1.

From: Functional and structural dissection of the tape measure protein of lactococcal phage TP901-1

TP901-1 mutant

#aa deleted

Tail length (nm)

E.O.P.

Plaque morphology

γFrequency of lysogeny (FL)

FL upon addition of tails

TP901-1erm WT

0

118

1

Clear, 1.5 mm

4.4 × 10−3

4.8 × 10−3

Δ1–2

29

109.5

4.5

Clear, 1.5 mm

3.8 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–3

40

 

6.8 × 10−2

0.75 mm

1.4 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–4

51

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

9.0 × 10−5

ND

Δ1–5

69

 

3

Clear, 1 mm

1.8 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–7.5

100

101

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

1.1 × 10−4

2.3 × 10−3

Δ1–8

109

 

3

0.75 mm

5.3 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–9

120

98

0.88

Clear, 1 mm

4.5 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–10

131

 

6.8 × 10−4

0.5 mm

3.5 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–12

153

 

6

Clear, 1.5 mm

1.9 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–15

186

 

5.4

Clear, 1.5 mm

2.6 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–18

219

 

1.4

Clear, 1.5 mm

7.6 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–29

347

65

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

1.6 × 10−5

6.5 × 10−4

Δ20–26

84

 

6.5

Clear, 1.5 mm

2.2 × 10−3

ND

Δ24–26

40

 

4.3

Clear, 1.5 mm

2.4 × 10−3

ND

Δ24–29

73

 

2.0 × 10−3

Fuzzy, 1 mm

3.5 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–5, 24–26

109

 

0.6

0.5 mm

4.2 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–9, 24–26

160

 

8.2 × 10−3

0.5 mm

1.7 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–9, 20–26

204

86.7

0.34

0.5 mm

2.4 × 10−3

ND

Δ1–9, 24–29

193

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

4.3 × 10−5

3.5 × 10−3

Δ1–9, 20−29

237

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

1 × 10−4

2.1 × 10−3

Δ1–12, 20–29

270

77

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

4.6 × 10−4

1.0 × 10−3

Δ1–15, 20–29

303

 

≤1.5× 10−8

NA

3.4 × 10−4

1.5 × 10−3

Δ1–18, 20–29

336

 

≤1.5× 10−8

NA

3.4 × 10−4

ND

ΔTM1-3

71

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

2.8 × 10−3

ΔTM3

19

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

3.2 × 10−4

2.0 × 10−3

ΔTM2-3

43

107.6

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

1.3 × 10−7

2.6 × 10−3

ΔTM4-6

89

 

6.8 × 10−2

NA

4.4 × 10−3

ND

ΔTM1-6

160

No tails

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

4.0 × 10−3

ΔTM4

23

 

3.4

Clear, 1.5 mm

8.9 × 10−4

ND

ΔE2-F31

30

No tails

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

3.1 × 10−3

ΔT908-F937

30

No tails

≤1.5× 10−8

Clear, 1.5 mm

≤1.5 × 10−8

2.7 × 10−3

ΔF810-G842

33

 

9.5 × 10−7

pinpoint

4.4 × 10−4

ND

ΔL843 –V875

33

 

1.4 × 10−5

pinpoint

7.4 × 10−5

ND

ΔF810-V875

66

 

2.0 × 10−6

pinpoint

5.4 × 10−5

ND

Δ1–29, F810-G842

380

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

4.1 × 10−5

2.8 × 10−3

Δ1–29, F810-V875

413

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

3.4 × 10−6

1.9 × 10−3

Δ1–29, F810-T908

446

No tails

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

3.5 × 10−3

Δ F31-I61

30

 

≤1.5× 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

6.0 × 10−4

Δ F31-L141

110

No tails

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

5.8 × 10−4

Δ I62-L141

80

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

3.4 × 10−3

ΔA142-E154

13

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

2.2 × 10−3

Δ I62- L141, Δ1–29, F810-T908

526

 

≤1.5 × 10−8

NA

≤1.5 × 10−8

2.6 × 10−3

  1. All results are the average of at least triplicate assays. ND = Not determined; NA = Not applicable as no plaques were formed. E.O.P. = efficiency of plaquing relative to the parent phage. Tail length of selected mutants examined by electron microscopy. γFrequency of lysogeny is represented as the number of erythromycin-resistant colonies as a proportion of the total population of cells. For mutants with impaired lysogenic abilities, phage tails were added exogenously to assess the production of intact capsids and subsequent assembly with the provided tails thereby producing an infective particle.