Table 1. Genes and gene products of the f1 bacteriophage

Table

Gene	Function	No. of amino acids	Protein MW
II	DNA replication	410	46,137
X	DNA replication	111	12,672
V	binding ssDNA	87	9,682
VIII	major capsid protein	50	5,235
III	minor capsid protein	406	42,522
VI	minor capsid protein	112	12,342
VII	minor capsid protein	33	3,599
IX	minor capsid protein	32	3,650
I	assembly	348	39,502
IV	assembly	405	43,476
XI	assembly	108	12,424
The number of amino acids and the molecular weights are for the mature proteins. The initiating methionine is included in proteins that do not contain an amino-terminal signal sequence. (Reprinted from Webster 2001.)