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  1. Virus Evolution toward Limited Dependence on Nonessential Functions of the Host: the Case of Bacteriophage SPP1

    Article • Journal of Virology, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  2. Bacteriophage SPP1 Tail Tube Protein Self-assembles into β-Structure-rich Tubes

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  3. The Collagen-like Protein gp12 Is a Temperature-dependent Reversible Binder of SPP1 Viral Capsids

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  4. A touch of glue to complete bacteriophage assembly: the tail-to-head joining protein (THJP) family

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  5. Headful DNA packaging: Bacteriophage SPP1 as a model system

    Article • Virus Research, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  6. The nuclease domain of the SPP1 packaging motor coordinates DNA cleavage and encapsidation

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  7. Capsid structure and its Stability at the Late Stages of Bacteriophage SPP1 Assembly

    Article • August 2012, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  8. Structure of bacteriophage SPP1 head-to-tail interface

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  9. Capsid structure and its stability at the late Stages of bacteriophage SPP1 assembly

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  10. Capsid Structure and Its Stability at the Late Stages of Bacteriophage SPP1 Assembly

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  11. First steps of bacteriophage SPP1 entry into Bacillus subtilis

    Article • Virology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  12. Role of bacteriophage SPP1 tail spike protein gp21 on host cell receptor binding and trigger of phage DNA ejection

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  13. Solution structure of gp17 from the Siphoviridae bacteriophage SPP1: Insights into its role in virion assembly

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  14. Bacteriophage Infection in Rod-Shaped Gram-Positive Bacteria: Evidence for a Preferential Polar Route for Phage SPP1 Entry in Bacillus subtilis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  15. The Opening of the SPP1 Bacteriophage Tail, a Prevalent Mechanism in Gram-positive-infecting Siphophages

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2011, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  16. Crystal Structure of Bacteriophage SPP1 Distal Tail Protein (gp19.1): A BASEPLATE HUB PARADIGM IN GRAM-POSITIVE INFECTING PHAGES

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  17. Crystal structure of Bacillus subtilis SPP1 phage gp23.1, a putative chaperone

    Article • Protein Science, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  18. Crystal structure of Bacillus subtilis SPP1 phage gp22 shares fold similarity with a domain of lactococcal phage p2 RBP

    Article • Protein Science, May 2010, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  19. Direct Interaction of the Bacteriophage SPP1 Packaging ATPase with the Portal Protein

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  20. Structure of bacteriophage SPP1 head-to-tail connection reveals mechanism for viral DNA gating

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  21. Origin and function of the two major tail proteins of bacteriophage SPP1

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  22. Oligomerization of the SPP1 Scaffolding Protein

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  23. Structure of bacteriophage SPP1 tail reveals trigger for DNA ejection

    Article • The EMBO Journal, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  24. The minor capsid protein gp7 of bacteriophage SPP1 is required for efficient infection of Bacillus subtilis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2006, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  25. The Ectodomain of the Viral Receptor YueB Forms a Fiber That Triggers Ejection of Bacteriophage SPP1 DNA

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  26. A Defined in Vitro System for DNA Packaging by the Bacteriophage SPP1: Insights into the Headful Packaging Mechanism

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  27. The portal protein plays essential roles at different steps of the SPP1 DNA packaging process

    Article • Virology, May 2004, Elsevier

    Prof Adriano O. Henriques, Dr Paulo Tavares

  28. The high-resolution functional map of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2003, Wiley

    Prof Adriano O. Henriques, Dr Paulo Tavares

  29. Specific targeting of a DNA-binding protein to the SPP1 procapsid by interaction with the portal oligomer

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2003, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  30. Bacillus subtilis Bacteriophage SPP1 DNA Packaging Motor Requires Terminase and Portal Proteins

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  31. Shape and DNA packaging activity of bacteriophage SPP1 procapsid: protein components and interactions during assembly 1 1Edited by J. Karn

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, February 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  32. In vitro Packaging of DNA of the Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage SPP1 1 1Edited by J. Karn

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, February 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  33. Effect of the ionic environment on the molecular structure of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, September 1999, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  34. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of the 13-fold symmetric portal protein of bacteriophage SPP1

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, September 1998, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  35. Head morphogenesis genes of the Bacillus subtilis Bacteriophage SPP1

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, May 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  36. Sequential Headful Packaging and Fate of the Cleaved DNA Ends in Bacteriophage SPP1

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, December 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  37. The SPP1 connection

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, August 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  38. The SPP1 connection

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, August 1995, Wiley

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  39. Identification of a gene in Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage SPP1 determining the amount of packaged DNA

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, May 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Paulo Tavares

  40. Bacteriophage SPP1 DNA Packaging

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paulo Tavares