title: The binding of fd gene-5 protein to single-stranded nucleic acid.
abstract: The gene-5 protein of the fd filamentous bacterial virus binds to single-stranded DNA over a pH range of 2-10.3. Binding to fd DNA is several hundred-fold stronger than to bacteriophage R17 RNA or to DNA tetranucleotides.
mesh_terms: D003090:Coliphages; D004267:DNA Viruses; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D005796:Genes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D012328:RNA Viruses; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins