title: DNA-binding properties of the major structural protein of simian virus 40.
abstract: We investigated whether the VP1 protein of simian virus 40 binds to DNA. In vitro DNA-binding experiments clearly indicate that VP1 bound strongly to double-stranded and single-stranded DNA, with a higher affinity for the latter; additional experiments show that VP1 did not bind to a specific sequence of simian virus 40 DNA.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins; D004247:DNA