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. 1986 Sep;59(3):740–742. doi: 10.1128/jvi.59.3.740-742.1986

DNA-binding properties of the major structural protein of simian virus 40.

T Soussi
PMCID: PMC253252  PMID: 3016336

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.

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