Synthesis of bacteriophage M13-specific proteins in a DNA-dependent cell-free system. II. In vitro synthesis of biologically active gene 5 protein
- PMID: 4586780
- PMCID: PMC356789
- DOI: 10.1128/JVI.12.6.1466-1472.1973
Synthesis of bacteriophage M13-specific proteins in a DNA-dependent cell-free system. II. In vitro synthesis of biologically active gene 5 protein
Abstract
It is shown that gene 5 protein of bacteriophage M13 is one of the major proteins synthesized in vitro under the direction of M13 replicative-form DNA. By means of DNA-cellulose chromatography, this protein has been purified to homogeneity and its biological characteristics have been compared with those of its native counterpart. Like native gene 5 protein, the purified, in vitro-synthesized protein binds tightly and selectively to single-stranded, but not to double-stranded, DNAs. These results suggest that truly functional gene 5 protein is made in the cell-free system.
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