Definition: Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases.
Other names Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins; DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins; Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins; Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein; DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded; DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein; DNA Binding Proteins; Binding Protein, DNA; Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein; SS DNA BP; DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein; DNA Binding Protein
tachyplesin peptide, Tachypleus tridentatus [ RGD-tachyplesin,tachyplesin,tachyplesin I,tachyplesin II,tachyplesin III ] isolated from the hemocytes of the horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus); cationic peptide; 17 amino acid residues given in first source