Term Name: DNA binding
Synonyms: microtubule/chromatin interaction, plasmid binding, structure specific DNA binding, structure-specific DNA binding
Definition: Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003677]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleic acid binding
has subtype: bent DNA binding chromatin DNA binding damaged DNA binding DNA binding, bending DNA end binding DNA secondary structure binding DNA template activity double-stranded DNA binding flap-structured DNA binding G-quadruplex DNA binding histone-dependent DNA binding recombination hotspot binding sequence-specific DNA binding single-stranded DNA binding triplex DNA binding
inverse has_part: ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler activity DNA clamp loader activity DNA clamp unloader activity DNA topoisomerase activity DNA translocase activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of DNA binding
positively regulated by: positive regulation of DNA binding
regulated by: regulation of DNA binding