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Sandbox Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (SSB) | |||
'''Single-stranded DNA-binding protein''', or SSB, binds to single-stranded regions of DNA in order to prevent premature annealing, to protect the single-stranded DNA from being digested by nucleases, and to remove secondary structure from the DNA to allow other enzymes to function effectively upon it. Single-stranded DNA is produced during all aspects of DNA metabolism: replication, recombination and repair. As well as stabilizing this single-stranded DNA, SSB proteins bind to and modulate the function of numerous proteins involved in all of these processes. | '''Single-stranded DNA-binding protein''', or SSB, binds to single-stranded regions of DNA in order to prevent premature annealing, to protect the single-stranded DNA from being digested by nucleases, and to remove secondary structure from the DNA to allow other enzymes to function effectively upon it. Single-stranded DNA is produced during all aspects of DNA metabolism: replication, recombination and repair. As well as stabilizing this single-stranded DNA, SSB proteins bind to and modulate the function of numerous proteins involved in all of these processes. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||