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Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (SSB) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Single-stranded DNA-binding protein''' '''(SSB)''' binds to single-stranded regions of DNA. This binding serves a variety of functions - it prevents the strands from hardening too early during replication, it protects the single-stranded DNA from being broken down by nucleases during repair, and it removes the secondary structure of the strands so that other enzymes are able to access them and act effectively upon the strands<ref>PMID:2087220</ref>. | '''Single-stranded DNA-binding protein''' '''(SSB)''' binds to single-stranded regions of DNA. This binding serves a variety of functions - it prevents the strands from hardening too early during replication, it protects the single-stranded DNA from being broken down by nucleases during repair, and it removes the secondary structure of the strands so that other enzymes are able to access them and act effectively upon the strands<ref>PMID:2087220</ref>. | ||