Single stranded binding protein

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Sandbox Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (SSB)Sandbox Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (SSB)


Introduction

Copies of SSB bind to the unwound DNA strands, keeping the strands separated so that both strands can serve as templates.

Structure

The structure of SSB consists of a homotetramer that has a DNA binding domain that binds to a single strand of DNA.


Structure of Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein bound to ssDNA (PDB entry 1eyg)

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Binding Interactions in the Active Site

Structure of Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein bound to ssDNA (PDB entry 1kaw)

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See AlsoSee Also

ReferencesReferences


PMID: 2087220

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