Monomers of the Escherichia coli SSB-1 mutant protein bind single-stranded DNA.

doi:10.1016/0022-2836(91)90611-9

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Monomers of the Escherichia coli SSB-1 mutant protein bind single-stranded DNA.

Journal of molecular biology - 5 Jan 1991

Bujalowski W, Lohman T M

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The Escherichia coli wild-type single strand binding (SSB) protein is a stable tetramer that binds to single-stranded (ss) DNA in its role in DNA replication, recombination and repair. The ssb-1 mutation, a substitution of tyrosine for histidine-55 within the SSB-1 protein, destabilizes the tetra...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA-Binding Proteins
Escherichia coli
Mutation
Oligonucleotides

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