Tags: Protein.

Single-stranded DNA-binding protein or SSB binds to single-stranded regions of DNA 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.

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