single-stranded DNA-binding protein complex

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A homotetrameric protein complex that is essential for DNA replication. It supercoils the single-stranded DNA preventing DNA duplexing before the polymerase holoenzyme passes and synthesizes the complementary strand. It is also involved in DNA recombination and repair. [ UniProt:P0AGE0 GOC:jl ]

Synonyms: SSB complex

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creation date

2013-03-14T13:14:00Z

has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0044777

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