Abstract : A DNA-binding protein from Xenopus laevis oocyte mitochondria which has been found associated with the D-loop also shows a strong preference for single-stranded DNA. The binding to polynucleotides is dependent on the base composition, but no sequence specificity was found. This protein, called mtSSB, binds tightly and cooperatively to single-stranded DNA. By its amino-acid composition and its binding properties it appears to be similar to the singlestranded DNA-binding proteins found in prokaryotes.
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Bernard Mignotte, Monique Barat, Jean-Claude Mounolou. Characterization of a mitochondrial protein binding to single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Research, Oxford University Press, 1985, 13 (5), pp.1703-1716. ⟨10.1093/nar/13.5.1703⟩. ⟨hal-03037891⟩