X-ray structures reveal single-stranded DNA binding domains related to the OB-fold in human replication protein A (RPA) and human mitochondrial SSB protein (HmtSSB). These similarities may imply a common origin.
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Suck, D. Common fold, common function, common origin?. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 161–165 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0397-161
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