Protein Family Models

YbaB/EbfC family nucleoid-associated protein is a DNA-binding protein that may be involved in DNA repair

Date:

2024-10-04

The role of this DNA-binding protein is unknown, but it has been expressed and crystallized. Its gene nearly always occurs next to recR and/or dnaX. It is restricted to Bacteria and the plant Arabidopsis. The plant form contains an additional N-terminal region that may serve as a transit peptide and shows a close relationship to the cyanobacterial member, suggesting that it is a chloroplast protein. Members of this family are found in a single copy per bacterial genome, but are broadly distributed. A member is present even in the minimal gene complement of Mycoplasm genitalium.

Date:

2024-08-07