F sex factor encodes a single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) with extensive sequence homology to Escherichia coli SSB.
Chase J, Merrill B, Williams K. F sex factor encodes a single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) with extensive sequence homology to Escherichia coli SSB. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 5480-5484. PMID: 6351061, PMCID: PMC384281, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.18.5480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF sex factorE. coli SSBAmino acid residuesE. coli SSB proteinAcid residuesEscherichia coli SSBDNA binding proteinE. coli proteinsShine-Dalgarno sequenceAmino acid sequenceExtensive sequence homologyNH2-terminal regionSex factorSSB proteinEvolutionary significanceColi proteinsDNA replicationPresumptive promoterExtensive homologySequence homologyAcid sequenceDyad symmetryFunctional domainsF plasmidTerminator regions