Replication protein A

Replication protein A
(heterotrimer)
This is an image of human Replication protein A. From PDB: 1L1O​ Proteopedia protein A Replication protein A
Functiondamaged DNA binding, single-stranded DNA binding
Subunit name Gene Chromosomal locus
Replication protein A1 RPA1 Chr. 17 p13.3
Replication protein A2 RPA2 Chr. 1 p35.3
Replication protein A3 RPA3 Chr. 7 p21.3

Replication protein A (RPA) is the major protein that binds to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in eukaryotic cells. In vitro, RPA shows a much higher affinity for ssDNA than RNA or double-stranded DNA. RPA is required in replication, recombination and repair processes such as nucleotide excision repair and homologous recombination.  It also plays roles in responding to damaged DNA.

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