MASRGVNKVILVGNLGQDPEVRYMPNGGAVANITLATSESWRDKATGEQKEKTEWHRVVLFGKLAEVAGEYLRKGSQVYIEGSLQTRKWQDQSGQDRYTTEIVVNVGGTMQMLGGRQGGGAPAGQSAGGQGGWGQPQQPQGGNQFSGGQQQSRPAQNSAPATSNEPPMDFDDDIPF Single-stranded DNA-binding protein Helix-destabilizing protein ssb This protein is essential for replication of the chromosome. It is also involved in DNA recombination and repair (By similarity). 176 SSB_SERMA