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When double stranded DNA is unwound into single stranded DNA, single-strand binding proteins bind to each single stranded DNA strand and prevent the two strands from reattaching to each other, allowing DNA replication to continue.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSingle stranded binding proteins bind to and stabilize single stranded DNA during DNA replication until the single stranded DNA can be used as a template for a new strand to bind to.
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∙ 6y agoThey keep the DNA stabilized and unzipped during DNA replication.
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How do stabilizing proteins work on the DNA?
They bind to the single-stranded DNA.
What kind of proteins protect single stranded DNA?
dipolinic acids
Why is it important for DNA to uncoil during DNA replication?
Since DNA is highly coiled to pack a huge amount of heredity information into a small space, it has to be unwound before transcription can begin. If it were still coiled, the proteins involved in the process of transcription cannot gain access to the internal regions DNA
What holds the DNA helicases apart?
Single Strand Binding Proteins
When might DNA be single stranded?
It would be single stranded when it has been synthetically made like a probe.
What happens after a single stranded binding proteins associate with DNA?
Depending upon its design it will either activate or shut-down the DNA that it binds to.
What is ssb?
In genetics, SSB stands for single-stranded DNA-binding protein. These are proteins that bind to single-stranded areas of DNA to prevent early binding and to protect the DNA from being digested by nucleases.
IS HPV single or double stranded?
circular double stranded DNA protected by capsid proteins
How do stabilizing proteins work on the DNA?
They bind to the single-stranded DNA.
What kind of proteins protect single stranded DNA?
dipolinic acids
Why is it important for DNA to uncoil during DNA replication?
Since DNA is highly coiled to pack a huge amount of heredity information into a small space, it has to be unwound before transcription can begin. If it were still coiled, the proteins involved in the process of transcription cannot gain access to the internal regions DNA
What holds the DNA helicases apart?
Single Strand Binding Proteins
Is genetic material single stranded or double stranded rna?
If the genetic material is RNA, it will usually be single stranded. Only viruses contain double stranded RNA. The main genetic material in eukaryotic cells (eg. animal cells) is DNA. Single stranded RNA copies of this (known as mRNA) are made in order for proteins to be synthesized.
What is the primary function of DNA and where is DNA located and is DNA single stranded or double stranded?
Function: The fundemental unit of life. codes for everything. The building blocks of everything else (DNA->RNA->amino acids->proteins) Location: Nucleus Almost always double stranded (RNA is always single stranded)
What is the enzyme that binds and separates the DNA strands during transcription?
single-strand binding proteins
Is trna double stranded or single stranded?
tRNA, or transfer RNA, is a single stranded molecule. The only double stranded RNA is dsRNA, or double stranded RNA. They are typically found in viruses.
Is astrovirus single or double stranded?
single stranded RNA (positive sense)
