| a distinct single-stranded dna-binding protein encoded by the lactococcus lactis bacteriophage bil67. | single-stranded binding proteins (ssbs) are found to participate in various processes of dna metabolism in all known organisms. we describe here a ssb protein encoded by the lactococcus lactis phage bil67 orf14 gene. it is the first noted attempt at characterizing a ssb protein from a lactococcal phage. the purified orf14(bil67) binds unspecifically to ssdna with the same high affinity as the canonical bacillus subtilis ssb. electrophoretic mobility-shift assays performed with mutagenized orf14( ... | 2007 | 17316735 |