= Replication protein A
A <eukaryotic> single-stranded DNA-binding complex participating in replication, repair and signalling responses.
Binding protects exposed single-stranded <DNA> and helps recruit other factors. Its presence can reflect normal replication or a response to damaged or stalled <DNA> structures, so it is not a unique marker of one pathway. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapters 3, 6 and 15, protein function, translation and cell signalling]{ref}
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