This family represents Homologous recombination OB-fold protein (HROB). During homologous recombination, HROB acts by recruiting the MCM8-MCM9 helicase complex to sites of DNA damage to promote DNA repair synthesis [1,2].

1: Control of homologous recombination by the HROB-MCM8-MCM9 pathway. Hustedt N, Saito Y, Zimmermann M, Alvarez-Quilon A, Setiaputra D, Adam S, McEwan A, Yuan JY, Olivieri M, Zhao Y, Kanemaki MT, Jurisicova A, Durocher D; Genes Dev. 2019;33:1397-1415. PMID:31467087

2: Ways to unwind with HROB, a new player in homologous recombination. Saredi G, Rouse J; Genes Dev. 2019;33:1293-1294. PMID:31575675