Endonuclease NucS cleaves both 3' and 5' ssDNA extremities of branched DNA structures and it binds to ssDNA [1,2]. This entry represents the N-terminal PH-like domain of NucS.

1: Modulation of the Pyrococcus abyssi NucS endonuclease activity by replication clamp at functional and structural levels. Creze C, Ligabue A, Laurent S, Lestini R, Laptenok SP, Khun J, Vos MH, Czjzek M, Myllykallio H, Flament D; J Biol Chem. 2012;287:15648-15660. PMID:22431731

2: Structure and function of a novel endonuclease acting on branched DNA substrates. Ren B, Kuhn J, Meslet-Cladiere L, Briffotaux J, Norais C, Lavigne R, Flament D, Ladenstein R, Myllykallio H; EMBO J. 2009;28:2479-2489. PMID:19609302