pfam07404: TEBP_beta (this model, PSSM-Id:254188 is obsolete and has been replaced by 462156)
Telomere-binding protein beta subunit (TEBP beta)
This family consists of several telomere-binding protein beta subunits which appear to be specific to the family Oxytrichidae. Telomeres are specialized protein-DNA complexes that compose the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. Telomeres protect chromosome termini from degradation and recombination and act together with telomerase to ensure complete genome replication. TEBP beta forms a complex with TEBP alpha and this complex is able to recognize and bind ssDNA to form a sequence-specific, telomeric nucleoprotein complex that caps the very 3' ends of chromosomes.