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Ku-core domain, Ku-like subfamily; composed of prokaryotic homologs of the eukaryotic DNA binding protein Ku. The alignment includes the core domain shared by the prokaryotic YkoV-like proteins and the eukaryotic Ku70 and Ku80. The prokaryotic Ku homologs are predicted to form homodimers. It is proposed that the Ku homologs are functionally associated with ATP-dependent DNA ligase and the eukaryotic-type primase, probably as components of a double-strand break repair system.