Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At2g02740	Single-stranded DNA-binding protein that functions in both chloroplasts and nucleus.	Whirly proteins maintain plastid genome stability in Arabidopsis.; 2009; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901710106; PMID: 19666500; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19666500/ | Recruitment of AtWHY1 and AtWHY3 by a distal element upstream of the kinesin gene AtKP1 to mediate transcriptional repression.; 2009; DOI: 10.1007/s11103-009-9533-7; PMID: 19669906; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19669906/
Arabidopsis	At1g14410	Single-stranded DNA-binding protein that functions in both chloroplasts and nucleus.	"A ""Whirly"" transcription factor is required for salicylic acid-dependent disease resistance in Arabidopsis.; 2004; DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(04)00028-0; PMID: 14960277; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14960277/ | Single-stranded DNA binding factor AtWHY1 modulates telomere length homeostasis in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2006.02974.x; PMID: 17217467; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17217467/ | Whirly proteins maintain plastid genome stability in Arabidopsis.; 2009; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901710106; PMID: 19666500; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19666500/ | Recruitment of AtWHY1 and AtWHY3 by a distal element upstream of the kinesin gene AtKP1 to mediate transcriptional repression.; 2009; DOI: 10.1007/s11103-009-9533-7; PMID: 19669906; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19669906/"
Arabidopsis	At1g71260	Single-stranded DNA-binding protein that associates with mitochondrial DNA and may play a role in the regulation of the gene expression machinery.	Overexpression of mtDNA-associated AtWhy2 compromises mitochondrial function.; 2008; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-42; PMID: 18423020; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18423020/ | A RAD52-like single-stranded DNA binding protein affects mitochondrial DNA repair by recombination.; 2012; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2012.05097.x; PMID: 22762281; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22762281/