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Figure 2.
Structural features of the ssoMCM hexamer. (A) Double hexameric EM map of mtMCM with the ssoMCM hexamer model fitting snugly inside the map (20). The PS1 hairpin is located near the side channels of the EM map (indicated by an arrow). (B) Side and top views of the ssoMCM hexamer model. Subunits are labeled a–f. Two subunits in the front are removed in the side view to reveal the interior. The 4 β-hairpins located inside the central and side channels are colored. (C) Close-up view of subunits a and b in the back side of the hexamer in B (side view). β-Hairpins are labeled as in Fig. 1B. The opening between the 2 neighboring subunits at the C terminus (side channel) is indicated. (D) Close-up top view as in B, showing the radial and helical nature of the 4 β-hairpins.