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Figure 1.
Fig. 1. Atomic structure of bovine Arp2/3 complex viewed from the front. This standard view shows Arp2 in the classic actin orientation. (A) Stereopair of ribbon diagrams (40-42). Color codes for subunits: Arp3, orange; Arp2, red for subdomains 3 and 4, gray-red for the actin backbone model of subdomains 1 and 2; p40, green; p34, light blue; p20, dark blue; p21, magenta; p16, yellow. (B) Space-filling model with the subdomains of Arp2 and Arp3 indicated (43). (C) Space-filling model with the electrostatic potential indicated with blue as positive and red as negative (43). Both p21 and p40 have strongly basic surface patches. The actin backbone model of Arp2 subdomains 1 and 2 is outlined in (B) and (C).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the AAAs: Science (2001, 294, 1679-1684) copyright 2001.