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Figure 1.
FIGURE 1. Crystal structure of the p38 -MK2 heterodimer. A, side view of the p38 -MK2 heterodimer. P38 (yellow) and MK2 (magenta) are positioned "face to face" in the heterodimer, which means that the ATP-binding sites and the substrate binding grooves are at the interface of the heterodimer. The K-helix of the MK2 C-terminal regulatory domain (blue) is sandwiched between the p38 and MK2 kinase domains, whereas residues 370–393 of the C-terminal regulatory domain bind p38 in the docking groove. B, heterodimer rotated 180°. C, top view of the heterodimer.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2007, 282, 9733-9739) copyright 2007.