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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Structure of the DDX6-C/EDC3-FDF Heterodimer
(A) Domain organization of DDX6 and EDC3. The structured part of the DDX6 C-terminal domain is shown in gray, with the conserved helicase motifs in purple. The EDC3-FDF peptide is highlighted in salmon. Numbers correspond to the human proteins.
(B) Ribbon diagrams of the complex colored as in (A). Side chains for the EDC3-FDF and EDC3-FDK motifs and for DDX6-His312 are shown as sticks.
(C and D) Electrostatic potentials were mapped onto the respective molecular surface and contoured from −5 kT/e (red) to +5 kT/e (blue). In (C), EDC3-FDF is represented as sticks (carbons in yellow, oxygens in red, nitrogens in blue) on the molecular surface of DDX6-C. (D) shows the molecular surface of the complex and changes in charge distribution.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Mol Cell (2009, 33, 661-668) copyright 2009.