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Figure 1.
Three-dimensional organization of complex between kinesin motor KCBP and regulatory Ca^2+-binding protein KIC. (A) Schematic illustration of complex components. The fragments of KCBP and KIC visualized in the crystal structure are traced in orange for KCBP and in green for KIC. The domain structure of KCBP is depicted. (B) Crystal structure of the complex of kinesin KCBP and KIC solved at a resolution of 2.4 Å. The motor (light orange) and KIC (green) are shown schematically. ADP (light blue) and Ca^2+ ion (black) are space-filling models. The regulatory domain of KCBP is highlighted in orange. (C and D) Two views of the structure of KIC in the complex. In C, KIC is shown in orientation allowing visualization of the part corresponding to the central helix of the Ca^2+ sensors (calmodulin, troponin C). The C-terminal part of the “central” helix in KIC is less ordered than its N-terminal half. For alignment of KIC with troponin C and calmodulin, please see Table S2. In D, the EF-hands helices are indicated (A, B, C, D) as the similar elements in the structures of Ca^2+ sensors. The β-sheet stabilizing the EF-hand pair is shown in cyan.