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Figure 1.
Figure 1: Structure of Pol II–B complex. a, B domain organization and sequence conservation in the region connecting the B-ribbon and B-core. Yellow and green highlighting indicates conserved and invariant residues, respectively, between yeast (S. cerevisiae), human (Homo sapiens) and the archaeon P. furiosus (Pfu). b, Ribbon model of B as observed in its complex with Pol II. A peak in the anomalous difference Fourier (magenta) defines the zinc ion position (cyan sphere) in the B-ribbon. The view is from the side. c, Overview of the Pol II–B structure. Ribbon model with Pol II in silver and B in colours as in a. Side and front views are used. Pol II domains that interact with B are highlighted (dock, wheat; wall, blue; flap loop, light blue; clamp with coiled-coil, red; rudder, salmon; lid, dark red). The left view is from the side and lacks most of Rpb2, including the protrusion. The right view is from the front and includes Rpb2.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (2009, 462, 323-330) copyright 2009.