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Figure 2.
Fig. 2. Ribbon diagrams comparing actin and the two Arps in the Arp2/3 complex. (A) Rabbit skeletal muscle actin from the cocrystal with DNase I (PDB accession number 1ATN). (B) Arp2. Subdomains 3 and 4 are the refined model consisting of residues Gly154 to Arg343. The backbone of actin subdomains 1 and 2 (shaded gray-red) is positioned according to the experimental density of the helices in the refined map of the Arp2/3 complex. The insert Tyr325-Glu335 in subdomain 3 is colored green. (C) Arp3. The major inserts (Gln46 to Cys54, Thr154 to Arg161, Asn260 to Lys264, and Val347 to Leu358) are colored green. Residues 40 to 50 do not appear in the electron density map.

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