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Figure 2.
Figure 2. Structure of Unphosphorylated APC R3 Bound to β-Catenin(A) Ribbon diagram of the complex, with cylinders representing α helices. The β-catenin arm repeat domain is shown in gray (helices 1 and 2 of the arm repeat motif) and cyan (helix 3, which forms the groove) (Huber et al., 1997). The ICAT helical domain used for crystallization is shown in white. The superimposed crystal structures of the bound XTcf-3 (green), E-cadherin (yellow), APC-RA (blue), and APC-R3 (orange) ligands are shown.(B) Overlay of the extended peptide of R3 (orange) and E-cadherin (yellow) bound to β-catenin. Nitrogen and oxygen atoms are shown in blue and red, respectively. Residue numbers for cadherin are shown in parentheses.(C) Diagram of the interactions formed between APC R3 and β-catenin. APC residues are shown in ovals with key side chain interactions indicated. Hydrogen bonds and salt bridges are indicated by dashed lines, and nonpolar contacts by arcs.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Mol Cell (2004, 15, 511-521) copyright 2004.