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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Comparison of the Structures of the g and a Appendages(A) Superposition of the Ca traces of g appendage (purple) and a appendage N-terminal subdomain (green). The two overlay with an rms deviation of 1.8 Å for 96 Ca atoms.(B) Schematic representation of the g appendage domain. Point mutations that abrogate binding to g-synergin and Eps15 are shown in yellow in ball and stick representation. All protein structure pictures were made using Aesop (M.E.M. Noble, personal communication).(C) Schematic representation of the a appendage domain. The N-terminal subdomain is in green and the C-terminal subdomain in gold.(D) Structure-based sequence alignment of g appendages from human, mouse, Arabidopsis, and smutfungus, mouse g2-appendage, human GGA1 appendage, and the N-terminal subdomain of the a appendage. The positions of b strands are marked by arrows and a helices with rods (purple human g appendage and green a appendage). Conserved residues are indicated by gray shading and residues identical between the g and a appendages are marked with an asterisk.(E) Ca trace of the g appendage in stereo representation.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (2002, 10, 1139-1148) copyright 2002.