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Figure 1.
(a) Structure-based sequence alignment of the cytoplasmic domains of the Cl^- channels ClC-1 and ClC-0 and the Cl^- transporter ClC-5. Identical residues are highlighted in green, similar residues in yellow, residues involved in ATP binding in violet and the recognition sequence for ubiquitin ligase (ClC-5) in red. Secondary structure and numbering (ClC-5) are indicated above and below the sequences, respectively. The R-helix with the Cl^--coordinating tyrosine residue (#) preceding the domains is included in the alignment. The linker sequence between the two CBS domains and the C terminus in ClC-0 and ClC-1 have been omitted (XXX). The first residue of the crystallized construct is highlighted (^*). h, H. sapiens; t, T. marmorata; hClC-5, GenBank 116734718; tClC-0, GenBank X56758; hClC-1, GenBank M97820. (b) Ribbon representation of the ClC-0 domain. The two CBS subdomains are colored in green and blue, respectively; residues of the ubiquitin ligase recognition sequence are colored in red. The bound ATP molecule is shown as CPK model. (c) Relative arrangement of CBS domains in ClC-5 (yellow) and ClC-0 (red). For the ClC-0 arrangement, the two CBS subdomains of ClC-5 were superimposed on their respective counterparts in ClC-0. (d) Dimeric organization of two cytoplasmic domains of ClC-5 (colored as in a), as observed in the crystal structure. The ATP molecule is shown as CPK model. Two-fold axis of symmetry is indicated. All structure images were prepared with DINO (http://www.dino3d.org).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nat Struct Biol (2007, 14, 60-67) copyright 2007.