CAP Structure for Modern/Cell Biology

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The CAP-DNA Complex.

The E. coli CAP protein is a transcriptional activator that binds to DNA (shown using the Spacefill display). The two subunits of this dimeric protein are shown using the Cartoon display; they are colored blue or green.
The cAMP molecules bound to each subunit are shown as Spacefill with CPK coloring.

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