Superposition of AChBP crystal structures using secondary-structure matching (41) in coot (42). The Ls-AChBP–Hepes structure was used as a reference, and the rmsds for pairwise superpositions are as follows: Ls-AChBP–carbamylcholine 0.52 Å (1,025 Cα atoms), Ls-AChBP–nicotine 0.58 Å (1,028 Cα atoms), Ls-AChBP–cobratoxin 0.96 Å (991 Cα atoms), Ac-AChBP–Hepes 1.68 Å (943 Cα atoms), Ac-AChBP–ImI 1.78 Å (926 Cα atoms), Ac-AChBP–PnIA(A10L D14K) 1.90 Å (925 Cα atoms), and Bt-AChBP–CAPS 1.78 Å (950 Cα atoms). Structures of Ac-AChBP and Bt-AChBP form one group and are colored in shades of red; structures of Ls-AChBP form another group and are in shades of blue. (A) Side view of one monomer, with the N terminus at the top and interface loops at the bottom. (B) Magnified view of the interface loops. (C) Magnified view of the interface loops seen parallel to the fivefold axis. The extreme C terminus was omitted for clarity.