Figure 3.
Structure of the 26S proteasome. (a) and (b) 3D reconstructions of the 26S proteasome, by single particle EM (reprinted with permission from [7] and [9]). (c) Comparison of the 20S-PAN complex with the 26S proteasome shows the similarity between the PAN ATPase complex (colored in gold) and the 19S base subunit (colored in gold) (reprinted with permission from [28]). The 20S-PAN complex may be used as a simpler model system to dissect the mechanism of substrates unfolding and translocation by the eukaryotic proteasomal ATPases.