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Fig. 6. The 3D structure of the NMN adenylyl transferase 1 (NMNAT-1) monomer (Protein Data Bank ID no.: 1KQN:A). The exit and entry points of the S136-containing loop are represented by the C-a atoms of A108 (lower left) and A147 (shown in space fill). The residues of the potential poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) binding site motif are shown as sticks (amino acids 56-75). The N terminus of the motif is at lower left. The distance between the loop exit/entry points and the motif (C-terminus) is 26-27 Å. There are 10 amino acid residues between A147 and S136. If the structure of this region were fully extended, it would cover a distance of 76 Å. Consequently, the potential PAR binding motif could interact with both polymers and the loop containing S136. Therefore, phosphorylation of S136 could interfere with PAR binding.