Figure 1

TbrPPX1 is a predicted exopolyphosphatase that belongs to the subfamily 2 of the DHH superfamily. Dark boxes: motifs I - IV and V - VI of the DHH and the DHHA2 domains, respectively. Amino acid numbering corresponds to the TbrPPX1 sequence. Bold, underlined: active site motifs that discriminate the prune subfamily (DHH and DHR in motifs II and III, respectively) from the exopolyphosphatases/pyrophosphatases (DHN and DHH in motifs II and III, respectively). For a discussion of the functional consequences of his shift of the DHH signature from motif II to motif III see [8].