... 45–58 in the former model and 40 , 49 and 55–58 in the latter model of SUMO-2 and the equivalents of ubiquitin. Although the sequences have only 18% identity, the protein folds of SUMO-2 and ubiquitin ... partic-ularly evident in the regions of 28–43 and 71–83, thatcorrespond to the strand b2, the N terminus of the h elix a1, the helix a2, and the connecting loop to the strand b5(Fig. 3 A,D).SuchalargedifferencebetweentheNMRandcrystal structures ... side chainon the target protein via an isopeptide bond with itsC-terminal glycine. There are at least four SUMO proteins in humans, wh ich are involved in protein trafficking and tar-geting. A...