diverse signal-transducing proteins. SAM domains are known to form homo-and hetero-
oligomers. The crystal structure of the SAM domain from an Eph receptor tyrosine kinase,
EphB2, reveals two large interfaces. In one interface, adjacent monomers exchange amino-
terminal peptides that insert into a hydrophobic groove on each neighbor. A second
interface is composed of the carboxyl-terminal helix and a nearby loop. A possible oligomer …