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Figure 2.
Figure 2. Interactions between ARL2-GTP and BART
(A) A stereo view showing the interactions between ARL2 and BART at interface I. Helix α1 of ARL2 (cyan) is embedded in a hydrophobic cleft formed by helices α3, α4, and α5 of BART (green).
(B) A stereo view showing the interactions between ARL2 and BART at interface II. The switch regions of ARL2 (switches I and II and the inter-switch region in magenta, orange, and blue, respectively) have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions with the N terminus of helix α3 and the following loop of BART (green). The hydrogen-bonding interactions are indicated by dashed lines.
(C) A schematic diagram showing the hydrophobic contacts between ARL2 and BART.
(D) A schematic diagram showing the hydrogen-bonding interactions between ARL2 and BART.
(E) In vitro binding assay of the wild-type and mutant ARL2 with the GST-fused wild-type BART. GST cannot bind to ARL2 and thus was used as the negative control.
(F) In vitro binding assay of the wild-type ARL2 with the GST-fused wild-type and mutant BART.