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Figure 3.
Overview of the complex structure. (A) Schematic representation of the ^8–9FnI module pair in gold and the α[1](I) G[778]–G[799] peptide in cyan showing the antiparallel β-strand mode of binding. (B) Similar representation of ^2–3FnI (purple) in complex with a peptide (gold) from Staphylococcus aureus (21). Collagen and bacterial peptides adopt a similar model of binding to FnI domains. (C) Molecular surface area representation of ^8–9FnI colored by electrostatic potential and select collagen peptides residues involved in complex formation.