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Figure 4.
Figure 4 Exo84 and Sec5 have overlapping binding sites on the active RalA. (A) Superposition of the Exo84-RBD:RalA and the Sec5-RBD:RalA complexes. RalA is green in the Exo84-RBD:RalA complex and purple when in complex with Sec5-RBD. Exo84-RBD and Sec5-RBD are colored in red and blue, respectively. The two RalA molecules are superimposed using all equivalent C atoms except for residues in the two switch regions. Note that Exo84 and Sec5 cannot bind to RalA simultaneously. Close-up views of the areas that are indicated by red and blue boxes are shown in panels B and C, respectively. (B) Close-up view of the complex interface around RalA switch II where significantly different RalA conformations were observed between the two complexes. Shown are the five RalA residues in this region that directly contact Exo84-RBD. The molecules are colored as in panel A. (C) Close-up view of the Sec5-RBD:RalA interface. Shown are the five RalA residues that form hydrogen bonds with Sec5-RBD. The color scheme is the same as in panels A and B. (D) Molecular surface of RalA when it is in complex with Exo84-RBD. The RalA residues that exclusively contact Exo84-RBD are colored red, the residues that only bind Sec5-RBD are colored blue and the residues that are involved in interactions with both effectors are colored in orange.