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Figure 2.
Fig. 2. The ligand-integrin binding site. (A) Surface representation of the ligand-binding site, with the ligand peptide shown as ball-and-stick model. Color code for the ligand and the two visible Mn2+ ions (MIDAS and ADMIDAS) is as in Fig. 1. (B) Interactions between ligand and integrin. The peptide (yellow) and residues interacting with the ligand or with Mn2+ ions are shown in ball-and-stick representation. V and 3 residues are labeled blue and red, respectively. Oxygen and nitrogen atoms are in red and blue, respectively. The three Mn2+ ions in 3 at MIDAS, ADMIDAS, and LIMBS are also shown. Hydrogen bonds and salt bridges (distance cutoff, 3.5 Å) are represented with dotted lines.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the AAAs: Science (2002, 296, 151-155) copyright 2002.