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Figure 2.
Fig. 2. Active site superposition of open and closed BF structures. (A) The 11-bp open binary complex (yellow) and the closed ternary complex (blue) are shown in stereo view. The largest conformational differences occur in the fingers domain, including the O helix, O1 helix, and preinsertion site. The acceptor template base (n) occupies the preinsertion site in the open conformation and the insertion site in the closed conformation. (B) A close-up view of the preinsertion site. The locations of the conserved Tyr-714 are indicated.