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Figure 2.
FIG. 2. The hexamer model of Hp ClpX-ASD and E. coli ClpP heptamer. The ribbon diagrams of the hexamer model of Hp ClpX-ASD viewed along the 6-fold axis from the protease interface (A) and from the side (B) are shown. The same color schemes as described in the legend to Fig. 1A are used. However, each subunit is colored with a different brightness. The N and C termini of one subunit are labeled. The surface charge distribution of Hp ClpX-ASD (C) and E. coli ClpP (D) is shown. The protease interface of Hp ClpX and the ATPase interface of ClpP are drawn to show the possible ClpX-ClpP interface. The red and blue areas represent the negatively and positively charged surfaces, respectively. The white region represents the hydrophobic surface. The LGF peptide of ClpX (residues 297, 298, and 299), and the conserved hydrophobic cleft of ClpP (residues 60, 62, 82, 90, 92, 112, 114, and 189), are colored in yellow.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2003, 278, 50664-50670) copyright 2003.