Figure 2 - full size

 

Figure 2.
Figure 2. A, Stereo view of the selectivity filter region for the T75C mutant KcsA channel. The structure, solved in 200 mM K+, is shown with residues E71 to D80 (from two diagonally opposed subunits) rendered in a ball-and-stick representation. Green spheres represent K+ binding sites in the filter, and the magenta sphere represents a site with residual electron density. The 2F[o] -F[c] electron density map (contoured at 2s) validating the structure is shown as a blue mesh. B, Stereo view of the selectivity filter region for the wild-type KcsA. The structure (PDB code 1K4C[3.]), solved in 200 mM K+, is represented in the same way as in A. C, Stereo view of the selectivity filter region of the T75C (red) superimposed on that of the wild-type (blue).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2004, 338, 839-846) copyright 2004.