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Figure 2.
Figure 2. The structure of TTHA1264 and its related structures. A: The stereo view of the overall cartoon representation and secondary structure assignment of the monomer of TTHA1264. The secondary structures determined by modified DSSP[28] at ESPript[21] are colored in red ( -helices), yellow ( -strand), orange (3[10]-helices), and green (random coil). B: The topological diagram of the main-chain trace of TTHA1264. The - and 3[10]-helices are represented as filled red circles and smaller filled orange circles, respectively. The -strands are represented as yellow triangles with the relative backbone directions. Residue numbers at both ends of the secondary structure elements are indicated. C: The zinc-binding motif and the surrounding residues of TTHA1264 (gray) and MPP (orange). The coordinates of the C atoms in 1 of TTHA1264 were superposed on the corresponding atoms of MPP by PyMOL.[27] The residues in zinc-binding motifs are represented as stick models. The zinc ion (gray) and the catalytic water molecule (orange) of MPP are shown as spheres. A water molecule of TTHA1264 corresponding to the catalytic water is represented as a gray sphere. Additional glutamate residues (Glu118 of TTHA1264 and Glu143 of MPP) are also shown as stick models. D: Oligomerization state analysis of TTHA1264 by gel filtration chromatography. Peaks of three standard proteins are shown in green (aldolase, MW = 158,000), cyan (conalbumin, MW = 75,000), and red (ribonuclease A, MW = 13,700). The elution volumes and the logarithmic molecular weights of the three proteins are plotted on the chromatogram (open circles). Molecular weight of TTHA1264 (purple) was estimated (open triangle) to be 47,000 by the regression lines of the three standard data points. E: The representations of electrostatic potentials on the solvent accessible surface of the heterodimeric MPP, homodimeric TTHA1264, and heterodimeric Core. The black dotted open circles indicate the location of the zinc-binding motifs, represented as stick model. The black dotted open square indicates the glycine-rich loop in MPP. The potentials displayed represent a range from -20 (red) to +20 (blue) k[B]T.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Proteins (2009, 75, 774-780) copyright 2009.