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Figure 3.
Fig. 3. Electrostatic surface potentials of the A1 domain of VWF and GpIb . Potentials were calculated for the individual molecules. The surface is colored blue for potentials > 6 kT/e and red for potentials <-6 kT/e. The C -traces of the partner molecules in the complex are shown in white for clarity. The areas of large electrostatic potentials at the interface of A1 and GpIb coincide with the region of loose, solvent-mediated contacts between the two molecules. Calculations were performed with GRASP (30).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the AAAs: Science (2002, 297, 1176-1179) copyright 2002.