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Figure 3.
FIG. 3. Overview of the ternary Oct1·Sox2·Hoxb1-DNA complex. A, ribbon diagram of the ternary complex (Sox2, green; POU[S], red; POU[HD], gold; and Hoxb1-DNA, blue). The side chain of Met-13 that intercalates between base pairs 6 and 7 located at the center of the Sox2-induced DNA bend is also shown. A dashed line represents the disordered 32-residue linker that connects POU[S] and POU[HD]. (This region is disordered in solution in both the binary and ternary complexes, as well as in the binary crystal structures, Refs. 7 and 26). B, diagrammatic representation of POU[S]/Sox2 interface in the ternary complex formed by two anti-parallel helices (Sox2, green and residues denoted in italic type; POU[S], red). Solid and dashed lines indicate van der Waals contacts and electrostatic interactions, respectively. C, detailed view of the POU[S]/Sox2 interface. The side chain atoms are color coded according to atom type (oxygen, red; nitrogen, blue; carbon, cyan; sulfur, yellow). The backbone of Sox2, POU[S], and Hoxb1-DNA are depicted as tubes in green, red, and blue, respectively.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2004, 279, 1449-1457) copyright 2004.