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Figure 4.
Figure 4. Cavities on IREM-1. The cavities on IREM-1 are shown as yellow dots and are labelled from 1 to 4. The locations of the CDReq loops are shown schematically and are labelled only in the ribbon diagram. In (b) and (d) the continuous groove formed by cavities 1, 2 and 3 is highlighted. This groove, which possesses a negative potential and is highly hydrophobic, may accommodate potential ligands. The electrostatic potential surfaces and hydrophobicity are coloured as in Figure 3. The ribbon orientation is equivalent to that of Figure 1(a).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2007, 367, 310-318) copyright 2007.