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Figure 3.
Figure 3. The structure of the ponsin SH3.2 domain in complex with the paxillin PRR motif (SH3.2/paxillin PRR). (a) Overall fold of the complex. The SH3 domain is shown in light blue ribbon representation with the main residues of the interface shown as sticks. The two main SH3 loops (RT and n-Src) are also indicated. The paxillin polypeptide is depicted in orange sticks. The orientation of the peptide is indicated by labeling key residue positions (P[2], P[0], P[− 2]). (b) Electrostatic potential representation of the SH3 domain in the same orientation as shown in (a). The first hydrophobic loop is shown on the left, while the third groove is flanked by two negatively charged areas. The weighted (2F[o]–F[c]) electron density map of the peptide computed with phases of the final model is also shown. (c) 2D representation of the ponsin/paxillin interaction. The panel was generated using LIGPLOT.^65 (d) Stick representation of the main residues from ponsin (in yellow) and paxillin (in orange) that participate in the binding interface. (e) The specific conformations of the Asp835 and Glu839 for the non-bound (cyan, two different conformations) and bound (light blue) paxillin peptide in the RT loop. (f) Multiple sequence alignment of the three SH3 domains of ponsin. The positions of the secondary structural elements including the RT and n-Src loops are indicated, as determined in the two crystal structures of the SH3.2 domain. Residues involved in the binding interface with the paxillin PRR peptide are shown in black boxes. Residues in blue colour are conserved in two of the three domains and additionally represented in lower case in the consensus line. Residues that are similar are shown in red and additionally capital letters in the consensus line (including also: ! anyone of IV, $ anyone of LM, % anyone of FY, # anyone of NDQEBZ).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2007, 369, 665-682) copyright 2007.