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Figure 3.
Fig. 3. Zinc binding of C1. (a) Detailed view of the zinc binding site in the structure of C1. Only side chains of Gln208, His210, Glu223 and His225 are shown. A zinc atom has been modelled in the binding site. After energy minimisation, the zinc-ligand distances are 2.27 Å for His210(Ne2), 2.26 Å for His225(Ne2), 1.60 Å for Glu223(Oe1), 1.81 Å for Glu223 (Oe2) and 2.22 Å for Gln208(Oe1). (b) Plot of chemical shift perturbation against the protein sequence. The first red line represents the angle bracket Δδ angle bracket [tot] level, and the second red line is angle bracket Δδ angle bracket [tot] + 1*σ. Residues with chemical shift perturbations above angle bracket Δδ angle bracket [tot] + 1*σ are explicitly labelled. (b) Titration curves for residues in fast exchange for estimating binding affinity and stoichiometry. (c) Mapping of chemical shift perturbations on the three-dimensional structure of C1. Residues with chemical shift perturbations above angle bracket Δδ angle bracket [tot] + 1*σ are shown as spheres. The residues expected to coordinate the zinc are shown in red (histidines) and blue (glutamate/glutamine), and those with significant perturbations not expected to be directly involved are shown in green. (d) Titration curves for residues in fast exchange for estimating binding affinity and stoichiometry.

The above figure is reprinted from an Open Access publication published by Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2008, 384, 615-630) copyright 2008.