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Figure 3.
Hydrophobic plug-socket interaction of the Polη (A) or Polι (B) peptide with PCNA and superimposition of PIP-box structures bound to PCNA (C). A and B, PCNA is shown by a surface model, and residues of PCNA that interact with the three-forked hydrophobic plug are colored gray. PIP-box residues are shown by stick models. Residues of PCNA that interact with the Met-701 (p1) residue of Polη in the Q-pocket are colored light pink. C, structures of p21, Polη, Polκ, and Polι bound to PCNA are shown in light blue, pink, green, and yellow, respectively. PIP-box residues are shown by stick models, and only some PIP-box residues of Polι are denoted.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2009, 284, 10552-10560) copyright 2009.