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Figure 4.
Figure 4. Substrate binding to ADPRase. a, Location of the two equivalent ADPR binding sites in the ADPRase dimer. In each binding site, loop L8 of the opposite monomer is in close proximity to the ribose moiety of ADPR. b, Stereo diagram of one ADPR binding site. Residues of the two monomers contributing to binding are labeled (B: main monomer, A: second monomer). The 2F[o] - F[c] electron density of the ADPR is shown in light blue. Carbons are gray, oxygens red, nitrogens blue, phosphorous yellow, and sulfur green; bound waters (labeled W3 and W4) are shown as red spheres. The adenosine group of the substrate binds to the enzyme in anti conformation (dihedral glycosylic bond is -143°); the adenine ribose ring has C3'-endo puckering and the terminal ribose binds with C2'-endo puckering. c, Interactions between ADPR and ADPRase. The ADPR molecule is drawn with heavy lines. Hydrogen bonds are shown with dashed blue lines; the distances between donors and acceptors are indicated. Amino acids providing van der Waals interactions are shown as decorated arcs. Residue numbers are followed by a letter (A or B) to indicate the monomer. Water molecules W1 to W4 are shown as spheres.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nat Struct Biol (2001, 8, 467-472) copyright 2001.