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Figure 5.
Figure 5. The DNA Binding Sites of Dmc1(A) The dsDNA passes through the central channel of Dmc1. The same side chains as in Figure 3C are shown. (B) Double ring formation by Dmc1. (C) Electrostatic surface potential of the Dmc1 double ring structure, viewed from the side. Positively charged cavities are boxed in (B) and (C), and contain an amino acid residue (R311) essential for ssDNA binding.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Mol Cell (2004, 14, 363-374) copyright 2004.