Figure 4 - full size

 

Figure 4.
Fig. 4. Molecular interactions at the dimer interface. (a) The aromatic ring of Phe-27 in one monomer (green) becomes intercalated between the aromatic rings of two His residues in the other monomer (red). This hydrophobic sandwich is part of an extended hydrophobic array (see text). (b) Extensive hydrogen-bonding networks (blue dotted lines) occur between the two monomers.