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Figure 4.
Figure 4. NMR Structure of the Yng1 PHD Interaction with Trimethylated H3 K4
NMR-derived structure of the PHD finger (152–212) in the free form. For clarity, residues 152–154 and 208–212 in the unstructured regions were omitted.
(A) Backbone superposition of 20 energy-minimized structures of the PHD finger.
(B) Aromatically rich surface that shows extensive chemical shift changes upon peptide binding (Y157 and W180).
(C) Backbone superposition of 20 energy-minimized structures of the PHD finger in complex with H3[1–9]K4me3 peptide.
(D) Aromatically rich surface that shows extensive interactions with trimethylated lysine K4 (Y157 and W180).
(E) Surface representation of the YNG1 PHD complex with H3[1–9]K4me3 peptide. Surface residues that undergo the largest chemical shift upon binding are highlighted in pink.
(F) An ensemble of 20 structures with side chains involved in complex formation colored in purple (D172 and E179 for H3 R2, Y157 and W180 for H3K4).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Mol Cell (2006, 24, 785-796) copyright 2006.