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Figure 4.
Structural models for interactions between SENP7 and SUMO. A, superposition of the SENP7 and SENP2 catalytic domains in blue ribbon and yellow stick representation, respectively. The position of SUMO is indicated schematically based on the position of SUMO2 in complex with SENP2 (PDB 2IO0). Several residues within the SUMO-protease interface are highlighted in stick representation and labeled according to their position and side chain composition in SENP7. B, top panel, the structure of SUMO2-RanGAP1 (stick and transparent surface representation) is shown in complex with SENP2 (yellow ribbon representation) to indicate the position of SUMO in site A (green) and the substrate RanGAP1 in site B (pink). The bottom panel depicts the SENP7 catalytic domain in a similar orientation to SENP2 in the top panel to highlight the positions of Loop-2, Loop-3, and Loop-4 with respect to the putative SUMO interaction surfaces in site A, site B, and site C. C, close-up view of the interface between SENP2 (yellow) and SUMO2 (green) with SENP7 (blue) shown at the right in an analogous orientation to highlight residues involved in interactions with SUMO at site A. D, similar to C, but depicting the other side of the SENP2-SUMO2 complex to highlight residues in SENP7 Loop-1 that may contribute to SUMO interaction. E, electrostatic potential surface representation for SENP1, SENP2, and SENP7 to highlight similarities between SENP1 and SENP2 within the SUMO interaction surface (site A) and the differences between SENP7 and either SENP1 or SENP2 in the analogous surface. The relative position for SUMO in site A is indicated by a green circle as derived from structures of SENP1-SUMO, SENP2-SUMO and models for SENP7-SUMO.

The above figure is reprinted from an Open Access publication published by the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2008, 283, 32045-32055) copyright 2008.