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Figure 5.
Figure 5. Superpositionings of the higher-resolution structures at the DNA binding site. In both views the backgrounded DNA molecule is that of form IV, and the ion-pair formed between Asp114 and Arg116 in form IV is shown with black dashes. Both views also show smaller bonds and atoms for the dual conformations of Tyr64 of form IV. Superpositionings were done using the same subset of alpha-carbon atoms listed for Figure 2. (a) The superpositioning of the A and B protein molecules of form I onto that of form IV. The main-chains and side-chains nearly superimpose with the exception of the main-chain of the form I B molecule in the region of Tyr64. (b) Superpositioning of the A and B protein molecules of form IIa onto that of form IV. The main and side-chain superpositionings are nearly identical for the residues shown, and there is an exact mapping of the Asp114 side-chain of the form IIa A molecule and that of form IV.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2000, 296, 613-632) copyright 2000.