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Figure 5.
Figure 5. Features of the complex surface. Mutations of FtsY interface residues that affect assembly of the complex, and those that do not affect assembly but affect the subsequent GTPase hydrolysis step,^15 are mapped onto the surface of FtsY (gold, assembly defect; magenta, activity defect). The orientation is looking into the GTPase binding site where bound GTP is drawn as sticks. Activity defect mutations cluster (at the bottom) near the FtsY active center, locating residues that likely contribute to the activation region of the complex. The relative position of the external nucleotide site is indicated with an asterisk (*); however, formation of that binding site requires assembly of the heterodimer. Figure 5. Features of the complex surface. Mutations of FtsY interface residues that affect assembly of the complex, and those that do not affect assembly but affect the subsequent GTPase hydrolysis step,[3]^15 are mapped onto the surface of FtsY (gold, assembly defect; magenta, activity defect). The orientation is looking into the GTPase binding site where bound GTP is drawn as sticks. Activity defect mutations cluster (at the bottom) near the FtsY active center, locating residues that likely contribute to the activation region of the complex. The relative position of the external nucleotide site is indicated with an asterisk (*); however, formation of that binding site requires assembly of the heterodimer.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2006, 360, 631-643) copyright 2006.