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Figure 2.
Fig. 2. Structural details of the cap-binding site and ligand complexes in the citrate (a–c) and MPD (d–f) crystal forms. 2F[o] − F[c] maps contoured at 1.8σ are shown for the apo (a and d) and the bound GTP ligand (b and e) structures. Composite 2500K simulated-anneal omit maps are shown for the nonmethylated GpppA cap analog in the citrate crystal form (c) and for the N7 methylated GpppA cap analog in the MPD crystal form (f). The view in panel (c) is from the top of the GpppA binding site to show the stacking interactions involving Phe24 and the guanosine and adenosine from the cap analog. “W” denotes the bridging water molecule. Residues described in the text are labeled in (a) and (e).