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Figure 4.
Figure 4. The structure of RBD2. (a) Superposition of the main-chains of 20 refined structures. N and C indicate K110 and A184, respectively, and loop 3 is labeled. (b) Schematic drawing of the restrained energy minimized mean structure derived from the 20 refined structures, as viewed from the same direction as that in (a). (c) Hydrophobic core. Overlaying of the 20 structures of the side-chains for residues involved in the hydrophobic core is shown on the main-chain of the restrained energy minimized mean structure. α-Helices and β-strands are colored red and sky-blue, respectively. (d) Hydrophobic patch exposed to the solvent. The same overlaying as that in (c) is shown for F112, F152 and F154, being rotated by ca 90 ° from that in (c).