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Figure 1. Classification of the Active Site of PDEs(A) The active site of PDEs is divided into three pockets: the metal binding pocket (M) shown in blue, the purine-selective glutamine and hydrophobic clamp pocket (Q) shown in red (which is further divided into Q[1] and Q[2] subpockets), and the solvent-filled side pocket (S) shown in green. This color coding of the active site pocket is mapped on the surface of PDE4B in complex with cilomilast, which is shown as a stick model bound at the active site. The cocrystal structure of PDE4B in complex with cilomilast has also been used to display the surfaces in (B)-(D).(B) Same as (A), but a view of the PDE active site looking toward the S pocket. This view is a clockwise rotation of about 90° along the length of cilomilast from the view in Figure 1A. The subpockets that subdivide the Q pocket are also labeled: Q[1] is the small subpocket, and Q[2] is the large subpocket.(C) Same as (A), but a view of the PDE active site looking away from the S pocket. This view is a counterclockwise rotation of about 90° along the length of cilomilast from the view in Figure 1A. All the subpockets are labeled.(D) Residues lining the three active site pockets. The active site surface is semitransparent to reveal residues that make up the active site. The absolutely conserved residues in all PDEs are colored blue. Residues conserved in both cAMP- and cGMP-specific PDEs are colored green. The other variable residues are colored red.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (2004, 12, 2233-2247) copyright 2004.