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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Structural comparison of the subunit conformations of PfuCP (open), TthCP (open) and BsuCP (closed). (A) Ribbons diagram of PfuCP (PDB ID: 1KA2) colored in pink with the -helices of the subdomain associated with the groove closure in red. The residues forming the metal active site are shown in ball and stick. The bound Mg ion is colored in green and the remaining ions in CPK. (B) Ribbons diagram of TthCP in the same orientation colored in tan with the -helices of the subdomain associated with the conformational change in green. The residues forming the metal active site are shown in ball and stick. (C) Ribbons diagram of BsuCP subunit colored in cyan with the -helices of the subdomain associated with the conformational change in blue. The residues forming the zinc active site are shown in ball and stick. The zinc ion is colored in orange and the remaining ions in CPK. (D) Overlap of the TthCP (colored in tan and green) and BsuCP (colored in cyan and blue) structures aligned based on their common HEXXH motif. The subdomain exhibiting the largest shift is colored in green and blue, respectively. (E) Surface diagram of PfuCP showing the open conformation of the groove. The green color indicates the location of the metal active site. (F) Surface diagram of TthCP showing the open conformation of the groove. (G) Surface diagram of BsuCP showing closed groove conformation.

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