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Figure 2.
FIGURE 2. Ribbon representation of ligand-free PikC. A, open, and B, closed conformations of ligand-free PikC (2BVJ). C, overlay of both conformations, open (cyan) and closed (gray), demonstrating that in the open form, the F and G helix are bent away from the heme to enable substrate access to the active site. Molecules in C are rotated 90° toward the viewer along a horizontal axis in the plane of drawing when compared with A and B. The F helix is not seen in this orientation. Closed conformation is related within r.m.s. deviations of 0.58 Å for C atoms to catalytically relevant YC-17- and narbomycin-bound forms. The heme co-factor is shown in red.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2006, 281, 26289-26297) copyright 2006.