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Figure 3.
Figure 3. Enzyme regulation requires integrity of the linker segment that forms the αN10-switch in the Rv1264 holoenzyme. (a) Comparison of the region forming the αN10-switch in the active state (PDB entry 1Y11, shown in green and ochre) and the inhibited state (PDB entry 1Y10, shown in blue and red). The overlay is based on superposition of the regulatory domains; the catalytic domains are offset by 55° rotation and 6 Å movement between active and inhibited conformations.^8 The ribbon diagrams show with helix α10 starting at residue 160, the linker with the αN10-switch, and the first β-strand (β1) of the catalytic domains. The position of residue 204, where additional amino acids were inserted in the mutagenesis study, is indicated for active and inhibited states. Positions of residues Met193 and Met194 that have been exchanged in the earlier study are indicated.^8 (b) pH activity profiles of insertion of one, two, three or nine amino acids at position 204 can be seen. Standard deviations are shown as vertical bars if they exceed the symbol size, which corresponds to SD = 10%. While one or two inserted amino acids ((●) +S204 and (○) +SA204) result in an overall inhibited phenotype, insertion of three residues ((▪) +SAA204) displays a phenotype similar to the wild-type enzyme (broken line). Figure 3. Enzyme regulation requires integrity of the linker segment that forms the αN10-switch in the Rv1264 holoenzyme. (a) Comparison of the region forming the αN10-switch in the active state (PDB entry 1Y11, shown in green and ochre) and the inhibited state (PDB entry 1Y10, shown in blue and red). The overlay is based on superposition of the regulatory domains; the catalytic domains are offset by 55° rotation and 6 Å movement between active and inhibited conformations.[3]^8 The ribbon diagrams show with helix α10 starting at residue 160, the linker with the αN10-switch, and the first β-strand (β1) of the catalytic domains. The position of residue 204, where additional amino acids were inserted in the mutagenesis study, is indicated for active and inhibited states. Positions of residues Met193 and Met194 that have been exchanged in the earlier study are indicated.[4]^8 (b) pH activity profiles of insertion of one, two, three or nine amino acids at position 204 can be seen. Standard deviations are shown as vertical bars if they exceed the symbol size, which corresponds to SD = 10%. While one or two inserted amino acids ((●) +S204 and (○) +SA204) result in an overall inhibited phenotype, insertion of three residues ((▪) +SAA204) displays a phenotype similar to the wild-type enzyme (broken line). Introduction of the nonapeptide SAAGPSGAA ((□) +9aa-204) leads to a decoupling of regulatory and catalytic domains, as this enzyme is, like the M193P/M194P mutant, no longer pH-responsive.[5]^8

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2007, 369, 1282-1295) copyright 2007.