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Figure 3.
Active site of native LapB and its complexes. The active site for substrate-free LapB and its complex with 4MC or product is shown with a stick model, with a schematic representation of the interactions shown in the right panel. The dashed lines indicate putative hydrogen bonds, which are labeled with the average interatomic distance (in Å), and the decorated arcs represent van der Waals interactions of less than 4.0 Å. A, the active site for substrate-free LapB in subunit B is shown. Three water molecules depicted as red spheres occupy the first coordination shell and interact with iron ion, a black sphere. B, a 2F[o] − F[c] electron density map contoured at 1 σ is overlaid on the model of 4MC in the LapB-4MC complex (subunit C). For clarity, Leu-156, which is also a part of the active site, is not shown in this figure and also not shown in C but is displayed in Fig. 1E. C, same as B except that 2-hydroxy-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoic acid, the product of 3MC produced via proximal cleavage by LapB, is shown with a 2F[o] − F[c] electron density map contoured at 0.8 σ in subunit B.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2009, 284, 34321-34330) copyright 2009.