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Figure 3.
Recognition of 8-oxo-dGMP by MutT. A, hydrogen bonding interactions between 8-oxo-dGMP and loop regions (apo in gray and MutT-8-oxo-dGMP in slate). Amino acid residues involved in the hydrogen bonding interactions are shown in ball and stick representation. Water molecules are in red. Hydrogen bonds are shown as yellow dashed lines. B, the hydrophobic cave composed of β-1, β-3, β-3′, β-5, and α-2 is represented as a translucent surface (carbon in white, nitrogen in cyan, and oxygen in pink). C, interactions for the syn conformation of 8-oxo-dGMP. The hydrogen bond between Oδ of Asn-119 and N7-H of 8-oxoG is shown as a red dashed line. D, van der Waals interactions around the O8 atom. Amino acid residues recognizing O8 are shown in ball, stick, and translucent surface. E, a 2F[o] − F[c] electron density map around 8-oxo-dGMP contoured at 1.5 σ (stereo view).

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2009, 285, 444-452) copyright 2009.