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Figure 4.
Figure 4. Details of PAP1−DNA interactions. a, Close up view of the hydrophobic interactions (dotted lines) between Phe 93 and the two thymine methyl groups of the TT base pair step. b, Comparison of the side chain conformational changes in the Pap1 and GCN4 bZIP basic regions. The Pap1 side chains (yellow) are superimposed on the GCN4 side chains (green). Hydrogen bonds are indicated by solid lines, with the buried water molecule bridging Gln 90 and the main chain of Asn 86. c, Close up view of the Pap1 bZIP basic region, with the buried water molecule bridging Gln 90 and the main chain of Asn 86. The water molecule also forms hydrogen bonds with the DNA bases. d, Comparison of the side chains of conserved residues of Pap1 (yellow) with the corresponding residues of GCN4 (green).

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