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Figure 4.
Fig. 4. The SARS-CoV PLpro and USP14 active sites. (A) SARS-CoV PLpro catalytic triad residues, C112, H273, and D287, and other important active-site residues. Distances between residues are indicated in angstroms. The hydrogen bond between D109 and W97 is indicated by an arrow. (B) Comparison of USP14 and SARS-CoV PLpro BL1 and BL2 loop regions. Corresponding regions of unbound USP14 (red), Ubal-complexed USP14 (yellow), and PLpro (blue) are shown superimposed. The BL1 and BL2 loop regions are indicated. The BL1 loop region of PLpro is colored in green. The catalytic triad residues are shown by a ball-and-stick representation.