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Figure 5.
Figure 5. Intersubunit Contacts(a) A closeup view of the intermediate domain orientation in the unliganded T ring of GroEL-ATP.(b) A similar view of the intermediate domain orientation in the ATP-bound R ring. The equatorial (green), intermediate (yellow), and apical (red) domains of parts of two adjacent subunits are shown inside a blue/yellow wire mesh surface representing the EM density. The change in color of the mesh indicates the boundary between the two subunits in each view. The T ring contains density at the E386-R197 salt bridge. In the R ring, E386 makes a new contact near K80 and D83 in the neighboring equatorial domain.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Cell (2001, 107, 869-879) copyright 2001.