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Figure 5.
FIGURE 5. Ca^2^+ site in the EGF1 domain and location of the Zn^2^+ sites and their linkage to the protease domain Ca^2^+ site in FVIIa. A, Ca^2+ site in the EGF1 domain. Electron density (2F[obs] - F[calc]) contoured at 1 (gray) for Ca^2+ (magenta sphere) and two water molecules (red spheres) is shown. Electron density contoured at 5 for Ca^2+ is shown in blue. Note that in the presence of Ca^2+, Mg^2+ will not occupy this site. All eight coordination ligands (black dashed lines) are shown, and the residues labeled are those of the light chain of FVIIa. B, location of the Zn^2+ sites and their linkage to the protease domain Ca^2+ site. Electron density (2F[obs] - F[calc]) contoured at 1 (gray) of Zn^2+ (cyan spheres), Ca^2+ (magenta sphere), and water molecules (red spheres) is shown. The electron density contoured at 3 for Zn^2+ and Ca^2+ ions is shown in blue. Note the linkage between the Zn^2+ sites and the Ca^2+ site. The metal ion coordination to its ligands and H-bonds between water molecules is shown with black dotted lines. Residue numbering used in the figure is that of chymotrypsin.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2006, 281, 24873-24888) copyright 2006.