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Figure 5.
Figure 5. Schematic representation of the BenM-EBD effector-binding sites. (a) Muconate in the primary site. Hydrogen bonds (between non-hydrogen atoms) to the effector are shown as broken lines. The distance between the O1 of muconate and the Arg146 N^ε atom is also shown (dash-dot). Helices, colored as in Figure 2, are shown as cylinders. β-Strands were omitted for clarity. (b) Benzoate in the secondary site. H1 is a 3[10]-helix associated with both binding sites. (c) Residues implicated in the charge relay postulated to be responsible for synergistic activation.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2007, 367, 616-629) copyright 2007.