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Figure 6.
FIG. 6. Alignments of side chain mutations on BCL-X[L]( C) structure (1BXL [PDB] ) used as docking target for AA[1]. a, alignments of BCL-X[L]( C) structure in free (green) and BAK-BH3-bound (black) conformations. The modeled AA[1] (light green) is shown in place of BAK-BH3 in binding pocket. The C RMSD for residues Glu-92, Phe-97, Ala-142, and Phe-146 is 1.3 Å, whereas overall C RMSD is 2.5 Å. b-d, modeling of mutations into hydrophobic groove of 1BXL [PDB] . Yellow stars indicate clashing contacts. b, F97W (purple) makes two moderate clashing contacts, each at 2.6 Å. c, the A142L mutation (magenta) makes an extreme clashing contact with CD1 to O8 of AA[1] at 1.2 Å. d, although Phe-146 makes two van der Waals contacts with the C27 of AA[1] the F146L mutation (orange) only makes one contact from CD1 (3.4 Å). Nitrogen atoms are colored blue, and oxygen atoms are colored red.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2004, 279, 2159-2165) copyright 2004.