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Figure 9.
Figure 9. Comparison of the NMR structure and crystal structure. (a) The ensemble of the 20 lowest energy NMR structures is shown in color, superimposed with the crystal structure (shown in gray). (b) and (c) Base-pairing interactions between the tetraloop and receptor. Hydrogen bonds are indicated with broken lines. Residues from the tetraloop are shown in orange and residues from the receptor are shown in cyan. The crystal structure is in white. G8 is in a Watson-Crick pair with C35 and forms a base quadruplet with A23 and G20 from the tetraloop. A6 is in a reverse-Hoogsteen pair with U36, and forms a triplet with A21 from the tetraloop.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2005, 351, 371-382) copyright 2005.