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. 2008 Feb 1;94(3):1075–1083. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.107.118802

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Force along the rod domain to the right induces a conformational change in repeat 4 within 300 ps at 50 pN of force. The conformational change involves peripherally located Asp-containing loops that rotate to hydrogen bond with their own intrastrand amide nitrogens. This causes the loops to curl back onto themselves and expose two large gaps in the hydrophobic core, colored in yellow.