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. 2011 May 12;7(5):e1002030. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002030

Figure 5. Electrostatic surface potential of the N hexamer.

Figure 5

Mapping of the electrostatic surface potential, from −10 kT in red to+10 kT in blue, onto the surface of hexamer I formed by native N protein reveals a patch of positive charges in the inner part of the ring, which likely accommodates the vRNA. Key residues in the RNA binding site are labeled on the electrostatic surface of a single monomer.