Figure 7.

Position of α-carbon in the FA-Lys linker of the hexamer (a), heptamer (b), and octamer (c), as a function of simulation time. One monomer is highlighted (circle) in the octamer (c), to indicate the possible disintegration of this structure. Coordinates taken from the first 15 ns, 5 ns in the middle of the simulation, and then the last ∼5 ns, are shown. (Circles and dashed lines) Average structure within the 5-ns intervals (dots). The yz α-carbon atom coordinates for the FA-Lys linker were plotted in intervals of 50 ps. To see this figure in color, go online.