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. 2015 Feb 24;54(11):2052–2060. doi: 10.1021/bi501313k

Figure 3.

Figure 3

(a) The AI/IS pathway. From the protein surface to the Xe binding site, the AI and IS pathways follow the light purple and cyan pathways, respectively. From the Xe binding site to the FeMo-cofactor, the pathways (slate blue) are the same. Substrates may penetrate the protein surface at the Av1-Xe2 binding site following the light purple pathway or the cyan pathway. Upon reaching the Av1-Xe1 binding site, substrates may continue toward the FeMo-cofactor following the slate blue pathway. The Fe atoms accessed on the FeMo-cofactor by this pathway are labeled. Av1-Xe1 and Av1-Xe2 are displayed as large blue spheres. (b) The AII pathway (magenta and light pink surfaces). Substrates may reach the Cp1-Xe3 binding site following the light pink pathway and then continue toward the FeMo-cofactor following the magenta pathway. Cp1-Xe3 is displayed as a large magenta sphere. In both figures, residues lining the pathways are labeled. The α, β, and β′ subunits are shown in green, cyan, and yellow, respectively.