Figure 3.
Three-dimensional structures of TTR·ligand complexes that do not contain a boronic acid group. One monomer of the TTR tetramer is shown, and is in the same orientation in each panel. The main chain of TTR is rendered as a ribbon, and the side chains of Lys15 and Ser117 are shown explicitly. Ligands are depicted in a ball-and-stick rendition with CPK coloring. Alternative conformations of Ser117 or the ligand are shown in panels B and C. Images were created with the program PyMOL. (A) TTR·3 (PDB entry 5u49, chain A). (B) TTR·5 (5u4b, chain B). (C) TTR·7 (5u4d, chain B).
