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. 2018 Sep 28;9:3978. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06414-8

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Reversibility of cyclic nucleotide-dependent conformational changes. a HS-AFM time-lapse high-resolution image sequence showing CNBD conformational and 2D-lattice rearrangement dynamics of SthK upon cGMP injection (panels t = 12 min and t = 23 min) and after controlled cGMP removal and cAMP re-addition via a fluid exchange pumping system (panels t = 38 min and t = 71 min). Insets in t = 2 min, t = 23 min and t = 71 min are correlation averages (n = 22, n = 39, and n = 17 tetramers) of the corresponding frames. The molecular conformational changes lead to local membrane bending (bright area in the top part of the membrane). Scale bar: 30 nm. b cAMP (blue) and cGMP (red) concentrations as a function of time during the HS-AFM experiment. Dashed lines and adjacent labels indicate the times (bottom) and the cAMP (blue) / cGMP (red) concentrations when the images shown on top were acquired. Inset displays cGMP addition through pipetting (1) and cAMP buffer exchange (2)