Network of Conserved Residues Regulating gp120 Conformational Changes
(A) Bridging-sheet and conserved side-chain conformations in open Env trimer and gp120 monomer structures. Left: topology diagram of 4-stranded bridging sheet. Right: cartoon representations of β20, β21, β2, β3, α1, V1V2, and V3 overlaid on a transparent gp120 monomer surface (top) and stick representations of side chains of conserved residues of corresponding structures (bottom).
(B) Bridging-sheet and conserved side-chain conformations in b12-bound open Env and closed Env trimer structures. Left: topology diagram of 3-stranded bridging sheet. Right: cartoon representations of β20, β21, β2, β3, α1, V1V2, and V3 overlaid on a transparent gp120 monomer surface (top) and stick representations of side chains of conserved residues of corresponding structures (bottom).
See also Figure S4.