(A) Cross sections of AG04-RISC. Water molecules (cyan) are shown as spheres. The guide RNA (red) is displayed as a stick
model.
(B) Conservation of internal water molecules among human AGOs. Water molecules equivalent to W9 and W12 in AG04 have
slightly different positions, W9’ and W12’, in AG02, due to N623.
(C) Water molecules in LAKE1 (right) and LAKE2 (left). The simulated annealing
Fo-Fc map (blue mesh) is contoured at 3.0 σ around the internal
water molecules. See also Figures S5C–D.