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. 2021 Mar 3;49(6):3109–3126. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab130

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Conformational dynamics of the apo human CE GTase domain in comparison with the apo PBCV-1 CE GTase. Top panels (A, C, E) refer to the human GTase (10), and lower panels (B, D, F) refer to the PBCV-1 GTase (28). (A, B) Conformational distributions obtained from cMD simulations. The inter-domain distance was taken as the separation between the centres of mass of the NT and OB domains. Histograms were constructed using the data from all cMD replicates. (C, D) The results of the normal mode analysis, visualizing conformational changes in the protein. The lowest frequency mode relating to the open-close motion is depicted as a porcupine plot, with the arrows representing the direction and amplitude of motion for each residue. (E, F) Salt bridges forming between the OB and NT domains of the GTase upon domain closure.