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. 2021 Jul 22;12:4469. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24715-3

Fig. 3. Intersubunit interactions of FlgH and FlgI in the LP ring.

Fig. 3

a Side view of the L (upper panel) and P (lower panel) rings with one subunit colored rainbow. b Intersubunit interactions between a FlgH subunit (H0) and its neighboring six FlgH subunits (H±1, H±2, H±3). The segments of six neighboring FlgH subunits interacting with the subunit H0 are labeled with their subunit ID and colored as: light green, interactions with the inner layer; light blue, interactions with the middle layer; and pink, interactions with the outer layer. c, d Top view of the P ring, showing the intersubunit interactions between FlgI (I0) and its neighboring subunit (I±1). e Hydrophobic interactions and a short anti-parallel β sheet formed by two neighboring FlgI-IRL domains. f Two hydrophobic pockets (inner and outer pocket) formed by two neighboring FlgI-IRU domains. Hydrophobic side chains are displayed in gray sticks in e and f. g Interactions between FlgH (H0) and three FlgI (I0, I±1) subunits. The extended chain of FlgH in the outer layer form hydrophobic interactions with the inner and outer pockets formed by FlgI subunits. The position of I-18 of FlgI is indicated by a thin dashed line because it is behind Val-110. The boundary lines between FlgI subunits are indicated by thick dashed lines.