Figure 3
Metal coordination in Csd3Δ41 and interactions of the C-terminal α-helix (α6) and β-strand (β22) with the core of domain 2. A ribbon diagram of the Csd3Δ41 monomer, coloured as in Fig. 1(a), is shown in the centre. The close-up views on the left represent interactions of the C-terminal strand (β22) with the β6 strand in the core of domain 2 (top) and of the C-terminal helix (α6) with the β-sheet in the core of domain 2 (bottom). Hydrogen-bond interactions are shown as black dotted lines. The close-up views on the right represent the ribbon diagram of the Zn2+-binding motif (top) and the surface representation of the substrate-binding groove formed by four loops of the LytM domain (bottom). The electron density for the Zn2+ ion in the OMIT mFo − DFc map is shown as a light pink mesh (contoured at 10σ). To show the detailed interactions more clearly, the close-up views have slightly different orientations. |