Figure 5
Inter-dimer interface. (a) Cartoon representation of the VcParD2 tetramer. Each chain is coloured differently. Side chains involved in inter-dimer contacts are shown in stick representation and are shown enlarged at the bottom. The contacts are dominated by hydrogen bonds and salt bridges. (b) Cartoon representation of the SaCopG tetramer as found in the SaCopG–DNA complex and shown in a similar orientation as VcParD2. The details of the interacting side chains are again shown enlarged at the bottom. The inter-dimer contacts almost exclusively involve hydrophobic van de Waals interactions. |