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Figure 3
Structural comparisons of Cα-atom coordinates of the SSX structure of SpRub with an earlier single-crystal structure (PDB entry 1aus) or between protomers. (a) Average internal distance matrix displacements of Cα atoms when compared with the coordinates of PDB entry 1aus. These plots are shown for all four copies of the large (RbcL) and small (RbcS) RuBisCO subunits within the asymmetric unit. (b) Average internal distance matrix displacements of Cα atoms when compared with the coordinates of other copies of the large (RbcL) and small (RbcS) RuBisCO subunits within the asymmetric unit. Since there are four copies, six comparisons are plotted in total. This plot highlights the regions which differ most strongly between the subunits. (c) Colour representation of the mean displacements of Cα atoms relative to PDB entry 1aus, where white represents no displacement and dark red represents the maximum displacement. Most regions in which significant structural changes are observed are on the surface of the protein. (d) The same representation as used in (c) but illustrating structural changes near the active site of the protein. No significant displacements of active-site residues are observed, only the loose region of glycines.

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