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Figure 5

From: A model for the Escherichia coli FtsB/FtsL/FtsQ cell division complex

Figure 5

Flexibility of FtsB/FtsL/FtsQ models. Root mean square average fluctuation in angstroms of main chain atoms in the FtsB/FtsL/FtsQ models produced during dynamics simulation of 10 ns. The X-axis represents the amino acid sequence position numbering in the models (residue 1 is the first in each model). The average RMS of each protein is detailed in the upper left corner of each box. A. Trimeric 1:1:1 model and B. Hexameric 2:2:2 model (the blue and pink lines correspond to the two different molecules of the same protein in the complex). The red arrows indicate the maximum mobility of FtsB; in A, a helix break is located at position 66 whereas in B maximum mobility occurs at the end of the coiled-coil helix and prior to the beta-like interaction with FtsQ. See the text for a detailed explanation.

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