Figure 6

Calculated membrane binding modes for sPLA ₂ from bee venom with a transition state PE analogue (A) and human group IIA sPLA ₂ (B). The backbone of two proteins and the specific lipid ligands are shown in ribbon and stick model, respectively. Residues identified as poorly accessible to polar reagents by SDSL are colored red. Ca²⁺ ions are shown as balls colored magenta. Hydrocarbon core boundary at the extracellular side is indicated by red dots. The layer of lipid phosphates ("P") is shown by gold dots (at 5 Å outside the hydrocarbon boundary). The center of membrane is indicated by grey dots (at 15 Å inside the boundary).