Molecular cloning and characterization of pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone β-subunit cDNAs
Fig 5
Tridimensional models obtained after molecular dynamics simulations.
On the top, the ag-FSH and ag-LH structures highlighting the α-subunit (green cartoons) and the β-subunit (blue for FSH and magenta for LH) and the predicted dissulfide bonds of the β-subunits are shown. On the bottom, the 3D models are presented in cartoon style and colored according to the secondary structure (helices in red, sheets in yellow and loops in green), highlighting the predicted loops of the β-subunits and the residues predicted in the outlier regions of the Ramachandran plot.