Silkworm Moth Protein (IMAGE)

Diamond Light Source

Silkworm Moth Protein

Caption

This cartoon structure of the silkworm moth GOBP2 bound to an analogue of its sex pheromone, shows binding to the arginine amino acid (blue and green ball and stick) at the entry to the binding pocket.

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Birkbeck, University of London; Rothamsted Research; Diamond Light Source

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