Fig. 4: Predicted solvent-mediated hydrogen bonding networks in the ligand-binding pocket.

A Deuterium uptake plots for peptides i-vi marked in B. The data represent means for n = 2 measurements on biologically independent samples, except panel iv which has n = 5 for all states, and panel v which has n = 5 for IPTG-LacI and ONPF-LacI, and n = 4 for DNA-LacI. Error bars show standard deviations. B, C ONPF-LacI (left) and IPTG-LacI (right) core domain structures colored by differences in exchange compared to apo-LacI. Green regions are rigidified as compared to apo-LacI. Dark gray indicates no data. Surfaces show predicted probabilities of residue interactions with structural water molecules. C Ligand binding sites in C. Circles indicate regions that are rigidified in IPTG-LacI but not ONPF-LacI.