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Structure

Within the center of the protein is the ===Ligand Binding Pocket===. This pocket is comprised of several key amino acid resides. The first reside is a Phenylalanine at position F358. The purpose of this amino acid is to take part in a network of hydrophobic stacking interactions. These interactions stabilize the Y324 and W321 residues. These are crucial interactions because the Y324 is the amino acid residue that directly interacts for the L13 residue of the NTS ligand via Van der Waals interactions. Without the hydrophobic stacking interactions that are facilitated by the F358 this binding interaction would not occur. The W321 residue also partakes in these stacking interactions. The W321 serves as the boundary between the ligand binding pocket and the sodium binding pocket.

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Structural highlights

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