Table 3 Comparison of interface residues of avidin, putative BBPs and AVR-proteins. Residues at subunit interfaces in avidin are determined according to Livnah et al. [17]. Equivalent residues in the other proteins are shown based on their alignment.

β4

H-bonds

H50

K^b

R^c

L

β4

H-bond

Q53

-

-

-

β4

H-bonds

N54

Q^d

Q^d

H

B4

H-bond

H-bond

T55

P^b

Q^b

gap

L4

H-bond

N57

T^d

S^d

K

L4

H-bonds

R59

G^b

V^b

A

β5

H-bond

G65

-

A^d

-

β5

H-bond

H-bond

T67

-

-

-

β5

H-bonds

N69

Q^e

W^f

L/H

L5

H-bonds

W70

-

-

-

L5

H-bond

K71

Q^d

D^b

N

L5

H-bonds

S73

A^d

-

-

β6

H-phobic

V78

-

A^d

-

β6

H-bond

T80

V^f

A^f

V

β6

H-bonds

Q82

-

-

-

β7

H-bond

M96

A^b

T^b

K

β7

H-phobic

L98

-

M^d

-

β7

H-bond

R100

-

-

-

β7

H-bond

S101

E^g

E^g

L

L7

H-bond

V103

-

-

-

β8

H-bonds

T113

-

-

-

1–2 interface

L7

H-phobic

W110

-

-

-

B8

H-bond

T113

-

-

-

B8

H-bond

V115

-

-

-

1–3 interface

B7

H-bond

H-phobic

M96

A

T^b

K

B8

H-phobic

V115

-

-

-

B8

H-phobic

I117

T

R^h

N/Y