Fig. 2. Relative structures of our model for the TelA protein and its associated MVP template, shown as (A) overlapping ribbon diagrams and (B) juxtaposed solvent accessible surfaces for TelA (left) and MVP (right). Ribbon coloring of MVP in A corresponds to observed secondary structure elements: magenta=helices, yellow=beta strands/sheets, cyan=coils/turns, while for contrast the TelA backbone is rendered as a monochromatic blue tube. Surface rendering in B reflects relative electrostatics, with the following color scheme: N,H portions of cationic side chains are blue, anionic carbonyl oxygens are red, other neutral H-bond acceptor atoms are magenta, donatable protons are cyan, polar aliphatic groups are white and all hydrophobic groups are yellow.