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Intriguingly, previous mutational analyses of the tetracycline\u2010interacting site revealed a lack of correlation between residual affinity and induction propensity, suggesting that some of the residues in contact with the antibiotic primarily act in ligand recognition and retention, whereas others are required to transmit the allosteric signal. Here, we provide a structural basis for these observations via crystallographic analysis of the point mutants N82A, H100A, T103A and E147A in complex with the inducer 5a,6\u2010anhydrotetracycline. In conjunction with the available functional data, the four structures demonstrate that a trigger\u2010like movement of the region between helices \u03b16 and \u03b17 towards and into the binding site plays a decisive role in the intramolecular communication process. In sharp contrast, residues lining the binding cavity proper have little or no influence on the allosteric mechanism as such. 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