Contacts of the helix formed by residues 242 - 264 (chain A) in PDB entry 1ASZ


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
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Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with VAL 242 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    116A  HIS*     5.8     3.4    -      -       +      -
    131A  ARG*     5.3     7.9    -      -       -      -
    134A  ALA*     3.6    44.6    -      -       +      +
    136A  LEU*     4.4    17.5    -      -       +      -
    212A  SER*     5.3     1.4    +      -       -      -
    240A  ARG      3.7     1.4    +      -       -      -
    241A  THR*     1.3    72.4    -      -       -      +
    243A  THR*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLN*     3.1     4.7    +      -       -      +
    246A  ALA*     3.0    19.9    +      -       -      +
    379A  LEU*     3.7    36.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 243 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    212A  SER*     4.8     3.1    +      -       -      -
    241A  THR*     3.1     6.6    +      -       -      -
    242A  VAL*     1.3    78.3    +      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     1.3    56.5    +      -       -      +
    246A  ALA*     2.9    12.5    +      -       -      +
    247A  ILE*     2.9    47.4    +      -       +      +
    379A  LEU*     4.4     8.6    +      -       -      +
    380A  VAL*     4.1    11.4    -      -       +      -
    383A  GLN*     2.6    42.7    +      -       +      +
    384A  TYR*     3.5    19.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 244 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    231A  ARG*     5.2     2.0    -      -       -      +
    235A  ARG*     4.7     4.9    +      -       -      +
    238A  ASP*     2.8    40.0    +      -       -      -
    239A  LEU*     3.9    22.9    -      -       -      +
    241A  THR*     2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    243A  THR*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLN*     1.3    69.0    +      -       -      +
    246A  ALA      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    247A  ILE*     3.7    16.8    -      -       -      +
    248A  PHE*     2.9    41.7    +      -       +      +
    384A  TYR*     5.4     2.6    +      -       -      -
    544A  ARG*     4.5     9.7    -      -       -      +
    314B  PHE*     4.6     0.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 245 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133A  GLN*     2.5    51.1    +      -       -      +
    134A  ALA*     4.0    14.8    -      -       +      +
    239A  LEU      2.9    24.4    +      -       -      -
    240A  ARG*     4.0     5.8    -      -       -      +
    241A  THR      3.0    18.4    +      -       -      +
    242A  VAL      3.4     6.1    -      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    246A  ALA*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    248A  PHE*     3.0     8.8    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.2    26.8    +      -       -      +
    312B  ALA      3.6    12.9    +      -       -      -
    313B  ASP*     3.9     2.4    -      -       -      +
    314B  PHE*     3.6    24.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 246 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242A  VAL      3.0    11.1    +      -       -      +
    243A  THR      2.9    13.5    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLN*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    247A  ILE*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    248A  PHE      2.8     7.6    +      -       -      -
    249A  ARG*     3.0    17.0    +      -       -      +
    250A  ILE*     3.3    15.7    +      -       -      +
    376A  GLU*     3.4    40.6    -      -       +      +
    379A  LEU*     4.0    12.6    -      -       +      -
    380A  VAL*     3.6     7.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 247 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243A  THR*     2.9    53.5    +      -       +      +
    244A  ASN*     3.7    19.3    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLN      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    246A  ALA*     1.3    70.0    -      -       -      +
    248A  PHE*     1.3    67.6    +      -       +      +
    250A  ILE*     4.2     1.6    -      -       -      -
    251A  GLN*     3.3    20.4    +      -       -      +
    380A  VAL*     3.7    22.6    -      -       +      +
    384A  TYR*     4.6     6.5    -      -       +      +
    533A  VAL*     4.1     8.9    -      -       +      +
    537A  LEU*     4.4    10.1    -      -       +      -
    539A  LEU*     4.2    21.5    -      -       +      -
    544A  ARG*     4.1    21.5    -      -       +      +
    545A  ALA*     4.4    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 248 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    235A  ARG*     3.5    29.4    -      -       -      -
    239A  LEU*     3.9    11.7    -      -       +      -
    244A  ASN*     2.9    36.0    +      -       +      +
    245A  GLN      3.0     3.7    +      -       -      +
    246A  ALA      2.8     3.2    +      -       -      -
    247A  ILE*     1.3    84.4    -      -       +      +
    249A  ARG*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    250A  ILE      3.2     1.6    -      -       -      -
    251A  GLN*     3.8    29.9    -      -       +      +
    252A  ALA*     3.5    18.7    +      -       -      +
    544A  ARG      3.9    11.0    -      -       -      -
    545A  ALA*     3.9     7.9    -      -       -      -
    546A  SER      4.0     0.7    -      -       -      -
    547A  LEU*     3.6    39.5    -      -       +      -
    268B  THR*     3.8    10.2    -      -       +      +
    269B  GLU      4.7     1.0    -      -       -      +
    270B  VAL*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    314B  PHE*     3.8    25.4    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    134A  ALA*     6.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
    245A  GLN*     3.3    27.4    -      -       -      +
    246A  ALA*     3.0     6.8    +      -       -      +
    248A  PHE*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    250A  ILE*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     4.0     6.9    -      -       -      +
    253A  GLY      3.2    16.1    +      -       -      -
    373A  PHE*     3.4    26.0    -      -       +      -
    376A  GLU*     2.9    40.4    +      -       +      +
    268B  THR*     4.3    21.1    +      -       +      +
    314B  PHE*     6.2     2.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    246A  ALA      3.3    13.2    +      -       -      +
    247A  ILE*     4.2     2.9    -      -       -      +
    248A  PHE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    249A  ARG*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    251A  GLN*     1.3    67.6    +      -       -      +
    252A  ALA      2.9     1.6    -      -       -      -
    253A  GLY*     2.8    13.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  VAL*     2.9    17.4    +      -       +      +
    369A  LEU*     4.4    18.7    -      -       +      +
    373A  PHE*     3.7    25.8    -      -       +      -
    376A  GLU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      +
    377A  ILE*     3.6    26.7    -      -       +      -
    533A  VAL*     3.7    20.4    -      -       +      -
    536A  TYR*     5.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
    537A  LEU*     4.1    20.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  ILE      3.3    18.3    +      -       -      +
    248A  PHE*     3.8    23.0    -      -       +      +
    250A  ILE*     1.3    80.5    -      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    254A  VAL*     3.9     2.4    +      -       -      +
    255A  CYS*     3.7    11.3    +      -       -      -
    339A  THR*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    529A  LEU*     3.4    46.2    -      -       +      +
    530A  GLU*     3.9    12.2    +      -       -      +
    533A  VAL*     4.1    18.1    -      -       +      +
    545A  ALA      2.7    31.1    +      -       -      -
    546A  SER*     4.5     2.8    -      -       -      +
    547A  LEU*     4.9     1.6    -      -       -      +
    270B  VAL*     5.6     2.3    -      -       -      -
    271B  HIS*     4.6    13.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    248A  PHE      3.5    16.3    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     4.0     5.8    -      -       -      +
    250A  ILE      2.9     0.8    -      -       -      -
    251A  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  VAL      3.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    255A  CYS*     2.6    30.5    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLU*     2.9    12.8    +      -       -      +
    268B  THR*     4.2     8.7    -      -       +      -
    269B  GLU*     4.0    29.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  ARG      3.2     5.9    +      -       -      -
    250A  ILE      2.8     5.1    +      -       -      -
    252A  ALA*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    254A  VAL*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLU*     3.2    10.9    +      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     2.9    31.0    +      -       -      +
    369A  LEU*     4.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    373A  PHE*     3.4    36.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  ILE*     2.9    23.2    +      -       +      +
    251A  GLN*     3.9     7.9    -      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    255A  CYS*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     4.0     6.9    -      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     3.1    22.3    +      -       -      +
    341A  LEU*     4.6    11.2    -      -       +      -
    365A  ILE*     4.6    16.4    -      -       +      +
    369A  LEU*     4.1    28.3    -      -       +      -
    529A  LEU*     4.3    17.7    -      -       +      -
    532A  VAL*     4.3    26.2    -      -       +      -
    533A  VAL*     5.4     4.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251A  GLN*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      -
    252A  ALA*     2.6    16.9    +      -       -      +
    254A  VAL*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     3.2     9.2    +      -       -      +
    259A  ARG*     3.0    46.0    +      -       -      +
    320A  ILE*     4.5     4.3    -      -       +      -
    341A  LEU*     4.4    12.1    -      -       -      -
    529A  LEU*     3.5    37.0    -      -       -      -
    269B  GLU*     3.9     6.3    -      -       -      +
    271B  HIS*     3.6    19.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252A  ALA      2.9    10.8    +      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     3.4    17.4    -      -       -      +
    255A  CYS*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     1.3    52.2    +      -       +      +
    259A  ARG*     3.3    16.6    +      -       -      +
    260A  GLU*     2.8    40.0    +      -       +      +
    372A  ARG*     4.2    20.3    +      -       -      +
    373A  PHE*     4.4     9.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253A  GLY*     2.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  VAL*     4.0     3.1    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLU*     1.3    69.7    -      -       +      +
    258A  PHE*     1.3    69.1    +      -       -      +
    259A  ARG      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    260A  GLU*     2.9    13.4    +      -       -      +
    261A  TYR*     2.9    27.1    +      -       -      +
    364A  PHE*     3.7    14.5    -      -       +      +
    365A  ILE*     3.7    35.2    -      -       +      +
    368A  GLU*     3.5    25.6    -      -       +      -
    369A  LEU*     4.2    12.8    -      -       +      +
    372A  ARG*     3.4    42.2    -      -       -      +
    373A  PHE*     5.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254A  VAL      3.1    12.6    +      -       -      +
    255A  CYS*     3.4     8.7    -      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    259A  ARG*     1.3    67.0    +      -       +      +
    261A  TYR*     4.2     0.5    -      -       -      +
    262A  LEU*     3.2    53.0    +      -       +      +
    318A  TYR*     3.6    23.8    -      +       -      -
    320A  ILE*     4.4    15.3    -      -       +      -
    341A  LEU*     3.6    42.8    -      -       +      -
    342A  ASP      3.7    22.0    -      -       -      -
    343A  MET*     4.7     4.5    -      -       +      -
    361A  LEU*     4.0    27.9    -      -       +      +
    365A  ILE*     4.6     6.3    -      -       +      +
    527A  ILE*     3.8    15.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 259 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255A  CYS*     3.0    17.1    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLU*     3.5    26.2    -      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    260A  GLU*     1.3    66.9    +      -       -      +
    261A  TYR      3.0     0.2    +      -       -      -
    262A  LEU*     3.2     1.7    +      -       -      +
    263A  ALA*     2.8    26.9    +      -       -      +
    269A  GLU*     4.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    318A  TYR*     3.6    25.1    +      -       +      +
    320A  ILE*     3.0    37.9    -      -       +      +
    259B  ARG*     3.4    50.4    -      -       -      +
    269B  GLU*     2.6    44.8    +      -       -      -
    318B  TYR*     4.6     1.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256A  GLU*     2.8    22.6    +      -       +      +
    257A  LEU*     3.3    10.8    -      -       -      +
    259A  ARG*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    261A  TYR*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    263A  ALA*     3.3    16.3    -      -       -      +
    264A  THR*     3.7    11.6    +      -       -      +
    364A  PHE*     3.3    22.2    -      -       +      -
    372A  ARG*     2.7    42.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 261 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257A  LEU      2.9    13.7    +      -       -      +
    258A  PHE      4.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
    260A  GLU*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    262A  LEU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       +      +
    263A  ALA      2.7     4.7    +      -       -      -
    264A  THR*     2.7    42.7    +      -       -      -
    265A  LYS*     3.4    25.6    +      -       +      +
    357A  THR*     3.3    26.2    +      -       +      +
    360A  GLU*     2.8    52.4    +      -       +      +
    361A  LEU*     3.3    45.5    -      -       +      -
    364A  PHE*     3.9    32.1    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 262 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  PHE*     3.2    62.0    +      -       +      +
    259A  ARG      3.8     2.5    -      -       -      +
    261A  TYR*     1.3    95.2    -      -       +      +
    263A  ALA*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    265A  LYS*     3.4     5.0    +      -       +      +
    267A  PHE*     3.1    66.6    +      -       +      -
    318A  TYR*     3.8    21.5    -      -       +      -
    343A  MET*     4.3    13.2    -      -       +      -
    357A  THR*     4.7     3.6    -      -       +      -
    361A  LEU*     4.5     8.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 263 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    259A  ARG      2.8    13.5    +      -       -      +
    260A  GLU*     3.3    16.4    -      -       -      +
    261A  TYR      2.7     2.0    +      -       -      -
    262A  LEU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    264A  THR*     1.3    57.5    +      -       +      +
    266A  LYS*     2.8    28.1    +      -       -      +
    267A  PHE      4.1     8.2    +      -       -      +
    318A  TYR*     5.2     2.7    -      -       -      +
    256B  GLU*     6.0     2.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 264 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    260A  GLU      3.8    13.2    -      -       -      +
    261A  TYR*     2.7    33.3    +      -       -      -
    263A  ALA*     1.3    73.4    -      -       +      +
    265A  LYS*     1.3    75.8    +      -       -      +
    266A  LYS*     3.1    15.8    +      -       -      +
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


   I  Hydrophilic      - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
                         (e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
  II  Acceptor         - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
 III  Donor            - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
  IV  Hydrophobic      - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
                         aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
                         a N or O atom
   V  Aromatic         - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other 
                         bonds formed by the atom
  VI  Neutral          - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
                         atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
                         or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
 VII  Neutral-donor    - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
                         atom of class III
VIII  Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only 
                         one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy is shown below:

Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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  Atomic class           I  II  III   IV   V   VI  VII  VIII
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   I  (Hydrophilic)      +   +    +    -   +   +    +    +
  II  (Acceptor)         +   -    +    -   +   +    +    -
 III  (Donor)            +   +    -    -   +   +    -    +
  IV  (Hydrophobic)      -   -    -    +   +   +    +    +
   V  (Aromatic)         +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
  VI  (Neutral)          +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
 VII  (Neutral-donor)    +   +    -    +   +   +    -    +
VIII  (Neutral-acceptor) +   -    +    +   +   +    +    -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases (see below) the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous. In these cases, the user is advised to manually analyse the full list of contacts using LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are 
   considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
   planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
   VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
   "hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
   "carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).

Please E-mail any questions and/or suggestions concerning this page to Vladimir.Sobolev@weizmann.ac.il