Contacts of the helix formed by residues 3 - 36 (chain A) in PDB entry 1I5Y


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 ILE 3 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      4A  VAL*     1.3    68.8    +      -       -      +
      5A  GLN*     3.4     5.5    -      -       -      +
      6A  GLN*     3.1    16.9    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     2.9    32.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 4 (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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      3A  ILE*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
      5A  GLN*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     3.1    15.5    +      -       -      +
      8A  ASN*     3.1    29.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 5 (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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      3A  ILE      3.4     2.6    -      -       -      +
      4A  VAL*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
      6A  GLN*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
      8A  ASN*     3.1     9.8    +      -       -      +
      9A  ASN*     3.0    37.3    +      -       -      +
     12A  ARG*     3.2    12.9    -      -       -      +
    201A  SO4      2.6    49.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 6 (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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      3A  ILE*     3.1    22.2    +      -       -      +
      5A  GLN*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     1.3    61.8    +      -       +      +
      9A  ASN*     3.2    13.5    +      -       -      +
     10A  LEU*     3.0    32.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 7 (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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      3A  ILE*     2.9    21.1    +      -       +      +
      4A  VAL*     3.1    13.9    +      -       -      +
      6A  GLN*     1.3    73.7    -      -       +      +
      8A  ASN*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
     10A  LEU*     3.4    16.6    +      -       +      +
     11A  LEU*     3.0    23.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 8 (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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      4A  VAL      3.1    18.9    +      -       -      +
      5A  GLN*     3.1    15.6    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     1.3    80.7    -      -       -      +
      9A  ASN*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     11A  LEU*     3.3    12.4    +      -       -      +
     12A  ARG*     3.1    32.4    +      -       -      +
    201A  SO4      2.9    32.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 9 (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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      5A  GLN*     3.0    27.7    +      -       -      +
      6A  GLN*     3.5    13.5    -      -       -      +
      8A  ASN*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
     10A  LEU*     1.3    68.2    +      -       +      +
     12A  ARG*     2.5    39.4    +      -       -      +
     13A  ALA*     2.9    22.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 10 (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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      6A  GLN*     3.0    23.9    +      -       +      +
      7A  GLN*     3.6    18.8    -      -       +      +
      8A  ASN      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
      9A  ASN*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
     11A  LEU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
     13A  ALA*     3.3     9.1    +      -       +      +
     14A  ILE*     3.0    35.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 11 (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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      7A  GLN      3.0    14.2    +      -       -      +
      8A  ASN*     3.4    14.4    -      -       -      +
      9A  ASN      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
     10A  LEU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
     12A  ARG*     1.3    58.6    +      -       +      +
     14A  ILE*     3.1    17.5    +      -       +      +
     15A  GLU*     2.8    50.1    +      -       +      +
     59A  ILE*     4.6    13.2    -      -       +      -
     62A  SER*     3.9    34.3    -      -       -      +
     63A  GLN*     3.6    31.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 12 (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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      5A  GLN*     3.2    12.7    -      -       -      +
      8A  ASN*     3.1    14.8    +      -       -      +
      9A  ASN*     2.5    45.0    +      -       -      +
     11A  LEU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
     13A  ALA*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
     15A  GLU*     3.3    17.8    +      -       -      +
     16A  ALA*     2.9    24.8    +      -       -      +
    201A  SO4      2.7    39.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 13 (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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      9A  ASN      2.9    12.7    +      -       -      +
     10A  LEU*     3.4    14.8    -      -       +      +
     12A  ARG*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
     14A  ILE*     1.3    58.8    +      -       +      +
     16A  ALA*     3.4     6.2    +      -       -      +
     17A  GLN*     3.0    41.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 14 (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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     10A  LEU*     3.0    23.1    +      -       +      +
     11A  LEU*     3.4    15.9    -      -       +      +
     13A  ALA*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
     15A  GLU*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
     17A  GLN*     3.4    14.2    +      -       -      +
     18A  GLN*     3.0    22.6    +      -       +      +
     55A  ILE*     5.3     7.6    -      -       +      -
     59A  ILE*     4.9    16.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 15 (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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     11A  LEU*     2.8    29.5    +      -       +      +
     12A  ARG*     3.3    22.3    +      -       -      +
     14A  ILE*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
     16A  ALA*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     18A  GLN*     3.3     8.8    +      -       -      +
     19A  HIS*     3.2    31.8    +      -       +      +
     59A  ILE*     3.4    30.8    -      -       +      +
     63A  GLN*     2.9    36.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 16 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     12A  ARG      2.9    16.6    +      -       -      +
     13A  ALA*     3.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
     15A  GLU*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
     17A  GLN*     1.3    64.7    +      -       +      +
     19A  HIS*     3.1    15.1    +      -       -      +
     20A  LEU*     3.1    24.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 17 (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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     13A  ALA*     3.0    30.3    +      -       +      +
     14A  ILE*     3.8    15.8    -      -       -      +
     15A  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     16A  ALA*     1.3    75.1    -      -       +      +
     18A  GLN*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
     20A  LEU*     3.1    16.3    +      -       +      +
     21A  LEU*     2.8    34.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 18 (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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     14A  ILE*     3.0    14.2    +      -       -      +
     15A  GLU*     3.5    12.1    -      -       -      +
     16A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     17A  GLN*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
     19A  HIS*     1.3    57.6    +      -       +      +
     21A  LEU*     3.3    23.7    +      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     2.9    58.0    +      -       +      +
     52A  THR*     4.0    14.0    +      -       -      +
     55A  ILE*     3.5    38.3    -      -       +      +
     56A  HIS*     4.6     9.8    +      -       +      +
     59A  ILE*     4.6    11.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 19 (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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     15A  GLU*     3.2    26.2    +      -       +      +
     16A  ALA*     3.1    14.2    +      -       -      +
     18A  GLN*     1.3    78.8    -      -       +      +
     20A  LEU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
     22A  GLN*     3.3     7.1    +      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     3.1    30.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 20 (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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     16A  ALA      3.1    14.8    +      -       -      +
     17A  GLN*     3.1    20.1    +      -       +      +
     19A  HIS*     1.3    77.4    -      -       +      +
     21A  LEU*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     3.0    28.8    +      -       +      +
     24A  THR*     3.1    22.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 21 (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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     17A  GLN*     2.8    17.8    +      -       +      +
     18A  GLN*     3.4    34.3    -      -       -      +
     20A  LEU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
     24A  THR*     2.7    27.3    +      -       -      +
     25A  VAL*     3.0    23.3    +      -       +      +
     55A  ILE*     5.1     6.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 22 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     18A  GLN*     2.9    39.3    +      -       +      +
     19A  HIS*     3.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
     20A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     21A  LEU*     1.3    81.9    -      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
     25A  VAL*     3.4    20.9    +      -       -      +
     26A  TRP*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      +
     48A  ILE*     4.9     4.2    -      -       -      +
     52A  THR*     3.0    34.1    +      -       +      +
     56A  HIS*     5.7     2.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 23 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     19A  HIS*     3.1    20.1    +      -       +      +
     20A  LEU*     3.0    25.4    +      -       +      +
     22A  GLN*     1.3    76.8    -      -       +      +
     24A  THR*     1.3    64.7    +      -       +      +
     26A  TRP*     3.4    13.9    +      -       +      +
     27A  ALA*     3.1    23.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 24 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     20A  LEU*     3.1    15.6    +      -       +      +
     21A  LEU*     2.7    29.3    +      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     1.3    75.1    -      -       +      +
     25A  VAL*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
     27A  ALA*     3.4     6.5    +      -       -      +
     28A  ILE*     2.9    44.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 25 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     21A  LEU*     3.0    26.5    +      -       +      +
     22A  GLN*     3.6    20.4    -      -       -      +
     24A  THR*     1.3    80.6    +      -       -      +
     26A  TRP*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
     28A  ILE*     3.3     9.5    +      -       +      +
     29A  LYS*     3.0    46.9    +      -       +      +
     44A  TRP*     4.4    10.0    -      -       +      -
     48A  ILE*     4.1    38.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 26 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     22A  GLN      3.0    17.3    +      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     3.6    14.1    -      -       +      +
     24A  THR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     25A  VAL*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
     27A  ALA*     1.3    71.7    +      -       +      +
     29A  LYS*     3.4    11.8    +      -       +      +
     30A  GLN*     3.1    64.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 27 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     23A  LEU      3.1    17.0    +      -       -      +
     24A  THR*     3.7     7.2    -      -       -      +
     25A  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     26A  TRP*     1.3    86.3    -      -       +      +
     28A  ILE*     1.3    67.6    +      -       +      +
     30A  GLN*     3.0     8.0    +      -       -      +
     31A  LEU*     2.9    30.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 28 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  THR*     2.9    33.9    +      -       -      +
     25A  VAL*     3.5     9.0    -      -       +      +
     27A  ALA*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
     29A  LYS*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
     31A  LEU*     3.1    16.0    +      -       +      +
     32A  GLN*     2.9    48.6    +      -       +      +
     44A  TRP*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 29 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25A  VAL*     3.0    36.1    +      -       +      +
     26A  TRP*     3.6    13.0    -      -       +      +
     27A  ALA      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
     28A  ILE*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
     30A  GLN*     1.3    60.6    +      -       +      +
     32A  GLN*     3.2    11.2    +      -       -      +
     33A  ALA*     2.8    32.4    +      -       -      +
     38A  ARG*     3.7    26.0    -      -       -      +
     44A  TRP*     4.2     7.2    -      -       +      -
     45A  ASP*     3.4    30.8    +      -       -      +
     48A  ILE*     5.5     3.0    -      -       -      +
     49A  ASN*     4.8    13.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 30 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     26A  TRP*     3.1    60.7    +      -       +      +
     27A  ALA*     3.0     8.0    +      -       -      +
     29A  LYS*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
     31A  LEU*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
     33A  ALA*     3.3    10.0    +      -       -      +
     34A  ARG*     3.3    18.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 31 (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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     27A  ALA*     2.9    20.1    +      -       +      +
     28A  ILE*     3.4    17.0    -      -       +      +
     30A  GLN*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
     32A  GLN*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
     34A  ARG*     3.1    22.6    -      -       +      +
     35A  SER*     4.1     1.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 32 (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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     28A  ILE*     2.9    35.0    +      -       +      +
     29A  LYS*     3.4    11.9    -      -       -      +
     31A  LEU*     1.3    72.1    -      -       +      +
     33A  ALA*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
     34A  ARG      2.8    11.4    +      -       -      -
     35A  SER*     2.9    26.0    +      -       -      -
     36A  GLY      3.7     3.4    +      -       -      +
     37A  GLY      5.4     0.5    -      -       -      +
     38A  ARG*     2.7    42.0    +      -       -      +
     41A  TRP*     3.2    55.8    +      -       +      +
     44A  TRP*     4.1    10.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 33 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  LYS      2.8    19.1    +      -       -      +
     30A  GLN*     3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
     32A  GLN*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
     34A  ARG*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
     35A  SER      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
     36A  GLY*     3.2    24.1    +      -       -      +
     38A  ARG*     4.0    13.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 34 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     30A  GLN      3.3     8.9    +      -       -      +
     31A  LEU*     3.1    19.4    +      -       +      +
     32A  GLN      2.8     2.0    +      -       -      -
     33A  ALA*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
     35A  SER*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
     36A  GLY*     3.3     1.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 35 (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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     31A  LEU      4.1     1.5    +      -       -      -
     32A  GLN*     2.9    20.3    +      -       -      -
     34A  ARG*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
     36A  GLY*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
     37A  GLY      5.3     1.7    +      -       -      -
     41A  TRP*     5.7     2.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 36 (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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     32A  GLN      3.7     1.2    +      -       -      +
     33A  ALA*     3.2    26.7    -      -       -      +
     34A  ARG      3.2     4.1    -      -       -      -
     35A  SER*     1.3    84.1    +      -       -      +
     37A  GLY*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
     38A  ARG*     3.7     0.9    +      -       -      +
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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