Contacts of the helix formed by residues 486 - 513 (chain B) in PDB entry 1IW1


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 SER 486 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    485B  LEU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    487B  ASP*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    488B  GLU*     3.6    13.6    +      -       -      +
    489B  GLN*     2.9    38.9    +      -       -      +
    490B  ARG*     2.9    22.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 487 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    485B  LEU      5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    486B  SER*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    488B  GLU*     1.3    72.5    +      -       -      +
    490B  ARG*     3.3     5.7    +      -       -      +
    491B  GLU*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 488 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    486B  SER*     3.2    12.7    +      -       -      +
    487B  ASP*     1.3    86.6    +      -       -      +
    489B  GLN*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
    491B  GLU*     3.4     7.7    +      -       -      +
    492B  HIS*     3.0    25.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 489 (chain B). 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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    368B  PHE*     4.3    12.5    -      -       -      -
    423B  PRO*     3.8    34.5    -      -       +      +
    484B  GLU      4.1     3.1    +      -       -      +
    485B  LEU*     3.4    17.1    -      -       +      +
    486B  SER*     2.9    44.8    +      -       -      +
    488B  GLU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       +      +
    490B  ARG*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    492B  HIS*     3.3     6.2    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 490 (chain B). 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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    307B  GLY*     3.7    17.0    +      -       -      +
    308B  LEU*     3.8    35.4    -      -       +      +
    311B  GLU*     3.6    29.5    +      -       -      +
    485B  LEU*     4.3    17.6    -      -       +      +
    486B  SER      2.9    16.2    +      -       -      +
    487B  ASP*     3.8     6.3    -      -       -      +
    489B  GLN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    491B  GLU*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     3.2     7.0    +      -       -      +
    494B  LEU*     2.9    47.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 491 (chain B). 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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    487B  ASP      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
    488B  GLU*     3.8     7.4    -      -       -      +
    490B  ARG*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    492B  HIS*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    494B  LEU*     3.4     8.3    +      -       -      +
    495B  LYS*     2.9    60.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 492 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    412B  ARG*     4.1    15.7    -      -       -      -
    421B  ASP*     2.7    39.7    +      -       -      -
    423B  PRO*     4.4     6.3    -      -       +      -
    424B  ALA*     3.9    12.3    -      -       +      +
    488B  GLU      3.0    17.9    +      -       -      +
    489B  GLN*     3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    491B  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    495B  LYS*     3.4     9.2    +      -       -      +
    496B  GLU*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 493 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    308B  LEU*     4.0    14.8    -      -       +      -
    312B  LEU*     3.9    32.5    -      -       +      -
    423B  PRO*     3.3    35.9    -      -       +      +
    426B  VAL*     3.9    22.0    -      -       +      -
    427B  ALA*     3.4    13.5    -      -       +      +
    483B  LEU*     5.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    485B  LEU*     3.9    25.8    -      -       +      -
    489B  GLN      2.9    16.6    +      -       -      +
    490B  ARG*     3.5     6.3    -      -       -      +
    492B  HIS*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    494B  LEU*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    496B  GLU*     3.2     3.0    +      -       -      -
    497B  ALA*     3.0    18.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 494 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    308B  LEU*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
    311B  GLU*     3.6    38.1    -      -       +      +
    312B  LEU*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      +
    315B  SER*     3.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
    490B  ARG*     2.9    39.2    +      -       +      +
    491B  GLU*     3.9     7.0    -      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    495B  LYS*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    497B  ALA*     3.3    12.6    +      -       -      +
    498B  THR*     3.3    14.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 495 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    491B  GLU*     2.9    57.3    +      -       +      +
    492B  HIS*     3.8     8.7    -      -       -      +
    494B  LEU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    496B  GLU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    498B  THR*     3.1     9.7    +      -       -      -
    499B  ASP*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 496 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    412B  ARG*     2.8    47.3    +      -       -      +
    424B  ALA*     3.7    20.6    -      -       +      +
    427B  ALA*     3.7     5.6    -      -       +      -
    428B  HIS*     2.8    38.4    +      -       +      +
    492B  HIS*     2.9    23.0    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU      3.2     4.5    +      -       -      +
    495B  LYS*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    497B  ALA*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    499B  ASP*     3.1    19.2    +      -       -      +
    500B  ALA*     2.8    28.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 497 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    312B  LEU*     3.6    31.6    -      -       +      -
    316B  THR*     3.9    13.7    -      -       +      -
    427B  ALA*     3.6    12.1    -      -       +      +
    431B  VAL*     3.8    14.0    -      -       +      +
    493B  LEU      3.0    10.6    +      -       -      +
    494B  LEU*     3.7     7.6    -      -       +      +
    495B  LYS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    496B  GLU*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    498B  THR*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    500B  ALA*     3.2     4.0    +      -       -      +
    501B  PHE*     3.1    27.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 498 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    315B  SER*     3.9    19.6    +      -       -      -
    316B  THR*     4.2     9.2    -      -       -      +
    319B  ALA*     5.3     8.0    -      -       +      +
    494B  LEU      3.3     8.1    +      -       -      -
    495B  LYS*     3.1    10.8    +      -       -      -
    497B  ALA*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    499B  ASP*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    501B  PHE*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    502B  VAL*     3.1    30.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 499 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    495B  LYS*     3.0    22.3    +      -       -      +
    496B  GLU*     3.1    24.2    +      -       -      +
    498B  THR*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    500B  ALA*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    502B  VAL*     3.2     9.8    +      -       -      +
    503B  PHE*     3.0    41.1    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 500 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    409B  TYR*     5.2     0.7    -      -       -      +
    428B  HIS*     3.5    35.6    -      -       +      +
    431B  VAL*     3.9    22.7    -      -       +      -
    496B  GLU      2.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    497B  ALA*     3.5     7.0    -      -       -      +
    498B  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    499B  ASP*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    501B  PHE*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    503B  PHE*     3.3     5.1    +      -       -      +
    504B  ASN*     2.9    32.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 501 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    316B  THR*     3.5    32.5    -      -       +      -
    319B  ALA*     3.6    25.3    -      -       +      +
    320B  HIS*     3.6    43.5    -      +       +      -
    323B  ALA*     4.7     5.8    -      -       +      +
    430B  TYR*     4.6     3.6    -      +       -      -
    431B  VAL*     3.8    20.0    -      -       +      -
    497B  ALA      3.1    20.7    +      -       -      -
    498B  THR      3.2     4.9    +      -       -      +
    500B  ALA*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    502B  VAL*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    504B  ASN*     3.2     4.6    +      -       -      +
    505B  HIS*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
    902B  HEM      3.5    49.4    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 502 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    319B  ALA*     5.6     4.7    -      -       +      -
    498B  THR*     3.1    25.8    +      -       +      +
    499B  ASP*     3.5    11.9    -      -       -      +
    501B  PHE*     1.3    74.1    -      -       +      +
    503B  PHE*     1.3    67.7    +      -       +      +
    505B  HIS*     3.2     7.2    +      -       -      +
    506B  GLN*     2.9    48.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 503 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    405B  ALA*     4.3     2.6    -      -       -      +
    408B  ASP*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
    409B  TYR*     3.7    42.0    -      +       +      -
    412B  ARG*     3.8    39.0    -      -       +      -
    428B  HIS*     4.2     5.8    -      +       -      -
    499B  ASP*     3.0    37.0    +      -       +      -
    500B  ALA*     3.6    10.1    -      -       -      +
    502B  VAL*     1.3    77.6    -      -       +      +
    504B  ASN*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    506B  GLN*     3.2    22.1    +      -       -      +
    507B  VAL*     3.0    31.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 504 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    352B  PHE*     3.9     5.7    -      -       -      -
    409B  TYR*     3.0    33.6    +      -       -      -
    431B  VAL*     4.0     8.7    -      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     2.9    35.9    +      -       -      +
    500B  ALA      2.9    24.0    +      -       -      +
    501B  PHE      3.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    502B  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    503B  PHE*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    505B  HIS*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    507B  VAL*     3.2    17.3    +      -       -      +
    508B  PHE*     3.3    19.3    +      -       +      -
    902B  HEM      3.6    24.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 505 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    319B  ALA      5.2     1.4    +      -       -      +
    322B  LYS*     3.5    37.9    +      -       +      +
    323B  ALA*     4.0    14.2    +      -       +      +
    326B  SER*     3.8    12.7    -      -       -      -
    501B  PHE      2.9    16.4    +      -       -      +
    502B  VAL*     3.7     7.6    -      -       -      +
    504B  ASN*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    506B  GLN*     1.3    59.1    +      -       +      +
    508B  PHE*     3.1    10.4    +      -       -      +
    509B  ALA*     2.9    25.2    +      -       +      +
    910B  SO4      2.7    39.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 506 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    405B  ALA*     3.5    18.6    -      -       +      +
    408B  ASP*     5.0     6.7    +      -       -      -
    502B  VAL*     2.9    36.6    +      -       +      +
    503B  PHE*     3.5    30.9    -      -       -      +
    505B  HIS*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
    507B  VAL*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    509B  ALA*     3.2     8.5    +      -       +      +
    510B  ASP*     2.9    29.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 507 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    345B  LEU*     4.4    13.0    -      -       +      -
    348B  GLN*     4.5     6.5    -      -       +      -
    352B  PHE*     4.2    20.4    -      -       +      -
    403B  SER*     5.0     1.7    +      -       -      +
    405B  ALA*     3.8     9.0    -      -       +      -
    406B  VAL*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      +
    409B  TYR*     4.3     7.4    -      -       +      -
    503B  PHE      3.0    21.1    +      -       -      +
    504B  ASN*     3.4    13.9    -      -       -      +
    505B  HIS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    506B  GLN*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    508B  PHE*     1.3    64.7    +      -       +      +
    510B  ASP*     3.3     3.9    +      -       -      +
    511B  LEU*     3.1    38.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 508 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    323B  ALA      3.5    15.7    -      -       -      -
    326B  SER*     3.4    28.7    -      -       -      +
    328B  PHE*     3.3    32.5    -      +       +      +
    329B  MET*     3.6    35.4    -      -       +      -
    345B  LEU*     3.9    23.3    -      -       +      -
    432B  ARG*     5.8     2.5    -      -       -      -
    504B  ASN*     3.3    11.2    +      -       +      -
    505B  HIS*     3.1    10.9    +      -       -      +
    507B  VAL*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    509B  ALA*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    511B  LEU*     3.2     2.3    +      -       +      +
    512B  GLY      2.9    18.7    +      -       -      -
    902B  HEM      3.4    41.3    -      -       +      -
    910B  SO4      5.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 509 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    328B  PHE*     5.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    505B  HIS*     2.9    14.5    +      -       +      +
    506B  GLN*     3.2    12.5    +      -       +      +
    508B  PHE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    510B  ASP*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    512B  GLY*     3.2     3.6    +      -       -      +
    513B  LYS*     3.2    38.5    +      -       +      +
    910B  SO4      3.9    22.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 510 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    403B  SER*     3.0    18.2    +      -       -      +
    404B  PRO*     3.3    16.0    -      -       -      +
    405B  ALA*     2.7    33.2    +      -       -      +
    506B  GLN*     2.9    16.1    +      -       -      +
    507B  VAL      3.6     7.9    -      -       -      +
    509B  ALA*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    511B  LEU*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    513B  LYS*     3.0    28.4    +      -       -      +
    515B  LEU*     2.9    39.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 511 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    328B  PHE*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      -
    341B  GLU*     6.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
    344B  ARG*     3.9    36.1    -      -       +      +
    345B  LEU*     3.6    36.1    -      -       +      -
    348B  GLN*     4.5     9.6    -      -       +      -
    507B  VAL*     3.1    28.8    +      -       +      +
    508B  PHE*     3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    510B  ASP*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    512B  GLY*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    514B  GLY*     3.1    14.2    +      -       -      -
    515B  LEU*     3.6    16.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 512 (chain B). 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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    327B  THR*     6.5     0.7    -      -       -      -
    328B  PHE*     3.7    19.6    -      -       -      -
    508B  PHE      2.9    14.5    +      -       -      -
    509B  ALA*     3.2     4.9    +      -       -      -
    510B  ASP      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    511B  LEU*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    513B  LYS*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    514B  GLY      3.3     2.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 513 (chain B). 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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    509B  ALA*     3.2    25.8    +      -       +      +
    510B  ASP*     3.0    31.9    +      -       -      +
    512B  GLY*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    514B  GLY*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    515B  LEU*     3.2    27.9    +      -       +      +
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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