Contacts of the helix formed by residues 422 - 448 (chain B) in PDB entry 1MKD


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 PRO 422 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    199B  TRP*     4.9     3.1    -      -       +      -
    200B  GLY*     3.8    23.6    -      -       -      +
    420B  THR      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    421B  LYS*     1.3    89.0    -      -       +      +
    423B  LEU*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    424B  GLN*     3.2     5.6    -      -       +      +
    425B  LEU*     2.9    32.9    +      -       +      +
    426B  TYR      3.1     9.2    +      -       -      -
    495B  THR*     4.5     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 423 (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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    421B  LYS      3.4     2.4    +      -       -      -
    422B  PRO*     1.3    70.8    -      -       -      +
    424B  GLN*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     4.2    12.6    -      -       +      -
    427B  ARG*     2.9    51.6    +      -       +      +
    499B  ASN*     3.5    32.1    +      -       +      +
    502B  TRP*     3.6    54.3    -      -       +      +
    503B  TYR*     4.6     0.9    -      -       +      -
    505C  SER*     4.7    15.3    -      -       -      +
    506C  THR*     5.1     4.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 424 (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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    202B  HIS*     3.1    35.2    +      -       -      -
    205B  ARG*     4.5     7.4    +      -       -      +
    422B  PRO*     3.0     4.9    +      -       +      +
    423B  LEU*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    425B  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    427B  ARG*     4.1     7.6    -      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     3.2    38.4    +      -       +      +
    508C  PRO*     5.4     7.8    -      -       +      +
    509C  GLN      5.7     1.7    +      -       -      -
    510C  SER*     4.7    12.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 425 (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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    200B  GLY*     3.6    27.4    -      -       -      +
    201B  LEU      3.9    11.0    -      -       -      +
    202B  HIS*     4.0    29.2    -      -       +      +
    203B  VAL*     4.7     5.4    -      -       +      +
    204B  PHE*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      -
    421B  LYS*     4.2    13.7    -      -       +      -
    422B  PRO*     2.9    31.4    +      -       +      +
    424B  GLN*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    426B  TYR*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     2.9    19.8    +      -       -      +
    429B  TRP*     3.1    22.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 426 (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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    418B  ASN*     3.4    26.2    +      -       +      +
    419B  PRO*     3.5    32.4    -      -       +      +
    421B  LYS      4.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    422B  PRO      3.1     8.5    +      -       -      +
    423B  LEU*     3.7    12.1    -      -       +      +
    425B  LEU*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    427B  ARG*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    429B  TRP*     3.0     8.9    +      -       -      +
    430B  THR*     2.9    40.1    +      -       -      -
    466B  GLN*     2.7    29.7    +      -       -      +
    470B  ILE*     3.4    22.1    -      -       +      +
    499B  ASN*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      -
    503B  TYR*     3.5    27.1    -      +       -      -
   3002B  ZAR      3.6     7.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 427 (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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    423B  LEU*     2.9    50.1    +      -       +      +
    424B  GLN*     4.1     6.7    -      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    430B  THR*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      -
    431B  ASP*     3.0    31.4    +      -       -      +
    502B  TRP*     3.2    36.3    -      -       +      -
    503B  TYR*     3.7    19.8    +      -       +      +
    427C  ARG*     5.5     6.3    -      -       -      +
    506C  THR*     4.7    13.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 428 (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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    202B  HIS*     3.7    11.9    +      -       -      -
    204B  PHE*     3.3    39.5    -      -       +      +
    424B  GLN*     3.2    46.7    +      -       +      +
    425B  LEU*     2.9     8.1    +      -       -      +
    427B  ARG*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
    429B  TRP*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    431B  ASP*     3.3    11.2    +      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     3.1    29.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 429 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    203B  VAL*     4.0    10.6    -      -       +      +
    204B  PHE*     3.5    32.3    -      +       -      -
    255B  ALA      5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    256B  TYR*     3.6    24.7    -      +       +      -
    258B  ASN*     5.3     1.1    -      -       -      -
    260B  ILE*     3.9    11.7    -      -       +      -
    261B  HIS*     3.7    41.3    -      -       +      -
    264B  ASP*     3.4    29.9    +      -       +      -
    418B  ASN*     3.5    38.9    -      -       +      +
    421B  LYS*     5.4     4.3    -      -       +      +
    425B  LEU*     3.1    33.1    +      -       +      +
    426B  TYR*     3.0     8.4    +      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    430B  THR*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     3.0    13.4    +      -       -      +
    433B  ILE*     2.8    26.7    +      -       -      +
   3002B  ZAR      3.4     9.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 430 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    426B  TYR*     2.9    32.6    +      -       -      -
    427B  ARG      3.6     4.7    -      -       -      -
    429B  TRP*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    431B  ASP*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    433B  ILE*     3.1     4.2    -      -       -      +
    434B  MET*     3.0    23.6    +      -       +      +
    462B  VAL*     3.8    20.0    -      -       +      -
    466B  GLN*     3.4    27.7    -      -       +      +
    503B  TYR*     3.2    26.8    +      -       -      +
   3002B  ZAR      3.4    10.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 431 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    427B  ARG*     3.0    23.5    +      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     3.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
    430B  THR*     1.3    81.4    -      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     1.3    57.9    +      -       +      +
    434B  MET*     3.8     4.4    -      -       -      +
    435B  GLU*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
    462B  VAL*     5.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    503B  TYR*     5.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 432 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    204B  PHE*     3.1    34.0    -      -       -      -
    255B  ALA*     2.8    57.6    +      -       +      +
    256B  TYR*     4.0     7.9    -      -       +      -
    258B  ASN*     4.0     8.3    -      -       -      +
    260B  ILE*     3.7    21.3    -      -       -      +
    428B  GLN*     3.1    18.1    +      -       -      +
    429B  TRP*     3.0    20.7    +      -       -      +
    431B  ASP*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
    433B  ILE*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    435B  GLU*     3.1     9.7    +      -       -      +
    436B  GLU*     3.0    19.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 433 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256B  TYR*     3.6    42.1    -      -       +      -
    257B  HIS*     3.9    11.4    -      -       +      -
    429B  TRP      2.8     9.7    +      -       -      +
    430B  THR*     3.1    17.3    -      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    434B  MET*     1.3    70.5    +      -       +      +
    436B  GLU*     3.2     3.8    +      -       +      +
    437B  PHE*     2.9    65.4    +      -       +      -
    466B  GLN*     4.6     1.1    -      -       -      +
   3002B  ZAR      3.6    46.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 434 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    430B  THR*     3.0    19.1    +      -       +      +
    431B  ASP*     3.9     4.7    -      -       -      +
    433B  ILE*     1.3    85.5    -      -       +      +
    435B  GLU*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    436B  GLU      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    437B  PHE*     4.3     7.0    -      -       -      -
    438B  PHE*     3.0    64.8    +      -       +      -
    454B  MET*     3.6    46.4    -      -       +      +
    460B  ALA*     4.1     6.3    -      -       +      -
    462B  VAL*     3.9    41.1    -      -       +      -
    465B  SER*     5.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
    466B  GLN*     4.8     5.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 435 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255B  ALA*     3.7    19.9    -      -       +      +
    431B  ASP      2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    432B  ARG*     3.1    11.7    +      -       -      +
    434B  MET*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    436B  GLU*     1.3    51.0    +      -       -      +
    438B  PHE*     4.4     5.6    -      -       -      +
    439B  PRO*     2.6    33.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 436 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254B  VAL*     3.2    15.0    -      -       +      +
    255B  ALA*     4.1     8.9    -      -       +      +
    256B  TYR*     2.8    31.0    +      -       -      +
    257B  HIS*     2.8    38.3    +      -       -      -
    301B  HIS*     4.1     0.3    -      -       -      -
    303B  GLY*     3.2    35.4    -      -       -      +
    432B  ARG      3.0    14.3    +      -       -      +
    433B  ILE*     3.2     7.4    +      -       +      +
    434B  MET      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    435B  GLU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    437B  PHE*     1.3    68.8    +      -       +      +
    438B  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    439B  PRO*     3.1    13.8    -      -       -      +
    440B  GLN*     3.5    11.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 437 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257B  HIS*     5.3     5.2    -      +       -      -
    433B  ILE*     2.9    50.9    +      -       +      +
    434B  MET*     3.4    11.0    +      -       -      +
    436B  GLU*     1.3    81.6    -      -       +      +
    438B  PHE*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    440B  GLN*     3.1    11.9    +      -       -      +
    441B  GLY      2.9    22.2    +      -       -      -
    454B  MET*     3.7    49.1    -      -       +      +
    455B  CYS*     3.2    33.5    -      -       -      +
   3002B  ZAR      4.0    29.4    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 438 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    434B  MET*     3.0    43.2    +      -       +      -
    435B  GLU*     4.4     4.3    -      -       -      +
    437B  PHE*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    439B  PRO*     1.4    57.1    -      -       +      +
    441B  GLY*     2.9     3.1    +      -       -      -
    442B  ASP*     2.7    40.4    +      -       -      +
    454B  MET      3.4    19.7    -      -       -      -
    455B  CYS      3.5     9.4    -      -       -      +
    457B  LYS*     3.5    51.1    -      -       +      -
    460B  ALA*     3.6    21.8    -      -       +      -
    462B  VAL*     4.8     5.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 439 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    435B  GLU*     2.6    32.3    -      -       +      +
    436B  GLU*     3.1    17.5    -      -       -      +
    438B  PHE*     1.4    82.6    -      -       +      +
    440B  GLN*     1.3    55.2    +      -       -      +
    442B  ASP*     3.5    14.3    -      -       +      +
    443B  ARG*     2.8    35.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 440 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    303B  GLY      4.0     3.7    +      -       -      +
    304B  VAL*     3.2    18.3    -      -       +      -
    305B  SER*     2.9    45.0    +      -       -      -
    308B  PHE*     3.8    20.7    -      -       +      +
    436B  GLU      3.5     9.1    +      -       -      +
    437B  PHE*     3.1    15.9    +      -       -      +
    438B  PHE      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    439B  PRO*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    441B  GLY*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    443B  ARG*     3.0     9.3    +      -       -      +
    444B  GLU*     2.8    52.6    +      -       -      +
    452B  SER*     3.8     9.3    +      -       -      -
    455B  CYS*     4.0    14.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 441 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    437B  PHE      2.9     7.7    +      -       -      -
    438B  PHE      2.9     3.6    +      -       -      -
    440B  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    442B  ASP*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    444B  GLU*     3.2    14.9    +      -       -      -
    445B  ARG*     2.8    28.4    +      -       -      +
    451B  ILE*     3.1    16.0    -      -       -      +
    455B  CYS*     3.2    26.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 442 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    438B  PHE*     2.7    22.0    +      -       -      +
    439B  PRO*     3.5    16.8    -      -       +      +
    441B  GLY*     1.3    69.9    -      -       -      +
    443B  ARG*     1.3    65.9    +      -       -      +
    445B  ARG*     2.8    39.8    +      -       -      +
    446B  GLU*     2.9    25.0    +      -       +      +
    457B  LYS*     3.0    37.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 443 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    302B  PRO      5.3     4.0    +      -       -      -
    304B  VAL*     3.7    19.0    -      -       +      +
    308B  PHE*     3.3    34.7    -      -       +      -
    439B  PRO      2.8    25.7    +      -       -      +
    440B  GLN*     3.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    442B  ASP*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    444B  GLU*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    446B  GLU*     3.4    20.0    +      -       -      +
    447B  ARG*     3.0    62.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 444 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    308B  PHE*     3.6    23.8    -      -       +      +
    311B  ASN*     5.7     1.2    +      -       -      -
    440B  GLN*     2.8    31.0    +      -       -      +
    441B  GLY*     3.5    15.9    -      -       -      +
    443B  ARG*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    445B  ARG*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    447B  ARG*     3.4     4.0    +      -       -      -
    448B  GLY      3.0     2.9    +      -       -      -
    449B  MET*     2.8    51.8    +      -       +      +
    450B  GLU      4.1     5.8    -      -       -      +
    451B  ILE*     3.6    10.2    -      -       +      -
    452B  SER*     2.6    50.7    +      -       -      -
    455B  CYS*     4.2     0.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 445 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    441B  GLY      2.8    14.5    +      -       -      +
    442B  ASP*     2.8    39.0    +      -       -      +
    444B  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    446B  GLU*     1.3    64.3    +      -       +      +
    448B  GLY*     3.1    12.6    +      -       -      -
    449B  MET      4.6     2.0    -      -       -      -
    451B  ILE*     3.2    17.1    -      -       +      +
    456B  ASP*     3.0    29.3    +      -       -      +
    457B  LYS*     3.8    14.3    -      -       -      +
    458B  HIS*     3.8    27.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 446 (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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    442B  ASP*     2.9    27.3    +      -       +      +
    443B  ARG*     3.4    27.0    +      -       -      +
    445B  ARG*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    447B  ARG*     1.3    70.4    +      -       -      +
    448B  GLY*     2.9     7.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 447 (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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    308B  PHE*     4.0     7.9    -      -       +      -
    312B  THR*     4.1    17.9    -      -       +      +
    443B  ARG*     3.0    63.1    +      -       -      +
    444B  GLU      3.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
    446B  GLU*     1.3    85.2    +      -       -      +
    448B  GLY*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    449B  MET*     3.1    36.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 448 (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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    444B  GLU      3.0     2.6    +      -       -      -
    445B  ARG      3.1    10.7    +      -       -      -
    446B  GLU      2.9     7.1    +      -       -      -
    447B  ARG*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    449B  MET*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
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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