Contacts of the helix formed by residues 422 - 448 (chain I) 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 I).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    199I  TRP*     4.9     2.9    -      -       +      -
    200I  GLY*     3.8    23.8    -      -       -      +
    420I  THR      4.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
    421I  LYS*     1.3    88.5    -      -       +      +
    423I  LEU*     1.3    65.9    +      -       -      +
    424I  GLN*     3.2     5.4    -      -       +      +
    425I  LEU*     2.9    33.4    +      -       +      +
    426I  TYR      3.1     9.9    +      -       -      -
    495I  THR*     4.5     8.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 423 (chain I). 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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    421I  LYS      3.3     2.9    +      -       -      -
    422I  PRO*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    424I  GLN*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    426I  TYR*     4.2    11.7    -      -       +      -
    427I  ARG*     2.9    54.2    +      -       +      +
    495I  THR*     5.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
    499I  ASN*     3.5    30.6    +      -       +      +
    502I  TRP*     3.6    52.9    -      -       +      +
    503I  TYR*     4.6     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 424 (chain I). 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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    202I  HIS*     3.1    35.0    +      -       -      -
    205I  ARG*     4.5     7.4    +      -       -      +
    422I  PRO*     3.1     4.9    +      -       +      +
    423I  LEU*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    425I  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    427I  ARG*     4.1     6.8    -      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     3.2    37.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 425 (chain I). 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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    200I  GLY*     3.6    26.9    -      -       -      +
    201I  LEU      3.9    10.5    -      -       -      +
    202I  HIS*     4.0    28.9    -      -       +      +
    203I  VAL*     4.7     4.9    -      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     3.8    25.8    -      -       +      -
    421I  LYS*     4.2    13.2    -      -       +      +
    422I  PRO*     2.9    31.6    +      -       +      +
    424I  GLN*     1.3    78.2    -      -       +      +
    426I  TYR*     1.3    67.6    +      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     2.9    20.2    +      -       -      +
    429I  TRP*     3.1    23.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 426 (chain I). 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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    418I  ASN*     3.5    21.4    +      -       +      +
    419I  PRO*     3.5    30.0    -      -       +      +
    421I  LYS*     4.1     3.8    -      -       -      +
    422I  PRO      3.1     9.1    +      -       -      +
    423I  LEU*     3.7     9.4    -      -       +      +
    425I  LEU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    427I  ARG*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    429I  TRP*     3.0     9.6    +      -       -      +
    430I  THR*     2.9    40.7    +      -       -      -
    466I  GLN*     2.7    29.9    +      -       -      +
    470I  ILE*     3.4    21.4    -      -       +      +
    499I  ASN*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      -
    503I  TYR*     3.5    27.8    -      +       -      -
   3009I  ZAR      3.6    14.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 427 (chain I). 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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    423I  LEU*     2.9    47.3    +      -       +      +
    424I  GLN*     4.1     6.7    -      -       -      +
    426I  TYR*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     1.3    58.3    +      -       +      +
    430I  THR*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      -
    431I  ASP*     3.0    36.2    +      -       -      +
    502I  TRP*     3.2    36.0    -      -       +      -
    503I  TYR*     3.6    19.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 428 (chain I). 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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    202I  HIS*     3.8    12.1    +      -       -      -
    204I  PHE*     3.4    38.9    -      -       +      +
    424I  GLN*     3.2    45.5    +      -       +      +
    425I  LEU*     2.9     8.5    +      -       -      +
    427I  ARG*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    429I  TRP*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    431I  ASP*     3.3    11.2    +      -       -      +
    432I  ARG*     3.1    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 429 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    203I  VAL*     4.0    11.3    -      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     3.5    31.8    -      +       -      -
    255I  ALA      5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    256I  TYR*     3.6    26.0    -      +       -      -
    258I  ASN*     5.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    260I  ILE*     3.8    11.2    -      -       +      -
    261I  HIS*     3.7    40.6    -      -       +      -
    264I  ASP*     3.5    30.3    +      -       +      -
    418I  ASN*     3.5    40.7    -      -       +      +
    421I  LYS*     5.4     4.3    -      -       +      +
    425I  LEU*     3.1    33.5    +      -       +      +
    426I  TYR*     3.0     7.5    +      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    430I  THR*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    432I  ARG*     3.0    13.8    +      -       -      +
    433I  ILE*     2.8    27.4    +      -       -      +
   3009I  ZAR      3.3     8.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 430 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    426I  TYR*     2.9    36.0    +      -       -      -
    427I  ARG      3.3     4.5    +      -       -      -
    429I  TRP*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    431I  ASP*     1.3    65.7    +      -       -      +
    433I  ILE*     3.1     4.2    -      -       -      +
    434I  MET*     3.1    24.1    +      -       +      +
    462I  VAL*     3.8    20.6    -      -       +      -
    466I  GLN*     3.4    28.1    -      -       +      +
    503I  TYR*     3.2    26.1    +      -       -      +
   3009I  ZAR      3.3    10.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 431 (chain I). 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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    427I  ARG*     3.0    23.1    +      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     3.6    11.4    -      -       -      +
    429I  TRP      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    430I  THR*     1.3    80.8    -      -       -      +
    432I  ARG*     1.3    59.7    +      -       +      +
    434I  MET*     3.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
    435I  GLU*     2.9    30.7    +      -       -      +
    462I  VAL*     5.7     2.9    -      -       -      +
    503I  TYR*     5.5     0.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 432 (chain I). 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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    204I  PHE*     3.0    33.9    -      -       -      -
    255I  ALA*     2.8    56.9    +      -       +      +
    256I  TYR*     4.0     7.2    -      -       +      -
    258I  ASN*     4.0     9.1    -      -       -      +
    260I  ILE*     3.7    21.0    -      -       -      +
    428I  GLN*     3.1    19.3    +      -       -      +
    429I  TRP*     3.0    20.5    +      -       -      +
    431I  ASP*     1.3    76.3    -      -       +      +
    433I  ILE*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    435I  GLU*     3.1    10.5    +      -       -      +
    436I  GLU*     2.9    19.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 433 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256I  TYR*     3.6    37.8    -      -       +      -
    257I  HIS*     3.8    12.8    -      -       +      -
    429I  TRP      2.8    13.1    +      -       -      +
    430I  THR*     3.1    14.4    -      -       -      +
    432I  ARG*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    434I  MET*     1.3    70.9    +      -       +      +
    436I  GLU*     3.2     3.6    +      -       +      +
    437I  PHE*     2.9    66.3    +      -       +      -
    466I  GLN*     4.6     0.9    -      -       -      +
   3009I  ZAR      3.5    47.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 434 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    430I  THR*     3.1    20.2    +      -       +      +
    431I  ASP*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
    433I  ILE*     1.3    86.0    -      -       +      +
    435I  GLU*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    437I  PHE*     3.8     6.9    -      -       -      +
    438I  PHE*     3.1    64.4    +      -       +      -
    454I  MET*     3.5    47.8    -      -       +      +
    460I  ALA*     4.1     6.7    -      -       +      -
    462I  VAL*     3.8    39.5    -      -       +      +
    465I  SER*     5.2     0.9    -      -       -      +
    466I  GLN*     4.8     4.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 435 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255I  ALA*     3.7    19.6    -      -       +      +
    431I  ASP      2.9    19.2    +      -       -      +
    432I  ARG*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
    434I  MET*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    436I  GLU*     1.3    51.1    +      -       -      +
    438I  PHE*     4.4     6.2    -      -       -      +
    439I  PRO*     2.6    33.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 436 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254I  VAL*     3.2    14.4    -      -       +      +
    255I  ALA*     4.1     9.2    -      -       +      +
    256I  TYR*     2.8    32.8    +      -       +      +
    257I  HIS*     2.7    38.3    +      -       -      -
    301I  HIS*     4.1     0.5    -      -       -      -
    303I  GLY*     3.2    36.8    -      -       -      +
    432I  ARG      2.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
    433I  ILE*     3.7     5.4    -      -       -      +
    434I  MET      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    435I  GLU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    437I  PHE*     1.3    69.8    +      -       +      +
    438I  PHE      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    439I  PRO*     3.0    14.6    -      -       -      +
    440I  GLN*     3.5    11.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 437 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257I  HIS*     5.2     5.4    -      +       -      -
    433I  ILE*     2.9    51.5    +      -       +      +
    434I  MET*     3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
    436I  GLU*     1.3    81.5    -      -       +      +
    438I  PHE*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    440I  GLN*     3.1    14.5    +      -       -      +
    441I  GLY      2.9    22.0    +      -       -      -
    454I  MET*     3.7    48.9    -      -       +      +
    455I  CYS*     3.3    32.0    -      -       -      +
   3009I  ZAR      3.9    31.0    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 438 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    434I  MET*     3.1    43.6    +      -       +      +
    435I  GLU*     4.4     4.5    -      -       -      +
    437I  PHE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    439I  PRO*     1.3    57.3    -      -       +      +
    441I  GLY*     2.8     4.0    +      -       -      -
    442I  ASP*     2.7    40.1    +      -       -      +
    454I  MET      3.4    19.7    -      -       -      -
    455I  CYS      3.5     8.8    -      -       -      +
    457I  LYS*     3.5    49.8    -      -       +      +
    460I  ALA*     3.6    21.8    -      -       +      -
    462I  VAL*     4.8     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 439 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    435I  GLU*     2.6    31.4    -      -       +      +
    436I  GLU*     3.0    12.3    -      -       -      +
    438I  PHE*     1.3    88.3    -      -       +      +
    440I  GLN*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    442I  ASP*     3.5    14.6    -      -       +      +
    443I  ARG*     2.8    35.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 440 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    303I  GLY      4.0     3.4    -      -       -      +
    304I  VAL*     3.2    18.9    -      -       +      -
    305I  SER*     3.0    45.0    +      -       -      -
    308I  PHE*     3.8    20.8    -      -       +      +
    436I  GLU      3.5     8.9    +      -       -      +
    437I  PHE*     3.1    17.1    +      -       -      +
    438I  PHE      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    439I  PRO*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    441I  GLY*     1.3    54.6    +      -       -      +
    443I  ARG*     3.0     9.3    +      -       -      +
    444I  GLU*     2.8    58.0    +      -       -      +
    452I  SER*     3.8     9.3    +      -       -      -
    455I  CYS*     4.0    14.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 441 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    437I  PHE      2.9     7.9    +      -       -      -
    438I  PHE      2.8     3.6    +      -       -      -
    440I  GLN*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    442I  ASP*     1.3    55.9    +      -       -      +
    444I  GLU*     3.3    14.4    +      -       -      -
    445I  ARG*     2.9    27.7    +      -       -      +
    451I  ILE*     3.1    16.9    -      -       -      +
    455I  CYS*     3.2    25.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 442 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    438I  PHE*     2.7    21.4    +      -       -      +
    439I  PRO*     3.5    16.8    -      -       +      +
    440I  GLN      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    441I  GLY*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    443I  ARG*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    445I  ARG*     2.8    44.9    +      -       -      +
    446I  GLU*     2.9    26.1    +      -       +      +
    457I  LYS*     3.1    36.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 443 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    302I  PRO      5.4     3.6    +      -       -      -
    304I  VAL*     3.7    19.0    -      -       -      +
    308I  PHE*     3.3    34.5    -      -       +      -
    439I  PRO*     2.8    25.4    +      -       +      +
    440I  GLN*     3.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    442I  ASP*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    444I  GLU*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    446I  GLU*     3.3    19.5    +      -       -      +
    447I  ARG*     3.0    61.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 444 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    308I  PHE*     3.6    23.8    -      -       +      +
    311I  ASN*     5.7     1.6    +      -       -      -
    440I  GLN*     2.8    35.9    +      -       -      +
    441I  GLY*     3.5    14.3    -      -       -      +
    443I  ARG*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    445I  ARG*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    447I  ARG      3.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
    448I  GLY      3.0     3.1    +      -       -      -
    449I  MET*     2.8    55.7    +      -       +      +
    450I  GLU      4.1     5.8    -      -       -      +
    451I  ILE*     3.6     9.7    -      -       +      -
    452I  SER*     2.6    50.7    +      -       -      -
    455I  CYS*     4.2     0.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 445 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    441I  GLY      2.9    15.3    +      -       -      +
    442I  ASP*     2.8    39.5    +      -       -      +
    444I  GLU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    446I  GLU*     1.3    63.3    +      -       +      +
    448I  GLY*     3.1    12.6    +      -       -      -
    449I  MET      4.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    451I  ILE*     3.3    17.3    -      -       +      +
    456I  ASP*     3.0    28.3    +      -       -      +
    457I  LYS*     3.8    16.0    -      -       -      +
    458I  HIS*     3.8    26.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 446 (chain I). 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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    442I  ASP*     2.9    28.0    +      -       -      +
    443I  ARG*     3.3    26.1    +      -       -      +
    445I  ARG*     1.3    74.9    -      -       +      +
    447I  ARG*     1.3    71.1    +      -       -      +
    448I  GLY*     2.9     6.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 447 (chain I). 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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    308I  PHE*     4.0     8.0    -      -       +      -
    312I  THR*     4.1    17.8    -      -       +      +
    443I  ARG*     3.0    64.4    +      -       -      +
    444I  GLU      3.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
    446I  GLU*     1.3    82.6    +      -       -      +
    448I  GLY*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    449I  MET*     3.1    38.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 448 (chain I). 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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    444I  GLU      3.0     2.8    +      -       -      -
    445I  ARG      3.1    10.7    +      -       -      -
    446I  GLU      2.9     6.3    -      -       -      -
    447I  ARG*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    449I  MET*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    450I  GLU      4.1     0.2    +      -       -      -
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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