Contacts of the helix formed by residues 422 - 448 (chain K) 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 K).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    199K  TRP*     4.9     3.4    -      -       +      -
    200K  GLY*     3.8    24.5    -      -       -      +
    420K  THR      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    421K  LYS*     1.3    86.4    -      -       +      +
    423K  LEU*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    424K  GLN*     3.2     5.4    -      -       +      +
    425K  LEU*     2.9    33.6    +      -       +      +
    426K  TYR      3.0     9.5    +      -       -      -
    495K  THR*     4.7     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 423 (chain K). 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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    421K  LYS      3.3     2.2    +      -       -      -
    422K  PRO*     1.3    71.3    -      -       -      +
    424K  GLN*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    426K  TYR*     4.1    12.8    -      -       +      -
    427K  ARG*     2.9    53.2    +      -       +      +
    495K  THR*     5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    499K  ASN*     3.5    32.1    +      -       +      +
    502K  TRP*     3.6    54.5    -      -       +      +
    503K  TYR*     4.6     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 424 (chain K). 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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    202K  HIS*     3.1    33.6    +      -       -      -
    205K  ARG*     4.5     7.0    +      -       -      +
    422K  PRO*     3.0     5.6    +      -       +      +
    423K  LEU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    425K  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    427K  ARG*     4.1     7.6    -      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     3.1    38.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 425 (chain K). 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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    200K  GLY*     3.5    26.7    -      -       -      +
    201K  LEU      3.9    11.0    -      -       -      +
    202K  HIS*     4.0    29.4    -      -       +      +
    203K  VAL*     4.7     4.7    -      -       +      +
    204K  PHE*     3.8    25.7    -      -       +      -
    421K  LYS*     4.2    13.2    -      -       +      -
    422K  PRO*     2.9    32.9    +      -       +      +
    424K  GLN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    426K  TYR*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     2.8    19.7    +      -       -      +
    429K  TRP*     3.1    23.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 426 (chain K). 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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    418K  ASN*     3.4    26.8    +      -       +      +
    419K  PRO*     3.5    24.9    -      -       +      +
    421K  LYS      4.1     3.4    -      -       -      +
    422K  PRO      3.0     8.7    +      -       -      +
    423K  LEU*     3.7    11.7    -      -       +      +
    425K  LEU*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    427K  ARG*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    429K  TRP*     3.1     9.1    +      -       -      +
    430K  THR*     2.9    39.6    +      -       -      -
    466K  GLN*     2.7    30.7    +      -       -      +
    470K  ILE*     3.4    21.2    -      -       +      +
    499K  ASN*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      -
    503K  TYR*     3.5    26.2    -      +       -      -
   3011K  ZAR      3.5    14.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 427 (chain K). 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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    423K  LEU*     2.9    51.7    +      -       +      +
    424K  GLN*     4.1     6.5    -      -       -      +
    426K  TYR*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     1.3    62.7    +      -       +      +
    430K  THR*     3.3     2.6    +      -       -      -
    431K  ASP*     3.0    31.2    +      -       -      +
    502K  TRP*     3.1    36.5    -      -       +      -
    503K  TYR*     3.6    19.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 428 (chain K). 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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    202K  HIS*     3.8    12.2    +      -       -      -
    204K  PHE*     3.4    39.3    -      -       +      +
    424K  GLN*     3.1    47.1    +      -       +      +
    425K  LEU*     2.8     9.0    +      -       -      +
    427K  ARG*     1.3    76.4    -      -       +      +
    429K  TRP*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    431K  ASP*     3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
    432K  ARG*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 429 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    203K  VAL*     4.0    11.0    -      -       +      +
    204K  PHE*     3.5    31.6    -      +       -      -
    256K  TYR*     3.6    27.7    -      +       -      -
    258K  ASN*     5.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    260K  ILE*     3.8    12.1    -      -       +      -
    261K  HIS*     3.7    38.4    -      -       +      -
    264K  ASP*     3.4    30.5    +      -       +      -
    418K  ASN*     3.5    40.9    -      -       +      +
    421K  LYS*     5.4     3.9    -      -       +      +
    425K  LEU*     3.1    35.1    +      -       +      +
    426K  TYR*     3.4     7.4    -      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    430K  THR*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    432K  ARG*     3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    433K  ILE*     2.8    27.4    +      -       -      +
   3011K  ZAR      3.3     8.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 430 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    426K  TYR*     2.9    33.4    +      -       -      -
    427K  ARG      3.6     4.0    -      -       -      -
    429K  TRP*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    431K  ASP*     1.3    65.9    +      -       -      +
    433K  ILE*     3.1     4.0    -      -       -      +
    434K  MET*     3.0    28.9    +      -       +      +
    462K  VAL*     3.8    20.2    -      -       +      -
    466K  GLN*     3.4    28.3    -      -       +      +
    503K  TYR*     3.2    26.5    +      -       -      +
   3011K  ZAR      3.3    10.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 431 (chain K). 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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    427K  ARG*     3.0    22.6    +      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     3.5    10.8    -      -       -      +
    429K  TRP      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    430K  THR*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    432K  ARG*     1.3    59.4    +      -       +      +
    434K  MET*     3.8     5.0    -      -       -      +
    435K  GLU*     2.8    30.4    +      -       -      +
    462K  VAL*     5.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    503K  TYR*     5.5     0.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 432 (chain K). 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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    204K  PHE*     3.1    36.9    -      -       -      -
    255K  ALA*     2.7    53.0    +      -       +      +
    256K  TYR*     4.0     7.4    -      -       +      -
    258K  ASN*     4.0     8.5    -      -       -      +
    260K  ILE*     3.8    21.4    -      -       -      +
    428K  GLN*     3.0    19.3    +      -       -      +
    429K  TRP*     3.0    17.8    +      -       -      +
    431K  ASP*     1.3    75.2    -      -       +      +
    433K  ILE*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    435K  GLU*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
    436K  GLU*     2.9    19.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 433 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256K  TYR*     3.5    37.2    -      -       +      -
    257K  HIS*     3.9    12.6    -      -       +      -
    429K  TRP      2.8    13.3    +      -       -      +
    430K  THR*     3.1    17.7    -      -       -      +
    432K  ARG*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    434K  MET*     1.3    71.3    +      -       +      +
    436K  GLU*     3.2     3.8    +      -       +      +
    437K  PHE*     2.9    64.3    +      -       +      -
    466K  GLN*     4.6     0.9    -      -       -      +
   3011K  ZAR      3.5    46.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 434 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    430K  THR*     3.0    18.9    +      -       +      +
    431K  ASP*     3.9     4.7    -      -       -      +
    433K  ILE*     1.3    84.9    -      -       +      +
    435K  GLU*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    437K  PHE*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
    438K  PHE*     3.1    58.6    +      -       +      -
    454K  MET*     3.5    53.2    -      -       +      +
    460K  ALA*     4.2     6.5    -      -       +      -
    462K  VAL*     3.9    40.8    -      -       +      -
    465K  SER*     5.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
    466K  GLN*     4.8     4.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 435 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255K  ALA*     3.7    19.8    -      -       +      +
    431K  ASP      2.8    19.5    +      -       -      +
    432K  ARG*     3.1    12.0    +      -       -      +
    434K  MET*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    436K  GLU*     1.3    52.5    +      -       -      +
    438K  PHE*     4.4     6.0    -      -       -      +
    439K  PRO*     2.6    34.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 436 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254K  VAL*     3.2    14.8    -      -       +      +
    255K  ALA*     4.1     8.7    -      -       +      +
    256K  TYR*     2.8    32.4    +      -       -      +
    257K  HIS*     2.7    38.1    +      -       -      -
    301K  HIS*     4.1     0.5    -      -       -      -
    303K  GLY*     3.2    35.3    -      -       -      +
    432K  ARG      2.9    13.7    +      -       -      +
    433K  ILE*     3.6     7.9    -      -       -      +
    434K  MET      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    435K  GLU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    437K  PHE*     1.3    69.8    +      -       +      +
    438K  PHE      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    439K  PRO*     3.1    14.2    -      -       -      +
    440K  GLN*     3.5    10.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 437 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257K  HIS*     5.2     5.2    -      +       -      -
    303K  GLY      6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    433K  ILE*     2.9    51.7    +      -       +      +
    434K  MET*     3.4    11.6    +      -       -      +
    436K  GLU*     1.3    81.8    -      -       +      +
    438K  PHE*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    440K  GLN*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
    441K  GLY      2.9    22.2    +      -       -      -
    454K  MET*     3.7    49.6    -      -       +      +
    455K  CYS*     3.2    34.0    -      -       -      +
   3011K  ZAR      3.9    30.1    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 438 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    434K  MET*     3.1    43.4    +      -       +      +
    435K  GLU*     4.4     4.7    -      -       -      +
    437K  PHE*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    439K  PRO*     1.4    60.5    -      -       +      +
    441K  GLY*     2.9     3.3    +      -       -      -
    442K  ASP*     2.7    39.4    +      -       -      +
    454K  MET      3.4    20.9    -      -       -      -
    455K  CYS      3.5     8.5    -      -       -      +
    457K  LYS*     3.5    50.9    -      -       +      +
    460K  ALA*     3.6    22.4    -      -       +      -
    462K  VAL*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 439 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    435K  GLU*     2.6    31.2    -      -       +      +
    436K  GLU*     3.1    12.1    -      -       -      +
    438K  PHE*     1.4    88.9    -      -       +      +
    440K  GLN*     1.3    55.6    +      -       -      +
    442K  ASP*     3.4    14.7    -      -       +      +
    443K  ARG*     2.8    34.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 440 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    303K  GLY      3.9     3.8    +      -       -      +
    304K  VAL*     3.2    18.1    -      -       +      -
    305K  SER*     3.0    45.7    +      -       -      -
    308K  PHE*     3.8    21.7    -      -       +      +
    436K  GLU      3.5     9.5    +      -       -      +
    437K  PHE*     3.1    16.0    +      -       -      +
    438K  PHE      3.1     0.6    -      -       -      -
    439K  PRO*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    441K  GLY*     1.3    54.3    +      -       -      +
    443K  ARG*     3.1    10.0    +      -       -      +
    444K  GLU*     2.8    58.0    +      -       -      +
    452K  SER*     3.8     8.7    +      -       -      -
    455K  CYS*     4.1    15.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 441 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    437K  PHE      2.9     7.9    +      -       -      -
    438K  PHE      2.9     3.8    +      -       -      -
    440K  GLN*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    442K  ASP*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    444K  GLU*     3.3    14.8    +      -       -      -
    445K  ARG*     2.9    28.0    +      -       -      +
    451K  ILE*     3.1    15.6    -      -       -      +
    455K  CYS*     3.2    25.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 442 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    438K  PHE*     2.7    22.7    +      -       -      +
    439K  PRO*     3.4    16.8    -      -       +      +
    441K  GLY*     1.3    70.7    -      -       -      +
    443K  ARG*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    445K  ARG*     2.8    30.8    +      -       -      +
    446K  GLU*     2.9    35.7    +      -       +      +
    457K  LYS*     3.1    34.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 443 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    302K  PRO      5.4     4.0    +      -       -      -
    304K  VAL*     3.8    18.8    -      -       -      +
    308K  PHE*     3.3    34.7    -      -       +      -
    439K  PRO*     2.8    26.4    +      -       +      +
    440K  GLN*     3.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    442K  ASP*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    444K  GLU*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    446K  GLU*     3.3    19.4    +      -       -      +
    447K  ARG*     3.0    62.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 444 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    308K  PHE*     3.6    24.1    -      -       +      +
    311K  ASN*     5.7     1.4    +      -       -      -
    440K  GLN*     2.8    35.2    +      -       -      +
    441K  GLY*     3.5    16.2    -      -       -      +
    442K  ASP      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    443K  ARG*     1.3    70.5    -      -       -      +
    445K  ARG*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    447K  ARG      3.4     0.3    +      -       -      -
    448K  GLY      3.0     2.9    +      -       -      -
    449K  MET*     2.8    57.8    +      -       +      +
    450K  GLU      4.1     5.1    -      -       -      +
    451K  ILE*     3.7     8.7    -      -       +      -
    452K  SER*     2.6    51.4    +      -       -      -
    455K  CYS*     4.2     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 445 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    441K  GLY      2.9    15.6    +      -       -      +
    442K  ASP*     2.8    40.1    +      -       -      +
    444K  GLU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    446K  GLU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       +      +
    448K  GLY*     3.1    13.0    +      -       -      -
    449K  MET      4.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    451K  ILE*     3.2    18.0    -      -       +      +
    456K  ASP*     3.0    29.1    +      -       -      +
    457K  LYS*     3.8    15.8    -      -       -      +
    458K  HIS*     3.7    26.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 446 (chain K). 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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    442K  ASP*     2.9    29.4    +      -       +      +
    443K  ARG*     3.3    26.7    +      -       -      +
    445K  ARG*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    447K  ARG*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    448K  GLY*     2.9    11.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 447 (chain K). 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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    308K  PHE*     4.0     8.0    -      -       +      -
    312K  THR*     4.1    17.8    -      -       +      +
    443K  ARG*     3.0    61.6    +      -       -      +
    444K  GLU      3.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
    446K  GLU*     1.3    85.4    +      -       -      +
    448K  GLY*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    449K  MET*     3.1    38.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 448 (chain K). 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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    444K  GLU      3.0     2.8    +      -       -      -
    445K  ARG      3.5    10.5    -      -       -      -
    446K  GLU      2.9     7.7    +      -       -      -
    447K  ARG*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    449K  MET*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


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

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

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