Contacts of the helix formed by residues 33 - 38 (chain B) in PDB entry 1QAJ


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.
For CSU analysis of other PDB entry

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 TRP 33 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25B  TRP*     2.8    40.4    +      -       +      -
     26B  LEU*     3.7    21.5    -      -       +      -
     29B  PHE*     2.9    29.3    +      -       +      +
     30B  PRO      3.7     1.0    +      -       -      -
     31B  GLN      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
     32B  ALA*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
     34B  ALA*     1.3    54.0    +      -       -      +
     35B  GLU*     3.9     9.4    -      -       -      +
     36B  THR*     3.7     9.4    -      -       -      +
     37B  GLY*     2.6    37.1    +      -       -      -
    149B  LEU*     3.9     5.6    -      -       +      -
    244B  LEU*     3.3    34.1    -      -       +      -
    253B  ARG*     3.6     3.2    -      -       -      -
    254B  ALA*     3.3    32.1    -      -       +      -
    255B  SER      3.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    256B  ALA*     3.3    40.6    -      -       +      -
    259B  ALA*     3.8    23.3    -      -       +      -
    261B  ILE*     4.2     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 34 (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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     33B  TRP*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
     35B  GLU*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
     38B  GLY*     2.8    34.6    +      -       -      +
     39B  MET*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    152B  LYS*     3.9    32.5    -      -       +      +
    253B  ARG*     3.8    20.3    -      -       +      +
    254B  ALA      2.9    15.3    +      -       -      +
    255B  SER*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 35 (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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     26B  LEU*     4.5    17.3    -      -       +      -
     33B  TRP*     3.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
     34B  ALA*     1.3    85.7    +      -       +      +
     36B  THR*     1.3    60.6    +      -       +      +
     38B  GLY      5.0     0.5    +      -       -      -
    152B  LYS*     5.4     8.8    +      -       -      +
    254B  ALA      3.6     1.0    -      -       -      +
    255B  SER*     3.9     4.6    +      -       -      -
    256B  ALA*     3.2    27.7    +      -       +      +
    257B  LYS*     3.1    35.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 36 (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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     26B  LEU*     3.6    40.1    +      -       +      +
     29B  PHE      3.9     0.7    +      -       -      -
     30B  PRO*     2.6    44.0    +      -       -      +
     33B  TRP*     3.3    11.2    +      -       -      +
     35B  GLU*     1.3    80.0    -      -       +      +
     37B  GLY*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
     38B  GLY      3.7     0.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 37 (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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     30B  PRO      3.1    11.4    +      -       -      -
     31B  GLN*     4.4     3.4    -      -       -      -
     33B  TRP      2.6    20.9    +      -       -      -
     36B  THR*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
     38B  GLY*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
     39B  MET      4.3     1.4    -      -       -      +
    253B  ARG*     3.1    26.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 38 (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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     34B  ALA*     2.8    25.7    +      -       -      +
     35B  GLU      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
     36B  THR      3.7     1.0    -      -       -      -
     37B  GLY*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
     39B  MET*     1.3    68.5    +      -       -      +
    253B  ARG*     3.0    23.6    -      -       -      +
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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).

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