Contacts of the helix formed by residues 340 - 364 (chain F) in PDB entry 1QK1


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
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Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with SER 340 (chain F).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103F  THR*     3.5    27.5    +      -       -      +
    105F  ASP*     3.5    27.8    +      -       -      +
    284F  THR*     4.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    339F  LYS*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    341F  GLU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    342F  VAL*     3.4     4.7    +      -       -      +
    343F  GLU*     2.9    40.2    +      -       -      +
    344F  LEU*     3.0    21.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 341 (chain F). 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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    104F  THR*     3.3    18.9    +      -       -      +
    105F  ASP      2.9    41.6    +      -       -      +
    106F  LEU*     3.3    25.9    -      -       +      +
    130F  ARG*     4.6     8.5    +      -       -      -
    245F  PHE*     4.2     8.7    -      -       +      -
    248F  PHE*     5.9     0.5    -      -       -      -
    274F  TYR*     4.6     2.1    -      -       -      -
    284F  THR*     3.4    35.2    -      -       +      +
    286F  LEU*     3.8    23.9    -      -       +      +
    340F  SER*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    342F  VAL*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    344F  LEU*     3.2     6.5    +      -       -      +
    345F  VAL*     3.0    29.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 342 (chain F). 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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    105F  ASP*     3.3    33.5    +      -       -      +
    107F  ASP      3.5    26.5    -      -       -      +
    110F  LYS*     4.0    23.8    -      -       +      +
    111F  ILE*     3.8    16.4    -      -       +      +
    245F  PHE*     4.2    14.8    -      -       +      -
    340F  SER*     3.2     7.3    +      -       -      +
    341F  GLU*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    343F  GLU*     1.3    66.4    +      -       +      +
    345F  VAL      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    346F  GLN*     3.1    24.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 343 (chain F). 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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    103F  THR*     5.9     2.1    -      -       -      +
    338F  GLY      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    339F  LYS*     3.4    10.9    -      -       +      +
    340F  SER*     2.9    45.5    +      -       -      +
    342F  VAL*     1.3    81.0    -      -       +      +
    344F  LEU*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    346F  GLN*     3.5     5.9    +      -       -      +
    347F  LEU*     3.0    28.6    +      -       -      +
    376F  HIS*     3.8    32.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 344 (chain F). 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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    284F  THR*     3.4    26.5    -      -       +      +
    286F  LEU*     3.9    16.4    -      -       +      -
    333F  ASN*     4.0    14.9    -      -       +      +
    335F  ASP*     3.7    39.3    -      -       +      +
    336F  ARG*     4.2     4.3    -      -       -      +
    339F  LYS*     3.8    33.0    -      -       +      +
    340F  SER      3.0    20.0    +      -       -      +
    341F  GLU      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    343F  GLU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    345F  VAL*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    347F  LEU*     3.3    11.7    +      -       +      +
    348F  VAL*     3.0    28.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 345 (chain F). 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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    111F  ILE*     4.2    13.0    -      -       +      -
    126F  VAL*     4.9     2.9    -      -       +      -
    241F  MET*     4.2    17.9    -      -       +      -
    245F  PHE*     3.6    38.1    -      -       +      -
    286F  LEU*     4.4     6.7    -      -       +      -
    288F  ALA*     4.2    17.9    -      -       +      -
    341F  GLU      3.0    20.1    +      -       -      +
    342F  VAL      4.1     2.5    -      -       -      +
    344F  LEU*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    346F  GLN*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    348F  VAL*     3.0     8.8    +      -       +      +
    349F  ILE*     2.8    46.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 346 (chain F). 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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    110F  LYS      4.3     1.9    -      -       -      +
    111F  ILE*     4.0    13.8    -      -       +      +
    112F  ARG*     3.3    70.1    +      -       -      +
    113F  SER*     5.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    342F  VAL*     3.1    20.6    +      -       +      +
    343F  GLU*     3.7     6.5    -      -       -      +
    345F  VAL*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    347F  LEU*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    349F  ILE*     3.3     9.3    +      -       -      +
    350F  ASP*     2.9    66.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 347 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    310F  LEU      3.6    20.3    -      -       -      +
    311F  ARG*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      +
    312F  LEU*     4.2     8.2    -      -       +      +
    333F  ASN*     4.6     6.7    -      -       +      -
    335F  ASP*     4.4     4.0    -      -       -      +
    339F  LYS*     3.9    27.6    -      -       +      +
    343F  GLU      3.0    16.4    +      -       -      +
    344F  LEU*     3.5    12.8    -      -       +      +
    346F  GLN*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    348F  VAL*     1.3    60.6    +      -       +      +
    350F  ASP*     3.6     5.9    +      -       -      +
    351F  GLY*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      -
    374F  VAL*     4.5    12.3    -      -       +      -
    376F  HIS*     4.3    16.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 348 (chain F). 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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    116F  PHE*     4.9     1.3    -      -       +      -
    241F  MET*     4.4    20.2    -      -       +      -
    288F  ALA*     3.6    32.1    -      -       +      +
    289F  GLY*     4.7     4.3    -      -       -      -
    290F  VAL*     5.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
    312F  LEU*     4.3    11.2    -      -       +      -
    331F  ILE      5.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    333F  ASN*     3.6    27.4    -      -       +      +
    344F  LEU      3.0    17.7    +      -       -      +
    345F  VAL*     3.0     8.9    +      -       -      +
    347F  LEU*     1.3    74.4    -      -       +      +
    349F  ILE*     1.3    61.7    +      -       +      +
    352F  VAL*     2.8    45.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 349 (chain F). 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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    111F  ILE*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    112F  ARG      4.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    113F  SER*     3.9    14.4    -      -       -      +
    114F  GLY*     3.7    19.7    -      -       -      +
    116F  PHE*     3.7    22.8    -      -       +      -
    241F  MET*     4.0    13.5    -      -       +      -
    242F  LYS      5.2     0.4    -      -       -      +
    345F  VAL*     2.8    28.0    +      -       +      +
    346F  GLN*     3.5    20.6    -      -       -      +
    348F  VAL*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    350F  ASP*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    353F  ASN*     3.1    40.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 350 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112F  ARG*     4.0    11.0    +      -       -      -
    113F  SER*     5.8     0.9    -      -       -      -
    310F  LEU*     5.6     0.7    -      -       -      -
    346F  GLN*     2.9    48.9    +      -       -      +
    347F  LEU*     4.0     6.1    -      -       -      +
    349F  ILE*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    351F  GLY*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    353F  ASN*     3.4     7.6    +      -       -      +
    354F  TYR*     3.1    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 351 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    310F  LEU*     3.7    19.7    -      -       -      +
    312F  LEU*     4.0    19.3    -      -       -      -
    347F  LEU      3.0    17.8    +      -       -      -
    348F  VAL      3.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    350F  ASP*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    352F  VAL*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    354F  TYR*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    355F  LEU*     3.1    26.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 352 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    116F  PHE*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      -
    121F  VAL*     4.3     4.3    -      -       +      -
    290F  VAL*     3.9    21.1    -      -       +      -
    292F  ILE*     4.1    20.0    -      -       +      -
    312F  LEU*     4.9     1.8    -      -       +      -
    331F  ILE*     4.6    10.8    -      -       +      +
    348F  VAL*     2.8    35.2    +      -       +      +
    351F  GLY*     1.3    69.5    -      -       -      +
    353F  ASN*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    355F  LEU*     3.0    17.8    +      -       +      +
    356F  ILE*     2.9    26.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 353 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    113F  SER*     3.6    23.0    +      -       -      -
    115F  TYR      5.1     2.3    -      -       -      +
    116F  PHE*     3.5    21.5    -      -       -      -
    117F  ASP      5.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    349F  ILE*     3.1    29.0    +      -       -      +
    350F  ASP*     3.8     7.9    +      -       -      +
    352F  VAL*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    354F  TYR*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    356F  ILE*     3.3    11.1    +      -       -      +
    357F  ASP*     2.9    26.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 354 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    306F  ILE*     4.3     7.4    -      -       +      -
    310F  LEU*     4.1    22.4    -      -       +      -
    350F  ASP      3.1    13.2    +      -       -      +
    351F  GLY*     3.5     9.4    -      -       -      +
    352F  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    353F  ASN*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    355F  LEU*     1.3    61.1    +      -       +      +
    357F  ASP*     3.7    10.2    +      -       +      +
    358F  CYS*     3.1    51.0    +      -       -      -
    369F  ARG*     2.3    42.6    +      -       +      +
    370F  ILE      3.6     0.7    -      -       -      -
    371F  PRO*     3.2    41.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 355 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    292F  ILE*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
    294F  LEU*     4.4    17.3    -      -       +      -
    297F  LEU*     3.8    21.5    -      -       +      +
    303F  PHE*     4.9     1.3    -      -       +      -
    306F  ILE*     4.0    16.8    -      -       +      -
    307F  LEU*     4.4    15.0    -      -       +      -
    310F  LEU*     3.7    19.3    -      -       +      -
    312F  LEU*     4.0    16.4    -      -       +      -
    331F  ILE*     4.3    19.7    -      -       +      -
    351F  GLY      3.1    20.3    +      -       -      +
    352F  VAL*     3.0    17.8    +      -       +      +
    354F  TYR*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
    356F  ILE*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    358F  CYS*     3.0     6.1    +      -       -      +
    359F  GLU*     3.0    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 356 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    116F  PHE*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
    117F  ASP*     3.8    37.0    -      -       +      +
    120F  TYR*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
    121F  VAL*     4.1    19.1    -      -       +      -
    292F  ILE*     3.9    16.4    -      -       +      -
    294F  LEU*     4.8     2.7    -      -       -      +
    352F  VAL*     2.9    21.9    +      -       +      +
    353F  ASN*     3.7    13.2    -      -       -      +
    355F  LEU*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    357F  ASP*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    359F  GLU*     3.2     7.6    +      -       -      +
    360F  ARG*     2.9    39.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 357 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    353F  ASN      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    354F  TYR*     3.9    12.5    -      -       +      +
    356F  ILE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    358F  CYS*     1.3    66.5    +      -       -      +
    360F  ARG*     3.6     8.9    +      -       -      +
    361F  ARG*     3.1    41.9    +      -       -      +
    364F  ARG*     5.9     0.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 358 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    297F  LEU*     3.9    20.4    -      -       +      -
    306F  ILE*     5.2     4.0    -      -       -      -
    354F  TYR*     3.1    50.3    +      -       -      -
    355F  LEU*     3.0     9.9    +      -       -      +
    357F  ASP*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    359F  GLU*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    361F  ARG*     3.2     5.1    +      -       -      +
    362F  LEU*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
    368F  ILE*     3.7    38.0    -      -       +      +
    369F  ARG      4.7     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 359 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    120F  TYR*     3.5    28.7    -      -       +      -
    293F  LYS      4.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
    294F  LEU*     3.5    23.5    -      -       +      +
    295F  PRO*     3.4    10.3    -      -       +      +
    296F  LEU*     2.7    36.8    +      -       -      +
    297F  LEU*     2.8    37.7    +      -       -      +
    355F  LEU      3.0    11.9    +      -       -      +
    356F  ILE      3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    358F  CYS*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    360F  ARG*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    362F  LEU*     3.2     5.5    +      -       -      +
    363F  GLU*     2.9    33.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 360 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    117F  ASP*     3.9    14.5    +      -       -      -
    119F  ARG*     4.0    28.7    -      -       -      +
    120F  TYR*     3.2    30.9    +      -       +      +
    356F  ILE*     2.9    26.6    +      -       -      +
    357F  ASP*     4.0     8.3    -      -       -      +
    359F  GLU*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    361F  ARG*     1.3    61.1    +      -       +      +
    363F  GLU*     3.5    18.9    +      -       -      +
    364F  ARG*     3.4    56.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 361 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    357F  ASP*     3.1    39.2    +      -       -      +
    358F  CYS*     3.5     5.4    -      -       -      +
    360F  ARG*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    362F  LEU*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    364F  ARG*     3.5     8.7    +      -       -      +
    365F  GLY      3.5     2.8    +      -       -      -
    366F  GLN*     2.9    71.8    +      -       +      +
    367F  ASP*     2.5    39.9    +      -       -      +
    368F  ILE*     4.2    14.1    -      -       +      +
    369F  ARG*     4.7    19.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 362 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    296F  LEU*     3.6    24.9    -      -       +      +
    297F  LEU*     3.6    44.2    -      -       +      +
    300F  ASP*     4.9     9.0    -      -       +      +
    302F  ARG*     5.2     3.4    -      -       -      +
    358F  CYS      2.9    12.2    +      -       -      +
    359F  GLU*     3.2     6.7    +      -       -      +
    361F  ARG*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    363F  GLU*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    364F  ARG      3.2     0.6    +      -       -      -
    365F  GLY*     3.4     9.7    +      -       -      -
    366F  GLN      4.1    13.7    -      -       -      +
    367F  ASP*     5.1     0.9    -      -       -      +
    368F  ILE*     3.7    36.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 363 (chain F). 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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    120F  TYR*     2.6    38.5    +      -       -      -
    295F  PRO*     6.0     1.2    -      -       -      +
    296F  LEU*     3.7    17.3    -      -       +      -
    359F  GLU*     2.9    25.6    +      -       +      +
    360F  ARG*     3.7    17.5    +      -       -      +
    362F  LEU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    364F  ARG*     1.3    61.3    +      -       +      +
    365F  GLY      3.6     0.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 364 (chain F). 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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    357F  ASP*     5.9     1.0    +      -       -      -
    360F  ARG*     3.4    51.0    +      -       -      +
    361F  ARG*     3.8    22.0    -      -       -      +
    362F  LEU      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    363F  GLU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       +      +
    365F  GLY*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    366F  GLN*     2.8    40.9    +      -       +      +
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


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

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

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