Contacts of the helix formed by residues 235 - 262 (chain F) in PDB entry 2AJQ


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 ASP 235 (chain F).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234F  PHE*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    236F  THR*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    237F  LYS*     3.6     9.5    +      -       -      +
    238F  ALA*     3.3    27.9    +      -       +      +
    239F  ILE*     3.2    22.5    +      -       -      +
    453F  ALA      6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    454F  ALA*     2.8    18.8    +      -       -      +
    459F  HIS*     3.1    41.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 236 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234F  PHE*     3.2    14.9    +      -       -      -
    235F  ASP*     1.3    69.4    +      -       -      +
    237F  LYS*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    239F  ILE*     3.1     2.6    +      -       -      +
    240F  GLU*     2.7    53.3    +      -       -      +
    407F  LEU*     3.8    18.1    -      -       +      +
    410F  VAL*     3.6    29.4    -      -       +      +
    414F  GLY*     5.6     1.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 237 (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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    235F  ASP*     3.5     7.3    +      -       -      +
    236F  THR*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    238F  ALA*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    240F  GLU*     3.3     9.3    +      -       -      +
    241F  GLU*     2.5    67.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 238 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    235F  ASP*     3.3    33.2    +      -       +      +
    236F  THR      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    237F  LYS*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    239F  ILE*     1.3    62.0    -      -       +      +
    241F  GLU*     3.2     9.3    +      -       -      +
    242F  LEU*     2.9    28.6    +      -       -      +
    450F  GLN*     5.5     3.5    +      -       -      +
    454F  ALA*     5.0     7.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 239 (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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    234F  PHE*     3.3    35.9    -      -       +      -
    235F  ASP      3.2     2.1    +      -       -      +
    236F  THR      3.1     5.4    +      -       -      +
    238F  ALA*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    240F  GLU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    242F  LEU*     3.7    19.0    -      -       +      +
    243F  TYR*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    399F  SER*     4.0    24.1    +      -       -      +
    400F  ALA*     5.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
    406F  TRP*     4.1    17.5    -      -       +      -
    407F  LEU*     3.9    24.5    -      -       +      -
    450F  GLN      4.6     2.7    -      -       -      +
    451F  CYS*     4.6     7.0    -      -       -      -
    454F  ALA*     3.5    23.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 240 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    108A  GLY*     4.8    12.0    -      -       -      +
    112A  SER*     4.4    17.5    +      -       -      +
    236F  THR*     2.7    34.9    +      -       -      +
    237F  LYS*     3.6     9.5    -      -       -      +
    239F  ILE*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    241F  GLU*     1.3    62.3    +      -       +      +
    243F  TYR*     3.4    11.6    +      -       +      +
    244F  VAL*     3.3    26.3    +      -       +      +
    407F  LEU*     4.6    16.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 241 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237F  LYS*     2.5    67.4    +      -       +      +
    238F  ALA*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    240F  GLU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
    242F  LEU*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    244F  VAL*     3.2    11.2    +      -       -      +
    245F  GLU*     3.2    18.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 242 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    238F  ALA      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      +
    239F  ILE*     3.7    22.9    -      -       +      +
    241F  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    243F  TYR*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    245F  GLU*     3.0    11.5    +      -       -      +
    246F  LEU*     2.8    48.5    +      -       +      +
    395F  ARG*     5.9     0.7    -      -       +      -
    399F  SER*     5.0     7.6    -      -       -      +
    447F  TYR*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      -
    450F  GLN*     3.3    38.1    -      -       +      +
    451F  CYS*     4.3    20.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 243 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112A  SER*     4.9    28.9    +      -       -      -
    239F  ILE      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
    240F  GLU*     3.5    11.7    -      -       +      +
    241F  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    242F  LEU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    244F  VAL*     1.3    59.2    +      -       +      +
    246F  LEU*     4.5     6.7    -      -       -      +
    247F  ALA*     2.8    42.7    +      -       +      +
    250F  ARG*     4.1     2.7    +      -       -      -
    396F  ILE*     3.8    25.8    -      -       +      -
    399F  SER*     5.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    400F  ALA*     4.0    26.9    -      -       +      -
    401F  GLU*     2.5    36.3    +      -       +      +
    407F  LEU*     4.9     6.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 244 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    111A  ARG*     3.8    52.0    -      -       +      +
    112A  SER*     4.5     8.3    -      -       -      +
    240F  GLU*     3.3    17.2    +      -       +      +
    241F  GLU*     3.2    10.5    +      -       -      +
    242F  LEU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    243F  TYR*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    245F  GLU*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    247F  ALA*     3.9     4.8    -      -       -      +
    248F  ALA*     3.1    25.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 245 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    241F  GLU      3.2     8.9    +      -       -      +
    242F  LEU*     3.0    13.8    +      -       -      +
    244F  VAL*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
    246F  LEU*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    248F  ALA*     3.3     7.2    +      -       +      +
    249F  ARG*     3.0    26.3    +      -       -      +
    447F  TYR*     3.5    34.1    +      -       -      -
    450F  GLN*     4.3    11.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 246 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242F  LEU*     2.8    50.1    +      -       +      +
    243F  TYR*     4.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    245F  GLU*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    247F  ALA*     1.3    51.4    +      -       -      +
    249F  ARG*     3.1     7.2    +      -       +      +
    250F  ARG*     2.7    34.5    +      -       -      +
    392F  ILE*     3.6    17.9    -      -       +      +
    395F  ARG*     4.1    23.8    -      -       +      -
    396F  ILE*     3.8    25.8    -      -       +      +
    399F  SER*     4.8     2.7    -      -       -      +
    447F  TYR*     3.5    47.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 247 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112A  SER      5.7     4.5    -      -       -      +
    243F  TYR*     2.8    41.0    +      -       +      +
    244F  VAL*     3.9     5.4    -      -       -      +
    246F  LEU*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    248F  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    250F  ARG*     3.2    20.6    +      -       -      +
    251F  SER*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      -
    396F  ILE*     4.0     5.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 248 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244F  VAL*     3.1    19.9    +      -       +      +
    245F  GLU*     3.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
    246F  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    247F  ALA*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    249F  ARG*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    251F  SER*     3.5     7.3    +      -       -      -
    252F  GLU*     3.1    27.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 249 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    245F  GLU*     3.0    18.8    +      -       +      +
    246F  LEU*     3.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
    248F  ALA*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    250F  ARG*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    252F  GLU*     3.3    20.0    +      -       -      +
    253F  LEU*     2.9    46.7    +      -       +      +
    256F  LYS*     5.0     6.3    -      -       -      +
    385F  LEU*     4.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
    388F  GLU*     2.7    42.2    +      -       -      +
    392F  ILE*     4.3    16.2    -      -       +      -
    447F  TYR*     5.1     4.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 250 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243F  TYR*     4.1     7.7    +      -       -      -
    246F  LEU      2.7    14.0    +      -       -      +
    247F  ALA*     3.2    16.6    +      -       -      +
    249F  ARG*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    251F  SER*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    253F  LEU*     3.3     7.4    +      -       -      +
    254F  LEU*     2.9    30.6    +      -       +      +
    389F  TYR*     3.7    23.9    -      -       +      +
    392F  ILE*     4.2    14.5    -      -       +      +
    393F  GLN*     3.2    35.4    +      -       -      +
    396F  ILE*     3.8    17.9    -      -       +      +
    401F  GLU*     2.8    43.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 251 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247F  ALA      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      -
    248F  ALA*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      -
    249F  ARG      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    250F  ARG*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    252F  GLU*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    254F  LEU*     3.4     8.6    +      -       -      +
    255F  ARG*     3.1    22.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 252 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    248F  ALA      3.1    17.9    +      -       -      +
    249F  ARG*     3.8    18.6    -      -       -      +
    251F  SER*     1.3    77.5    +      -       -      +
    253F  LEU*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    255F  ARG*     2.5    47.4    +      -       -      +
    256F  LYS*     3.2    45.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 253 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249F  ARG*     2.9    41.1    +      -       -      +
    250F  ARG*     3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    252F  GLU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    254F  LEU*     1.3    66.1    -      -       -      +
    256F  LYS*     3.4     6.0    +      -       +      +
    257F  LEU*     3.0    30.5    +      -       +      +
    385F  LEU*     3.8    44.6    -      -       +      +
    388F  GLU*     3.7    33.0    -      -       +      +
    389F  TYR*     3.8    31.4    -      -       +      +
    392F  ILE*     4.4     6.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 254 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250F  ARG*     2.9    19.7    +      -       +      +
    251F  SER*     3.7     8.3    -      -       -      +
    253F  LEU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    255F  ARG*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    257F  LEU*     3.7     3.0    -      -       -      -
    258F  THR*     2.9    44.5    +      -       +      +
    334F  PHE      4.2     5.2    -      -       -      +
    335F  ASN*     5.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    336F  PRO*     3.8    28.3    -      -       +      -
    389F  TYR*     4.4    17.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 255 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251F  SER      3.1    11.3    +      -       -      +
    252F  GLU*     2.5    40.8    +      -       -      +
    254F  LEU*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    256F  LYS*     1.3    90.9    +      -       -      +
    258F  THR*     2.7    22.4    +      -       -      +
    259F  GLU*     3.2    14.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 256 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249F  ARG*     5.0     6.8    -      -       -      +
    252F  GLU*     3.2    48.2    +      -       -      +
    253F  LEU*     4.0     8.3    -      -       +      +
    255F  ARG*     1.3    97.8    -      -       -      +
    257F  LEU*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    259F  GLU*     3.3     9.8    +      -       -      +
    260F  THR*     3.2    25.8    +      -       -      -
    385F  LEU*     4.6    22.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 257 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253F  LEU*     3.0    21.4    +      -       +      +
    254F  LEU      3.9     2.2    -      -       -      +
    256F  LYS*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    258F  THR*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    260F  THR*     3.2     4.1    +      -       -      +
    261F  PHE*     2.9    41.0    +      -       +      +
    334F  PHE*     4.0    14.1    -      -       +      -
    336F  PRO*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      -
    382F  ALA*     3.9    36.6    -      -       +      +
    385F  LEU*     4.0    34.5    -      -       +      +
    386F  ILE*     4.0    13.2    -      -       +      -
    389F  TYR*     4.5     4.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 258 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254F  LEU*     2.9    40.1    +      -       +      +
    255F  ARG*     2.7    24.0    +      -       -      +
    257F  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       +      +
    259F  GLU*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    262F  GLY*     2.7    35.9    +      -       -      +
    333F  VAL*     5.5     6.3    -      -       +      -
    334F  PHE*     4.2    20.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 259 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255F  ARG*     3.2    13.9    +      -       +      +
    256F  LYS*     3.6    12.6    -      -       -      +
    257F  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    258F  THR*     1.3    83.5    +      -       -      +
    260F  THR*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    262F  GLY*     4.5     1.6    +      -       -      -
    378F  GLU*     4.7     6.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 260 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256F  LYS      3.2    15.1    +      -       -      -
    257F  LEU*     3.2     9.7    +      -       -      +
    259F  GLU*     1.3    83.2    -      -       -      +
    261F  PHE*     1.3    71.4    +      -       +      +
    378F  GLU*     3.2    36.3    +      -       +      +
    379F  LYS*     4.3    24.0    -      -       +      -
    382F  ALA*     4.1    25.3    -      -       +      +
    385F  LEU*     5.9     1.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 261 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257F  LEU*     2.9    20.1    +      -       +      +
    260F  THR*     1.3    80.7    -      -       +      +
    262F  GLY*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    263F  SER      3.6     2.4    +      -       -      +
    264F  TRP*     4.1     9.9    -      -       -      -
    334F  PHE*     3.5    48.7    -      +       +      -
    345F  LYS*     3.6    42.2    +      -       +      +
    346F  LEU*     4.6    13.7    -      -       +      -
    348F  GLU*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    349F  ALA*     6.0     0.2    -      -       +      -
    379F  LYS*     3.8    35.4    -      -       +      -
    382F  ALA*     4.0    28.0    -      -       +      -
    386F  ILE*     4.0     9.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 262 (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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    258F  THR*     2.7    31.0    +      -       -      +
    259F  GLU      4.4     1.5    +      -       -      -
    260F  THR      3.7     1.0    -      -       -      -
    261F  PHE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    263F  SER*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      -
    264F  TRP*     3.6     1.9    -      -       -      -
    333F  VAL*     4.9     0.7    -      -       -      -
    334F  PHE*     3.1    26.7    +      -       -      +
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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