Contacts of the helix formed by residues 49 - 76 (chain A) in PDB entry 2G7S


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 SER 49 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  TYR*     3.3    12.4    +      -       -      -
     44A  HIS*     5.3     3.8    -      -       -      -
     47A  PHE*     3.1     2.9    +      -       -      +
     48A  PRO*     1.3    81.0    -      -       -      +
     50A  LYS*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
     51A  SER*     3.0    12.9    +      -       -      -
     52A  ASP*     3.0    23.9    +      -       -      +
     53A  LEU*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 50 (chain A). 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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     24A  TYR*     2.8    56.7    +      -       +      +
     25A  ASN*     4.2     8.3    +      -       -      +
     27A  PHE*     2.9    40.8    +      -       +      -
     28A  SER*     4.9     2.5    -      -       -      +
     29A  TYR*     3.3    29.4    +      -       +      -
     44A  HIS*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
     49A  SER*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
     51A  SER*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
     53A  LEU*     3.2     5.4    +      -       +      +
     54A  VAL*     2.9    27.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 51 (chain A). 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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     24A  TYR*     3.3     9.8    +      -       -      -
     49A  SER*     3.0    11.3    +      -       -      -
     50A  LYS*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
     52A  ASP*     1.4    59.3    +      -       -      +
     54A  VAL      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
     55A  CYS*     2.8    34.6    +      -       -      -
    115A  PRO*     3.6    32.8    -      -       -      -
    117A  THR*     4.2     9.2    +      -       -      -
    118A  VAL*     3.8     4.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 52 (chain A). 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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     46A  HIS      4.8     0.3    -      -       -      +
     47A  PHE*     3.6    12.1    -      -       -      -
     48A  PRO*     3.2    32.3    -      -       +      +
     49A  SER*     3.0    21.2    +      -       -      +
     51A  SER*     1.4    75.2    +      -       -      +
     53A  LEU*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
     55A  CYS*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
     56A  LYS*     2.9    51.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 53 (chain A). 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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     11A  ILE*     3.7    25.1    -      -       +      -
     12A  LEU*     3.7     6.9    -      -       +      +
     15A  ALA*     3.8    26.9    -      -       +      -
     27A  PHE*     5.0     4.0    -      -       +      -
     29A  TYR*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      +
     32A  ILE*     4.0     8.5    -      -       +      -
     43A  ILE*     4.2     2.0    -      -       +      -
     47A  PHE*     3.6    29.4    -      -       +      -
     49A  SER      3.0    12.7    +      -       -      +
     50A  LYS*     3.4    10.1    -      -       +      +
     52A  ASP*     1.3    76.6    +      -       -      +
     54A  VAL*     1.3    70.0    +      -       +      +
     56A  LYS*     3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
     57A  LEU*     2.9    26.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 54 (chain A). 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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     19A  ILE*     3.8    22.9    -      -       +      -
     24A  TYR*     3.6    27.1    -      -       +      -
     27A  PHE*     4.1    23.3    -      -       +      -
     50A  LYS*     2.9    21.7    +      -       +      +
     51A  SER      4.0     2.2    -      -       -      +
     53A  LEU*     1.3    80.9    -      -       +      +
     55A  CYS*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
     57A  LEU*     3.5     6.9    -      -       +      +
     58A  VAL*     2.8    36.0    +      -       +      +
    107A  LEU*     4.4     1.3    -      -       +      -
    118A  VAL*     3.9    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 55 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     51A  SER      2.8    24.8    +      -       -      +
     52A  ASP*     3.2     9.2    +      -       -      +
     54A  VAL*     1.3    71.5    -      -       -      +
     56A  LYS*     1.3    60.8    +      -       +      +
     58A  VAL*     3.4     2.8    +      -       -      +
     59A  SER*     2.8    31.8    +      -       -      -
    117A  THR*     3.4    49.4    -      -       -      -
    118A  VAL*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
    121A  GLU*     4.2    16.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 56 (chain A). 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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     12A  LEU*     4.0    18.6    -      -       +      +
     47A  PHE*     4.1    15.7    -      -       +      -
     52A  ASP*     2.9    45.7    +      -       -      +
     53A  LEU      3.5     4.0    -      -       -      +
     55A  CYS*     1.3    76.6    -      -       +      +
     57A  LEU*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
     59A  SER*     3.9     6.6    -      -       -      -
     60A  GLN*     3.1    23.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 57 (chain A). 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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     12A  LEU*     3.7    14.3    -      -       +      +
     15A  ALA*     3.6    41.5    -      -       +      +
     16A  ARG*     4.1    27.6    +      -       +      +
     19A  ILE*     4.2    20.6    -      -       +      -
     27A  PHE*     5.2     0.2    -      -       +      -
     53A  LEU*     2.9    22.0    +      -       +      +
     54A  VAL*     3.5     7.2    -      -       +      +
     56A  LYS*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
     58A  VAL*     1.4    63.3    +      -       +      +
     60A  GLN*     3.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
     61A  TYR*     2.9    28.1    +      -       -      +
    103A  VAL*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 58 (chain A). 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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     54A  VAL*     2.8    30.8    +      -       +      +
     55A  CYS      4.0     2.5    -      -       -      +
     57A  LEU*     1.4    71.5    -      -       +      +
     59A  SER*     1.4    61.3    +      -       -      +
     61A  TYR*     3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
     62A  ARG*     2.9    33.8    +      -       -      +
    103A  VAL*     4.0     9.2    -      -       +      -
    104A  CYS*     3.7    26.2    -      -       -      -
    107A  LEU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      -
    118A  VAL*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
    121A  GLU*     3.6    28.9    -      -       +      -
    122A  VAL*     4.4     1.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 59 (chain A). 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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     55A  CYS      2.8    18.4    +      -       -      -
     56A  LYS*     3.9    10.1    -      -       -      -
     57A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     58A  VAL*     1.4    76.6    -      -       -      +
     60A  GLN*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
     62A  ARG*     3.4     4.5    +      -       -      +
     63A  GLN*     2.9    39.9    +      -       -      +
    121A  GLU*     3.6    22.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 60 (chain A). 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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      9A  ASP*     5.0     7.5    +      -       -      +
     12A  LEU*     4.0    36.2    -      -       +      +
     13A  GLN*     5.2     1.6    +      -       -      -
     16A  ARG*     3.2    19.0    +      -       -      +
     56A  LYS      3.1    16.8    +      -       -      +
     57A  LEU*     3.6     5.0    -      -       -      +
     58A  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     59A  SER*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     61A  TYR*     1.3    67.9    +      -       -      +
     63A  GLN*     3.3    16.3    +      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     3.0    45.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 61 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     16A  ARG*     3.7    33.4    -      -       -      +
     20A  ILE*     5.8     1.8    -      -       +      -
     57A  LEU*     2.9    17.8    +      -       +      +
     58A  VAL*     3.1     7.4    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
     62A  ARG*     1.3    60.8    +      -       +      +
     64A  GLU*     3.3     4.5    +      -       +      +
     65A  ALA*     2.8    35.4    +      -       +      +
     89A  TYR*     5.3     5.7    +      -       -      -
     90A  TRP*     3.6    15.7    -      +       -      -
    101A  PHE      5.5     0.7    -      -       -      -
    102A  CYS*     2.9    43.7    -      -       -      +
    103A  VAL*     3.7    28.5    -      -       +      -
    104A  CYS*     3.9    26.2    -      -       -      -
    125A  HIS*     4.2    13.6    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 62 (chain A). 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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     58A  VAL*     2.9    22.1    +      -       -      +
     59A  SER      3.7     4.0    -      -       -      +
     61A  TYR*     1.3    77.7    -      -       +      +
     63A  GLN*     1.3    65.3    +      -       +      +
     65A  ALA*     2.8     5.9    +      -       -      -
     66A  GLU*     2.8    47.5    +      -       +      +
    104A  CYS*     4.2     7.6    -      -       -      -
    121A  GLU*     3.3    39.1    +      -       -      -
    124A  ALA*     3.0    47.3    +      -       -      +
    125A  HIS*     3.4    30.7    +      -       +      +
    127A  ARG*     5.5     0.6    -      -       -      +
    128A  SER*     4.2    10.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 63 (chain A). 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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     59A  SER*     2.9    26.3    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLN*     3.6    19.2    +      -       +      +
     62A  ARG*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
     64A  GLU*     1.3    58.8    +      -       +      +
     66A  GLU*     3.8     7.6    -      -       -      +
     67A  ALA*     2.9    30.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 64 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     16A  ARG*     3.0    43.4    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLN*     3.0    27.8    +      -       +      +
     61A  TYR*     3.6     4.5    -      -       +      +
     63A  GLN*     1.3    74.6    -      -       +      +
     65A  ALA*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
     67A  ALA*     3.3     7.1    +      -       -      +
     68A  GLY*     3.0    20.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 65 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     61A  TYR*     2.8    30.3    +      -       +      +
     62A  ARG*     2.8     8.5    +      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
     66A  GLU*     1.3    64.4    +      -       +      +
     68A  GLY*     3.3     2.5    +      -       -      -
     69A  ILE*     3.1    32.0    +      -       +      +
     89A  TYR*     5.8     4.9    -      -       -      +
    125A  HIS*     4.4    20.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 66 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     62A  ARG*     2.8    41.7    +      -       +      +
     63A  GLN*     3.8     5.9    -      -       -      +
     65A  ALA*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
     67A  ALA*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
     69A  ILE*     3.5    14.9    +      -       +      +
     70A  ALA*     2.9    31.4    +      -       -      +
    125A  HIS*     6.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    128A  SER*     3.3    25.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 67 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     63A  GLN      2.9    18.1    +      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
     65A  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     66A  GLU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
     68A  GLY*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     3.5     6.3    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLU*     3.0    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 68 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     64A  GLU      3.0    14.3    +      -       -      -
     65A  ALA*     3.3     3.1    +      -       -      -
     67A  ALA*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
     69A  ILE*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLU*     3.3     8.3    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     3.1    25.4    +      -       -      +
     89A  TYR*     6.5     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 69 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     65A  ALA*     3.1    17.6    +      -       +      +
     66A  GLU*     3.5    20.2    -      -       +      +
     68A  GLY*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     3.3    12.7    +      -       +      +
     73A  GLU*     3.0    28.1    +      -       -      +
     86A  TYR*     4.0    31.2    -      -       +      -
     89A  TYR*     6.2     3.1    -      -       +      -
    128A  SER*     5.5     1.8    -      -       -      +
    129A  LEU*     4.5    14.1    -      -       +      -
    132A  TRP*     3.5    56.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 70 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     66A  GLU      2.9    19.6    +      -       -      +
     67A  ALA*     3.6     8.5    -      -       -      +
     69A  ILE*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
     71A  GLU*     1.3    54.6    +      -       -      +
     73A  GLU*     3.2    12.6    +      -       -      +
     74A  LYS*     2.8    34.5    +      -       -      +
    132A  TRP*     5.1     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 71 (chain A). 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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     67A  ALA      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
     68A  GLY*     3.3     8.3    +      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     1.3    66.9    +      -       +      +
     74A  LYS*     3.0    36.8    +      -       -      +
     75A  ASN*     3.0    41.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 72 (chain A). 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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     68A  GLY      3.1    13.8    +      -       -      +
     69A  ILE*     3.4    20.2    -      -       +      +
     70A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     71A  GLU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
     73A  GLU*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
     75A  ASN*     5.0     1.1    -      -       -      +
     76A  ILE*     3.0    43.9    +      -       +      +
     82A  GLN*     4.1     7.9    -      -       -      +
     85A  ALA*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      +
     86A  TYR*     3.7    39.5    -      -       +      +
     89A  TYR*     5.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
    132A  TRP*     4.5     8.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 73 (chain A). 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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     69A  ILE      3.0     8.5    +      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     3.2    12.5    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
     74A  LYS*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     76A  ILE      3.2    15.2    -      -       -      +
     82A  GLN*     3.4    16.9    +      -       -      +
    132A  TRP*     2.9    29.0    +      -       +      +
    139A  ARG*     3.5    38.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 74 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     70A  ALA      2.8    19.5    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLU*     3.0    27.8    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     73A  GLU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
     75A  ASN*     1.4    79.2    +      -       -      +
     76A  ILE      4.8     1.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 75 (chain A). 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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     71A  GLU*     3.0    43.0    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     4.2     2.2    -      -       -      +
     74A  LYS*     1.4    94.8    -      -       -      +
     76A  ILE*     1.3    65.1    +      -       +      +
     77A  SER      4.0     1.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 76 (chain A). 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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     72A  LEU*     3.0    31.4    +      -       +      +
     73A  GLU      3.2     6.2    -      -       -      +
     74A  LYS      3.4     1.1    -      -       -      -
     75A  ASN*     1.3    86.0    -      -       +      +
     77A  SER*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
     78A  ASP      3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
     81A  GLU*     3.6    32.5    -      -       +      +
     82A  GLN*     2.9    38.2    +      -       +      +
     85A  ALA*     3.4    33.7    -      -       +      -
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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