Contacts of the helix formed by residues 60 - 86 (chain A) in PDB entry 2HKU


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 60 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     54A  VAL*     4.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
     55A  THR*     4.5     5.5    -      -       -      +
     58A  TYR*     2.9     8.8    +      -       -      +
     59A  GLY*     1.3    81.4    -      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
     62A  GLU*     3.5    16.7    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     3.1    24.8    +      -       -      +
     64A  LEU*     3.1    18.7    +      -       -      +
    124A  GLU*     5.0     3.5    +      -       -      -
    125A  LEU*     5.8     0.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 61 (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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     31A  PHE*     4.4    13.8    -      -       +      -
     36A  GLU*     3.1    31.0    +      -       -      +
     37A  GLY*     3.9     6.5    +      -       -      -
     38A  VAL      2.7    32.1    +      -       -      -
     39A  PRO*     4.1     4.8    -      -       -      +
     40A  ILE*     4.1    32.3    -      -       +      +
     54A  VAL*     4.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
     60A  SER*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
     62A  GLU*     1.3    73.2    +      -       -      +
     64A  LEU*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
     65A  PHE*     2.9    27.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 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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     36A  GLU*     4.3    11.7    -      -       -      +
     60A  SER*     3.3    17.9    +      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     1.3    89.3    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
     65A  PHE*     3.3     4.0    +      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     2.9    34.3    +      -       -      +
    118A  MSE      4.0    24.9    -      -       +      -
    122A  ARG*     5.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    125A  LEU*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 63 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     58A  TYR*     3.0    32.3    -      -       +      +
     59A  GLY*     5.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     60A  SER*     3.1    14.1    +      -       -      +
     62A  GLU*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
     64A  LEU*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     3.5     1.0    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     2.7    59.2    +      -       +      +
    124A  GLU*     3.8    36.5    +      -       -      +
    125A  LEU*     3.8    18.4    -      -       +      +
    128A  LEU*     4.1    26.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 64 (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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     23A  LEU*     4.7     3.4    -      -       +      +
     24A  PHE*     4.3     5.8    -      -       +      -
     27A  ALA*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      -
     31A  PHE*     4.3     3.1    -      -       +      -
     40A  ILE*     4.0    25.8    -      -       +      -
     43A  ILE*     4.4     9.6    -      -       +      -
     54A  VAL*     4.4    12.1    -      -       +      -
     58A  TYR*     3.7    48.5    -      -       +      +
     60A  SER      3.1    13.2    +      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     3.5     9.0    -      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
     65A  PHE*     1.4    55.6    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     3.8     0.9    -      -       -      +
     68A  VAL*     2.9    49.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 65 (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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     31A  PHE*     3.6    31.2    -      +       +      -
     36A  GLU*     3.4    50.7    -      -       +      +
     61A  LYS*     2.9    17.2    +      -       +      +
     62A  GLU*     3.3    11.2    +      -       -      +
     64A  LEU*     1.4    71.9    -      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     1.4    63.6    +      -       -      +
     68A  VAL*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     2.9    28.1    +      -       +      +
    111A  LEU*     3.4    39.0    -      -       +      -
    114A  SER*     4.4     8.5    -      -       -      -
    115A  ALA*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      -
    118A  MSE      4.0    20.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 66 (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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     62A  GLU      2.9    23.3    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG      4.2     1.8    -      -       -      +
     65A  PHE*     1.4    72.9    -      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     3.2     5.7    +      -       -      +
     70A  CYS*     2.9    24.3    +      -       -      -
    115A  ALA*     4.4     3.8    -      -       +      -
    118A  MSE      3.6    29.2    -      -       -      -
    119A  THR*     3.6    12.8    -      -       +      -
    125A  LEU*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      +
    128A  LEU*     3.7    32.3    -      -       +      -
    129A  ILE*     4.0    22.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 67 (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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     20A  ARG*     3.2    32.2    +      -       -      -
     24A  PHE*     3.8    12.3    -      -       +      -
     57A  TYR      5.4     0.3    -      -       -      +
     58A  TYR*     3.5    16.0    -      -       +      -
     63A  ARG*     2.7    50.3    +      -       -      +
     64A  LEU*     3.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
     68A  VAL*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     70A  CYS*     3.4     4.5    +      -       -      +
     71A  ALA*     3.0    25.5    +      -       -      +
    128A  LEU*     3.8    22.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 68 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  PHE*     3.7    19.4    -      -       +      +
     27A  ALA*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      -
     28A  THR*     3.6    35.7    +      -       +      +
     31A  PHE*     3.9    15.0    -      -       +      -
     64A  LEU*     2.9    33.2    +      -       +      +
     65A  PHE      3.6     3.4    -      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     1.4    56.8    +      -       -      +
     71A  ALA*     3.9     1.0    -      -       -      +
     72A  ALA*     2.9    30.1    +      -       -      +
    111A  LEU*     4.0    15.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 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  PHE*     2.9    18.2    +      -       +      +
     66A  VAL      3.2     2.0    +      -       -      +
     68A  VAL*     1.4    73.3    -      -       -      +
     70A  CYS*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
     72A  ALA*     3.5     2.1    +      -       -      +
     73A  VAL*     3.1    24.8    +      -       -      +
    108A  SER      4.5     0.5    -      -       -      +
    111A  LEU*     3.7    31.9    -      -       +      +
    112A  PHE*     3.9     9.3    -      -       +      +
    115A  ALA*     3.5    30.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 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  VAL*     2.9    36.2    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     3.6     5.2    -      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
     71A  ALA*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
     73A  VAL*     3.4     1.9    -      -       -      +
     74A  LEU*     3.1    31.9    +      -       +      +
    112A  PHE*     3.8    19.1    -      -       -      -
    128A  LEU*     3.7    17.7    -      -       +      -
    129A  ILE*     4.1     2.7    -      -       -      -
    132A  THR*     3.1    31.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 71 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  PHE*     3.6    20.2    -      -       +      -
     67A  GLU      3.0    19.0    +      -       -      +
     68A  VAL      3.9     0.4    -      -       -      +
     70A  CYS*     1.3    72.1    -      -       -      +
     72A  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
     74A  LEU*     3.4     8.3    +      -       -      +
     75A  ARG*     2.8    62.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 72 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     28A  THR*     5.2     7.2    -      -       +      +
     32A  LEU*     4.4    14.8    -      -       +      -
     68A  VAL      2.9    23.0    +      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
     71A  ALA*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
     73A  VAL*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
     75A  ARG*     3.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
     76A  ALA*     2.8    29.6    +      -       -      +
    108A  SER*     3.4    28.3    +      -       -      +
    111A  LEU*     4.4     4.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 73 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     69A  ALA      3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
     70A  CYS      3.4    11.0    -      -       -      +
     72A  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
     74A  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     76A  ALA*     4.2     4.5    -      -       +      -
     77A  GLY*     2.8    25.5    +      -       -      -
    108A  SER*     4.1     4.8    +      -       -      +
    109A  VAL*     4.1    28.7    -      -       +      -
    112A  PHE*     3.6    35.2    -      -       +      -
    132A  THR*     3.4    22.4    -      -       +      -
    136A  LEU*     3.9    24.9    -      -       +      +
    167A  TRP*     4.5     6.7    -      -       +      -
    171A  PHE*     4.9     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 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  CYS*     3.1    23.4    +      -       +      +
     71A  ALA*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
     73A  VAL*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
     75A  ARG*     1.3    63.9    +      -       +      +
     77A  GLY*     3.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
     78A  LYS*     2.9    29.1    +      -       -      +
    132A  THR*     3.9    25.4    -      -       +      +
    135A  THR*     3.9    31.4    -      -       +      +
    136A  LEU*     4.0    18.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 75 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  PHE*     4.3    12.3    -      -       -      -
     71A  ALA*     2.8    50.7    +      -       -      +
     72A  ALA*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
     74A  LEU*     1.3    79.9    -      -       +      +
     76A  ALA*     1.3    56.5    +      -       -      +
     78A  LYS*     3.2     7.3    +      -       -      +
     79A  ARG*     2.8    32.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 76 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     72A  ALA      2.8    18.6    +      -       -      +
     73A  VAL*     3.7     5.6    -      -       -      +
     75A  ARG*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
     77A  GLY*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     79A  ARG*     3.5     6.4    +      -       -      +
     80A  ALA*     3.1    18.7    +      -       -      +
    100A  SER*     4.8     1.6    +      -       -      -
    101A  LEU*     3.5    14.8    -      -       +      +
    105A  GLY*     4.1    21.2    -      -       -      +
    108A  SER*     3.7    20.0    -      -       -      +
    109A  VAL*     5.1     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 77 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     73A  VAL      2.8    20.6    +      -       -      -
     74A  LEU      3.8     1.6    -      -       -      -
     75A  ARG      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
     76A  ALA*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
     78A  LYS*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     80A  ALA*     3.4     3.0    +      -       -      +
     81A  GLU*     3.1    34.1    +      -       -      +
    101A  LEU*     3.8    14.9    -      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     5.0     3.1    -      -       -      -
    139A  SER*     6.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
    167A  TRP*     4.5    13.7    -      -       -      -
    302A  EDO      5.0     1.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 78 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     74A  LEU      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
     75A  ARG*     3.2     6.2    +      -       -      +
     77A  GLY*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
     79A  ARG*     1.3    53.0    +      -       -      +
     81A  GLU*     3.2    14.4    +      -       +      +
     82A  ASP*     2.8    70.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 79 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     75A  ARG      2.8    20.6    +      -       -      +
     76A  ALA*     3.9     7.4    -      -       -      +
     78A  LYS*     1.3    70.7    -      -       -      +
     80A  ALA*     1.4    57.1    +      -       -      +
     82A  ASP*     3.2    21.6    +      -       -      +
     83A  ASP*     2.8    72.2    +      -       -      +
    100A  SER*     4.1    11.9    -      -       -      +
    104A  PRO*     6.4     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 80 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76A  ALA      3.1    13.1    +      -       -      +
     77A  GLY      3.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
     79A  ARG*     1.4    78.0    -      -       -      +
     81A  GLU*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
     83A  ASP*     3.8     1.2    -      -       -      +
     84A  ALA*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
     97A  LEU*     3.5    36.1    -      -       +      +
    100A  SER*     3.6    19.9    +      -       -      -
    101A  LEU*     3.6    20.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 81 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77A  GLY*     3.1    19.3    +      -       -      +
     78A  LYS*     3.6    12.5    +      -       +      +
     80A  ALA*     1.3    71.5    -      -       -      +
     82A  ASP*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
     84A  ALA*     3.4     6.4    +      -       -      +
     85A  ALA*     2.9    29.1    +      -       -      +
     93A  TYR*     4.8     3.9    +      -       -      +
     97A  LEU*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
    139A  SER*     3.4    23.3    +      -       -      +
    143A  ALA*     3.6    18.6    -      -       +      +
    302A  EDO      2.6    46.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 82 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     78A  LYS*     2.8    55.8    +      -       -      +
     79A  ARG*     3.5    26.4    +      -       -      +
     81A  GLU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
     83A  ASP*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
     85A  ALA*     3.2    18.9    +      -       -      +
     86A  THR*     3.3    16.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 83 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     79A  ARG*     2.8    59.0    +      -       -      +
     80A  ALA*     4.1     4.3    -      -       -      +
     82A  ASP*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
     84A  ALA*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
     86A  THR*     3.1    25.8    +      -       -      +
     96A  LYS*     3.6    20.4    +      -       +      +
    100A  SER*     4.8     9.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 84 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80A  ALA      2.9    19.0    +      -       -      +
     81A  GLU      3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
     83A  ASP*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
     85A  ALA*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
     86A  THR      3.1     6.9    +      -       -      -
     87A  ALA      3.6    12.5    +      -       -      +
     93A  TYR*     2.9    56.7    -      -       +      +
     96A  LYS*     3.9    11.1    -      -       -      +
     97A  LEU*     3.7    12.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 85 (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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     81A  GLU      2.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
     82A  ASP*     3.2    13.6    +      -       -      +
     84A  ALA*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
     86A  THR*     1.3    58.7    +      -       +      +
     87A  ALA*     3.3    10.4    +      -       -      -
     88A  GLU      4.8     0.3    +      -       -      -
     93A  TYR*     4.0    11.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 86 (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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     82A  ASP      3.3    19.1    -      -       -      +
     83A  ASP*     3.1    17.8    +      -       -      +
     84A  ALA      3.1     1.4    -      -       -      -
     85A  ALA*     1.3    79.0    -      -       +      +
     87A  ALA*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
     96A  LYS*     4.3    12.3    +      -       -      -
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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