Contacts of the helix formed by residues 129 - 156 (chain A) in PDB entry 2IAG


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 LEU 129 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    125A  LYS*     3.3    52.5    -      -       +      +
    126A  LEU*     3.2    16.2    +      -       +      +
    127A  THR      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    128A  LEU*     1.3    85.6    -      -       -      +
    130A  HIS*     1.3   100.9    +      -       +      +
    131A  ARG      3.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    132A  GLU*     3.3    13.9    +      -       -      +
    133A  LEU*     3.3    11.8    +      -       +      +
    442A  LEU      5.4     1.3    -      -       -      +
    445A  SER*     4.4    18.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 130 (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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    126A  LEU*     4.4    20.9    +      -       +      +
    129A  LEU*     1.3   102.1    +      -       +      +
    131A  ARG*     1.3    67.0    +      -       +      +
    133A  LEU*     3.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
    134A  GLN*     3.1    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 131 (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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    130A  HIS*     1.3    79.8    -      -       +      +
    132A  GLU*     1.3    69.3    +      -       +      +
    134A  GLN*     3.4     9.0    +      -       -      +
    135A  ALA*     3.1    21.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 132 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    126A  LEU      4.4     4.5    -      -       -      +
    127A  THR*     3.5    27.8    -      -       -      +
    129A  LEU      3.3     7.2    +      -       -      +
    131A  ARG*     1.3    78.5    -      -       +      +
    133A  LEU*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    135A  ALA*     3.2    13.0    +      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     2.8    33.9    +      -       +      +
    254A  LYS*     3.4    40.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 133 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    128A  LEU      3.6    14.1    -      -       -      +
    129A  LEU*     3.3    23.2    +      -       +      +
    130A  HIS      3.3    13.1    +      -       -      +
    132A  GLU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    134A  GLN*     1.3    52.4    +      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     3.0    10.7    +      -       +      +
    137A  THR*     2.5    57.4    +      -       -      +
    445A  SER*     3.6    23.6    -      -       -      +
    446A  TYR*     3.6    40.4    -      -       +      +
    449A  ASN*     4.2     7.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 134 (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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    130A  HIS      3.1    12.9    +      -       -      +
    131A  ARG*     3.6    11.9    -      -       -      +
    132A  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    133A  LEU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    135A  ALA*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    137A  THR*     3.4    10.7    +      -       -      +
    138A  GLU*     3.0    63.5    +      -       -      +
    332A  GLN*     4.3    17.9    +      -       -      +
    335A  LEU*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 135 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131A  ARG      3.1    13.9    +      -       -      +
    132A  GLU*     3.2    18.4    +      -       -      +
    134A  GLN*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       +      +
    138A  GLU*     3.8     6.9    -      -       -      +
    139A  ALA*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
    251A  HIS*     5.1    10.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 136 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    127A  THR      4.0    20.2    -      -       -      +
    128A  LEU*     4.0    21.8    -      -       +      -
    132A  GLU*     2.8    18.8    +      -       +      +
    133A  LEU*     3.4    13.5    -      -       -      +
    135A  ALA*     1.3    69.7    -      -       +      +
    137A  THR*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    139A  ALA*     3.3     1.5    +      -       +      -
    140A  MET*     2.6    38.8    +      -       -      +
    179A  THR*     3.6    17.4    -      -       +      +
    180A  LEU*     3.6    27.8    -      -       +      -
    253A  SER*     3.8    20.2    -      -       -      -
    255A  TRP*     5.2     1.1    -      -       +      -
    446A  TYR*     4.2    21.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 137 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133A  LEU*     2.5    38.0    +      -       -      +
    134A  GLN*     3.8    14.3    -      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    138A  GLU*     1.3    60.3    -      -       +      +
    140A  MET*     3.5     5.1    +      -       -      +
    141A  TYR*     3.2    11.1    +      -       -      +
    332A  GLN*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    335A  LEU*     3.8    23.8    -      -       +      -
    446A  TYR*     4.9     3.8    -      -       -      -
    449A  ASN*     3.4    27.4    +      -       +      +
    453A  GLN*     3.0    37.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 138 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    134A  GLN*     3.0    50.0    +      -       -      +
    135A  ALA*     3.8     5.7    +      -       -      +
    137A  THR*     1.3    74.2    -      -       +      +
    139A  ALA*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    141A  TYR*     3.4     6.6    +      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     3.0    29.1    +      -       +      +
    329A  THR*     5.6     8.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 139 (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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    135A  ALA      2.9    19.6    +      -       -      +
    136A  LEU*     3.7     4.0    -      -       +      +
    138A  GLU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     3.4     8.9    +      -       -      +
    143A  ASN*     3.0    35.4    +      -       -      +
    179A  THR*     3.8    17.0    -      -       +      +
    188A  ARG*     5.2     1.5    +      -       -      +
    251A  HIS*     4.0    27.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 140 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    136A  LEU      2.6    21.6    +      -       -      +
    137A  THR*     3.7     2.7    -      -       -      +
    139A  ALA*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    141A  TYR*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    143A  ASN*     3.4     0.6    +      -       +      -
    144A  LEU*     2.9    32.2    +      -       +      +
    172A  LEU*     4.8     2.5    -      -       +      +
    175A  ALA*     2.7    46.4    -      -       +      +
    176A  GLY*     3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    179A  THR*     3.4    13.4    -      -       -      +
    288A  MET*     5.4     1.6    -      -       -      -
    446A  TYR*     3.3    28.0    -      -       +      -
    450A  SER*     3.3    26.9    -      -       -      +
    453A  GLN*     3.5    16.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 141 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137A  THR      3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    138A  GLU*     3.9     6.5    -      -       -      +
    139A  ALA      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    140A  MET*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     1.3    58.4    +      -       +      +
    144A  LEU*     3.7     2.3    -      -       -      +
    145A  HIS*     3.0    37.9    +      +       +      +
    328A  THR*     3.4    35.3    -      -       -      -
    329A  THR*     3.8    15.4    +      -       -      -
    330A  LEU*     3.5    37.4    -      -       +      +
    331A  PRO*     5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    453A  GLN*     3.4    36.0    -      -       +      +
    456A  PHE*     3.9    13.3    -      +       -      -
    457A  LEU*     3.7    38.3    -      -       +      +
    461A  HIS*     4.8     3.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 142 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    138A  GLU*     3.0    21.3    -      -       +      +
    139A  ALA*     3.8     8.5    -      -       -      +
    141A  TYR*     1.3    76.6    -      -       +      +
    143A  ASN*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    145A  HIS*     3.6     6.6    -      -       -      +
    146A  ALA*     2.8    32.2    +      -       -      +
    188A  ARG*     2.9    28.6    +      -       -      +
    193A  GLN*     5.2     0.5    +      -       -      -
    328A  THR*     5.2    15.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 143 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    139A  ALA*     3.0    24.1    +      -       -      +
    140A  MET      4.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    144A  LEU*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    146A  ALA*     4.4     3.2    -      -       -      +
    147A  VAL*     2.8    36.3    +      -       -      +
    175A  ALA*     3.7    16.2    -      -       -      +
    178A  LEU*     3.7    19.7    +      -       +      +
    179A  THR*     2.9    40.9    +      -       -      +
    183A  ILE*     3.8    13.2    -      -       -      +
    188A  ARG*     3.7    24.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 144 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    140A  MET*     2.9    28.9    +      -       +      +
    141A  TYR*     3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    143A  ASN*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    145A  HIS*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    147A  VAL*     4.0     1.4    -      -       -      +
    148A  LEU*     2.9    35.2    +      -       -      +
    171A  PHE*     3.6    14.9    -      -       +      +
    172A  LEU*     3.8    17.7    -      -       +      -
    175A  ALA*     3.6    21.6    -      -       +      +
    450A  SER      3.8     7.6    -      -       -      +
    453A  GLN*     3.7    20.2    -      -       +      +
    454A  PHE*     3.7    41.7    -      -       +      +
    457A  LEU*     3.8    15.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 145 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    141A  TYR*     3.0    27.7    +      +       +      +
    142A  THR*     3.6     7.2    -      -       -      +
    144A  LEU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    146A  ALA*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    148A  LEU*     4.9     0.7    -      -       -      -
    149A  LEU*     2.8    72.3    +      -       +      +
    328A  THR*     4.5    30.6    +      -       +      +
    457A  LEU*     3.8    26.5    -      -       +      +
    461A  HIS*     4.5     8.1    +      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 146 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    142A  THR*     2.8    22.6    +      -       -      +
    143A  ASN*     3.9     5.2    -      -       -      +
    145A  HIS*     1.3    78.1    +      -       -      +
    147A  VAL*     1.3    60.4    +      -       +      +
    150A  GLY*     2.9    28.7    +      -       -      +
    178A  LEU*     6.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
    188A  ARG*     4.3     8.1    -      -       -      +
    193A  GLN*     4.2    28.9    -      -       +      +
    197A  ARG*     3.8     7.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 147 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143A  ASN      2.8    24.6    +      -       -      +
    144A  LEU*     4.1     2.9    -      -       -      +
    146A  ALA*     1.3    72.3    -      -       +      +
    148A  LEU*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    151A  ASP*     2.9    34.5    +      -       -      +
    171A  PHE*     3.6    23.1    -      -       +      +
    174A  ARG*     3.7    37.5    -      -       +      +
    175A  ALA*     4.4    10.8    -      -       +      +
    178A  LEU*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    197A  ARG*     3.9    12.7    -      -       +      +
    200A  SER*     4.6     3.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 148 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    144A  LEU*     2.9    20.9    +      -       +      +
    145A  HIS      4.2     0.7    -      -       -      +
    147A  VAL*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    149A  LEU*     1.3    73.0    +      -       +      +
    151A  ASP*     3.9     1.9    -      -       -      +
    152A  ALA*     3.1    25.6    +      -       -      +
    167A  PHE*     4.3     5.4    -      -       +      -
    171A  PHE*     3.5    42.5    -      -       +      -
    454A  PHE*     4.7    10.8    -      -       +      -
    457A  LEU*     4.2    30.1    -      -       +      +
    458A  VAL*     4.8     3.4    -      -       +      +
    462A  LEU*     4.0    33.9    -      -       +      -
    496A  TYR*     4.8     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 149 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    145A  HIS*     2.8    59.3    +      -       +      +
    146A  ALA*     5.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    148A  LEU*     1.3    89.8    -      -       +      +
    150A  GLY*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    152A  ALA*     4.0     1.7    -      -       +      +
    153A  THR*     2.7    42.2    +      -       -      +
    457A  LEU*     5.4     1.3    -      -       +      -
    461A  HIS*     3.9    33.7    -      -       +      +
    462A  LEU*     4.4     2.5    -      -       +      -
    498A  ILE*     4.2    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 150 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    146A  ALA*     2.9    23.6    +      -       -      +
    149A  LEU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    151A  ASP*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    153A  THR*     3.9     4.6    -      -       -      -
    154A  GLU*     3.1    25.3    +      -       -      +
    197A  ARG*     3.5    19.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 151 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    147A  VAL      2.9    20.1    +      -       -      +
    148A  LEU      3.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    150A  GLY*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    152A  ALA*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    154A  GLU*     3.6     3.4    +      -       -      +
    155A  ALA*     3.2    23.9    +      -       -      +
    171A  PHE*     3.9    18.7    -      -       +      -
    174A  ARG*     2.8    40.7    +      -       -      -
    197A  ARG*     3.0    26.5    +      -       -      +
    496A  TYR*     4.8     4.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 152 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    148A  LEU*     3.1    18.5    +      -       +      +
    149A  LEU*     4.0     1.8    -      -       +      +
    150A  GLY      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    151A  ASP*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    153A  THR*     1.3    59.2    -      -       -      +
    155A  ALA      3.3     1.2    +      -       -      -
    156A  GLY*     2.8    34.0    +      -       -      +
    160A  HIS*     4.0     7.5    -      -       +      -
    462A  LEU*     5.4     1.1    -      -       +      -
    496A  TYR*     4.1    26.9    +      -       +      -
    498A  ILE*     3.5    33.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 153 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    149A  LEU*     2.7    28.5    +      -       -      +
    150A  GLY*     3.9     4.7    -      -       -      -
    152A  ALA*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    154A  GLU*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    156A  GLY*     3.3    12.8    +      -       -      +
    498A  ILE*     4.2    11.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 154 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    150A  GLY      3.1    17.6    +      -       -      +
    151A  ASP*     3.9     5.4    -      -       -      +
    153A  THR*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    155A  ALA*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    156A  GLY*     4.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    197A  ARG*     2.6    41.8    +      -       -      +
    198A  VAL*     5.9     1.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 155 (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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    151A  ASP      3.2    16.0    +      -       -      +
    154A  GLU*     1.3    80.6    -      -       -      +
    156A  GLY*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    160A  HIS*     3.5    34.2    +      -       +      +
    496A  TYR*     5.7     1.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 156 (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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    152A  ALA*     2.8    14.8    +      -       -      +
    153A  THR*     3.3    12.2    +      -       -      -
    154A  GLU      4.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    155A  ALA*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    157A  SER*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      -
    158A  GLY      3.4     2.5    -      -       -      -
    160A  HIS*     2.8    26.9    +      -       -      -
    498A  ILE*     5.8     2.0    +      -       -      +
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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