Contacts of the helix formed by residues 125 - 149 (chain A) in PDB entry 2QJK


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 ARG 125 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    120A  SER      3.0    27.7    -      -       -      +
    121A  TYR      3.8     5.1    -      -       -      +
    122A  LYS      3.7     6.2    +      -       -      +
    123A  ALA*     3.2     4.6    -      -       -      +
    124A  PRO*     1.3    85.1    -      -       +      +
    126A  GLU*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    127A  VAL      3.5     1.1    -      -       -      -
    128A  THR*     3.5    13.1    -      -       -      +
    129A  TRP*     3.3    18.9    +      -       -      +
    219A  THR*     3.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
    220A  GLY      2.4    32.1    +      -       -      -
    221A  ASN      3.1     9.5    +      -       -      -
    222A  ASN*     3.2    33.0    +      -       -      +
    228A  GLU*     2.7    40.6    +      -       -      -
    355A  ARG*     4.6     9.3    -      -       -      +
    501A  HEM      3.0    28.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 126 (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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    121A  TYR      3.9    13.5    -      -       -      +
    123A  ALA*     2.9    36.9    -      -       -      +
    124A  PRO      2.9     3.7    +      -       -      -
    125A  ARG*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    127A  VAL*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    129A  TRP*     3.0     7.8    +      -       -      +
    130A  ILE*     3.0    24.6    +      -       +      +
    347A  PRO*     4.1    16.1    -      -       +      +
    348A  TRP*     4.4    15.9    +      -       +      -
     18D  TRP*     3.8    26.5    +      -       +      -
     22D  ARG*     2.6    36.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 127 (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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    124A  PRO      4.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    125A  ARG      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    126A  GLU*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    128A  THR*     1.3    69.4    +      -       -      +
    130A  ILE*     3.0    12.9    +      -       +      +
    131A  VAL*     2.9    34.6    +      -       +      +
    215A  ALA*     4.7     7.0    -      -       +      -
     18D  TRP*     4.5     9.9    -      -       +      -
     19D  LEU*     4.5    19.5    -      -       +      -
     22D  ARG*     3.8    34.9    -      -       +      +
     23D  LEU*     4.2    25.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 128 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    125A  ARG*     3.5    21.4    +      -       -      +
    126A  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    127A  VAL*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    129A  TRP*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    131A  VAL*     3.0     4.9    +      -       -      +
    132A  GLY*     2.8    22.0    +      -       -      -
    212A  HIS*     3.6    30.0    +      -       +      +
    215A  ALA*     3.9    21.7    +      -       -      +
    216A  PHE*     3.9    17.6    +      -       +      +
    219A  THR*     4.8     2.6    +      -       -      +
    501A  HEM      3.6    33.6    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 129 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112A  ILE*     4.0    27.8    -      -       +      -
    115A  GLY*     4.5     7.0    -      -       -      -
    116A  LEU*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    121A  TYR*     3.4    31.2    -      +       +      -
    125A  ARG      3.3     8.8    +      -       -      +
    126A  GLU*     3.0    10.9    +      -       -      +
    128A  THR*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    130A  ILE*     1.3    68.1    +      -       +      +
    132A  GLY      3.1     2.1    +      -       -      -
    133A  MET*     2.9    26.8    +      -       +      +
    343A  MET*     3.2    37.1    +      -       +      -
    344A  ALA*     3.6    20.6    +      -       -      +
    346A  VAL*     3.4    12.0    -      -       +      +
    347A  PRO*     3.7    11.0    -      -       +      -
    501A  HEM      3.1    56.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 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  GLU*     3.0    23.0    +      -       +      +
    127A  VAL*     3.0    11.4    +      -       +      +
    129A  TRP*     1.3    78.7    -      -       +      +
    131A  VAL*     1.3    67.6    +      -       +      +
    133A  MET*     2.8    22.1    +      -       +      +
    134A  LEU*     3.0    25.6    +      -       +      +
    344A  ALA*     5.2     3.6    -      -       +      +
    348A  TRP*     3.8    32.5    -      -       +      -
     18D  TRP*     4.9     8.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 131 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    127A  VAL*     2.9    32.3    +      -       +      +
    128A  THR*     3.4     7.9    -      -       -      +
    130A  ILE*     1.3    72.9    -      -       +      +
    132A  GLY*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    134A  LEU*     2.7    29.6    +      -       +      +
    135A  ILE*     2.9    15.0    +      -       +      +
    208A  LEU*     4.0    20.4    -      -       +      +
    211A  ILE*     4.2    18.2    -      -       +      -
    212A  HIS*     3.9    33.9    -      -       +      +
    215A  ALA*     5.7     0.9    -      -       +      -
     23D  LEU*     5.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 132 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    128A  THR      2.8    17.5    +      -       -      -
    129A  TRP      3.4     4.0    -      -       -      -
    131A  VAL*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    133A  MET*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    135A  ILE*     3.2     7.3    +      -       -      +
    136A  TYR      2.9     8.3    +      -       -      -
    212A  HIS*     4.0     6.3    -      -       -      -
    501A  HEM      2.9    51.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 133 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112A  ILE*     6.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    129A  TRP*     2.9    37.2    +      -       +      +
    130A  ILE*     2.8    19.2    +      -       +      +
    132A  GLY*     1.3    69.2    -      -       -      +
    134A  LEU*     1.3    66.2    +      -       +      +
    136A  TYR*     3.0    15.4    +      -       +      +
    137A  LEU*     2.9    22.9    +      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     3.8    30.7    -      -       +      +
    343A  MET*     3.9    20.6    -      -       +      -
    344A  ALA*     3.9    33.7    -      -       +      +
    501A  HEM      3.1    17.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 134 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130A  ILE*     3.0    24.6    +      -       +      +
    131A  VAL*     2.7    26.6    +      -       +      +
    133A  MET*     1.3    72.2    -      -       +      +
    135A  ILE*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    137A  LEU*     3.1    17.6    +      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     2.9    22.7    +      -       -      +
    208A  LEU*     3.9    26.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 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  VAL*     2.9    11.4    +      -       +      +
    132A  GLY*     3.2    18.2    -      -       -      +
    134A  LEU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    136A  TYR*     1.3    53.9    +      -       -      +
    138A  ALA*     3.0     7.7    +      -       -      +
    139A  MET*     2.7    50.2    +      -       +      +
    205A  ILE*     4.4     7.2    -      -       +      +
    208A  LEU*     3.8    22.2    -      -       +      +
    209A  VAL*     4.0    32.5    -      -       +      +
    212A  HIS*     4.1    18.6    -      -       +      -
    501A  HEM      3.3    40.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 136 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    105A  PHE*     4.3    17.5    -      +       -      -
    108A  VAL*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    109A  TYR*     2.7    42.9    +      +       -      -
    112A  ILE*     4.4     7.4    -      -       +      -
    132A  GLY      2.9     6.4    +      -       -      +
    133A  MET*     3.0    23.1    +      -       +      +
    135A  ILE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    137A  LEU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       +      +
    139A  MET*     3.5     5.6    -      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     3.2    46.7    +      -       +      +
    301A  PHE*     3.1    28.0    -      +       -      -
    340A  ILE*     4.5    14.4    -      -       +      -
    343A  MET*     4.4    11.7    -      -       +      -
    501A  HEM      3.7    17.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 137 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  SMA      4.0    25.3    -      -       -      +
    133A  MET      2.9    10.8    +      -       -      +
    134A  LEU*     3.4    19.3    -      -       +      +
    136A  TYR*     1.3    77.5    -      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     3.1    20.5    +      -       +      +
    141A  ALA*     2.8    24.0    +      -       +      +
    337A  PHE*     5.6     4.9    -      -       +      -
    340A  ILE*     5.0    15.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 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  LEU      2.9    13.0    +      -       -      +
    135A  ILE*     3.3    10.3    -      -       -      +
    137A  LEU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    139A  MET*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    141A  ALA*     3.0    10.6    +      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     2.8    27.7    +      -       -      -
    201A  LEU*     4.0    12.7    -      -       +      +
    204A  VAL*     5.9     2.7    -      -       +      -
    205A  ILE*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      +
    208A  LEU*     5.2     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 139 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    104A  PHE*     3.4    61.7    -      -       +      +
    105A  PHE*     4.1    26.5    -      -       +      -
    108A  VAL*     4.5    13.7    -      -       +      -
    135A  ILE*     2.7    43.9    +      -       +      +
    136A  TYR*     3.5    12.1    -      -       -      +
    138A  ALA*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     3.0     3.4    +      -       -      -
    143A  ALA*     2.8    23.7    +      -       -      +
    205A  ILE*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      +
    501A  HEM      4.3     5.4    -      -       -      -
    502A  HEM      5.1     4.4    -      -       +      +
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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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      1A  SMA      4.0    29.4    -      -       -      +
    105A  PHE*     3.9    21.1    -      -       +      -
    109A  TYR*     5.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    136A  TYR*     3.2    52.9    +      -       +      +
    137A  LEU*     3.1    18.2    +      -       +      +
    139A  MET*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    141A  ALA*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    142A  THR      3.0     0.2    +      -       -      -
    143A  ALA*     3.1     2.9    +      -       -      +
    144A  PHE*     2.9    23.2    +      -       -      +
    298A  PHE*     3.7    33.4    -      -       +      -
    301A  PHE*     4.8     3.8    -      -       -      -
    340A  ILE*     3.9    20.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 141 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  SMA      4.1    31.1    +      -       +      +
    137A  LEU*     2.8    16.3    +      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     3.1    14.4    -      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    144A  PHE*     3.3    14.4    -      -       -      +
    145A  MET*     3.0    18.1    -      -       +      +
    201A  LEU*     3.6    14.8    -      -       +      -
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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  ALA      2.8    19.9    +      -       -      -
    139A  MET*     3.0    10.3    +      -       -      -
    141A  ALA*     1.3    68.3    -      -       -      +
    143A  ALA*     1.3    55.0    +      -       -      +
    144A  PHE      2.7    16.2    +      -       -      -
    145A  MET*     2.7    28.3    +      -       -      +
    146A  GLY      3.0     9.0    +      -       -      -
    198A  HIS*     3.3    28.0    -      -       +      +
    201A  LEU*     3.3    21.0    -      -       +      +
    202A  PRO*     4.1    10.0    -      -       +      +
    205A  ILE*     4.0     6.9    -      -       -      +
    502A  HEM      3.8    25.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 143 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101A  ALA*     5.5     0.9    -      -       +      -
    105A  PHE*     3.7    29.8    -      -       +      -
    139A  MET      2.8    13.7    +      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     3.5     5.2    -      -       -      +
    142A  THR*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    144A  PHE*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    146A  GLY      3.7     1.1    +      -       -      -
    147A  TYR*     3.2    22.5    +      -       -      +
    295A  GLU*     5.2     0.3    -      -       -      +
    297A  TYR*     4.0    16.3    +      -       +      +
    298A  PHE*     4.6     1.3    -      -       +      -
    502A  HEM      3.8    27.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 144 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  SMA      3.5    68.0    -      -       +      -
    140A  MET      2.9     9.6    +      -       -      +
    141A  ALA      3.3    11.0    -      -       -      +
    142A  THR      2.7     4.9    +      -       -      -
    143A  ALA*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    145A  MET*     1.3    74.6    +      -       +      +
    147A  TYR*     3.1    16.8    +      -       +      +
    148A  VAL*     3.1    23.9    +      -       +      +
    158A  GLY      4.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    159A  ALA*     3.8    16.4    -      -       -      -
    162A  ILE*     3.6    38.1    -      -       +      -
    163A  THR      5.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    194A  PHE*     3.6    25.1    -      +       -      -
    295A  GLU*     5.2     1.6    -      -       -      -
    298A  PHE*     4.5     8.9    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 145 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  SMA      4.2    22.0    -      -       +      -
    141A  ALA*     3.0    33.4    -      -       +      +
    142A  THR*     2.7    16.5    +      -       -      +
    144A  PHE*     1.3    85.8    -      -       +      +
    146A  GLY*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    148A  VAL*     2.8    26.3    +      -       -      +
    149A  LEU*     3.2    11.4    +      -       -      +
    194A  PHE*     3.7    37.6    -      -       +      +
    197A  LEU*     3.7    30.7    -      -       +      -
    198A  HIS*     4.1     9.4    -      -       +      +
    201A  LEU*     3.7    17.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 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      3.0     9.5    +      -       -      -
    143A  ALA      4.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    145A  MET*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    147A  TYR*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    149A  LEU*     3.0    18.4    +      -       -      +
    150A  PRO*     3.2    10.7    -      -       -      +
    198A  HIS*     3.5    29.2    +      -       -      -
    502A  HEM      3.4    22.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 147 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  SMA      4.5     3.4    -      -       -      -
    143A  ALA      3.2    13.8    +      -       -      +
    144A  PHE*     3.1    10.6    +      -       +      +
    146A  GLY*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    148A  VAL*     1.3    59.0    +      -       +      +
    150A  PRO*     3.3     6.6    -      -       -      +
    154A  MET*     3.5    40.0    -      -       +      +
    155A  SER*     2.7    24.3    +      -       -      -
    158A  GLY*     6.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    275A  GLY*     6.4     0.9    -      -       -      -
    276A  HIS*     3.6    24.9    +      -       -      +
    279A  ASN*     3.5    22.9    +      -       +      +
    293A  VAL      5.6     0.3    +      -       -      -
    295A  GLU*     3.2    46.6    +      -       +      +
    297A  TYR*     5.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    502A  HEM      3.7    34.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 148 (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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    144A  PHE*     3.3    32.8    -      -       +      +
    145A  MET*     2.8    11.5    +      -       -      +
    147A  TYR*     1.3    78.7    -      -       +      +
    149A  LEU*     1.3    50.8    +      -       -      +
    151A  TRP*     2.8    54.9    +      -       +      -
    155A  SER*     3.3    20.2    -      -       -      +
    159A  ALA*     4.1    11.7    -      -       +      +
    190A  THR*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    191A  LEU*     4.3     8.3    -      -       +      -
    194A  PHE*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 149 (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  TYR*     2.6    39.3    +      -       +      +
     76A  ALA*     3.9     1.6    -      -       -      +
    145A  MET      3.5     8.7    -      -       -      +
    146A  GLY      3.0     7.2    +      -       -      +
    148A  VAL*     1.3    71.2    -      -       -      +
    150A  PRO*     1.3    60.0    -      -       +      +
    151A  TRP*     2.6    24.3    +      -       -      +
    191A  LEU*     3.8    17.3    -      -       +      +
    194A  PHE*     4.5     4.0    -      -       +      -
    195A  PHE*     4.0    34.5    -      -       +      +
    198A  HIS*     3.5    37.5    -      -       +      -
    502A  HEM      3.5    28.3    -      -       +      -
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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