Contacts of the helix formed by residues 125 - 149 (chain M) 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 M).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    119M  GLY      5.2     0.2    +      -       -      -
    120M  SER*     2.9    27.5    -      -       -      +
    121M  TYR      3.8     5.9    -      -       -      +
    122M  LYS      3.7     4.9    +      -       -      +
    123M  ALA*     3.2     4.4    -      -       -      +
    124M  PRO*     1.3    94.7    -      -       +      +
    126M  GLU*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    127M  VAL      3.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
    128M  THR*     3.6    14.1    -      -       -      +
    129M  TRP*     3.3    19.4    +      -       -      +
    219M  THR*     4.1    13.2    +      -       -      +
    220M  GLY      3.6     7.8    +      -       -      -
    221M  ASN      3.4     8.5    +      -       -      -
    222M  ASN*     3.2    38.8    -      -       -      +
    228M  GLU*     3.3    31.1    +      -       -      -
    355M  ARG*     3.9    19.2    -      -       -      +
    501M  HEM      3.0    33.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 126 (chain M). 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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    121M  TYR      3.9    13.9    -      -       -      +
    123M  ALA*     3.0    37.7    +      -       -      +
    124M  PRO      3.0     2.0    +      -       -      -
    125M  ARG*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    127M  VAL*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    129M  TRP*     3.0     7.1    +      -       -      +
    130M  ILE*     2.9    26.0    +      -       +      +
    347M  PRO*     4.2    16.1    -      -       +      +
    348M  TRP*     4.4    17.1    +      -       +      -
     18P  TRP*     3.6    26.3    +      -       +      -
     22P  ARG*     2.5    36.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 127 (chain M). 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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    124M  PRO      4.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    125M  ARG      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    126M  GLU*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    128M  THR*     1.3    70.1    +      -       -      +
    130M  ILE*     3.0    12.9    +      -       +      +
    131M  VAL*     2.9    34.7    +      -       +      +
    215M  ALA*     4.7     5.4    -      -       +      -
     18P  TRP*     4.4    11.0    -      -       +      -
     19P  LEU*     4.3    20.4    -      -       +      -
     22P  ARG*     3.9    32.5    -      -       +      +
     23P  LEU*     4.2    26.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 128 (chain M). 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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    125M  ARG*     3.6    20.7    +      -       -      +
    126M  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    127M  VAL*     1.3    82.2    -      -       -      +
    129M  TRP*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    131M  VAL*     3.1     4.0    +      -       -      +
    132M  GLY*     2.8    19.4    +      -       -      -
    212M  HIS*     3.6    28.9    +      -       +      +
    215M  ALA*     3.8    23.9    +      -       -      +
    216M  PHE*     3.8    16.1    +      -       +      +
    219M  THR*     4.8     2.4    +      -       -      +
    501M  HEM      3.7    34.1    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 129 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112M  ILE*     3.8    28.3    -      -       +      -
    115M  GLY*     4.6     3.6    -      -       -      -
    116M  LEU*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    121M  TYR*     3.4    31.2    -      +       +      -
    125M  ARG      3.3     8.8    +      -       -      +
    126M  GLU*     3.0    11.1    +      -       -      +
    128M  THR*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    130M  ILE*     1.3    66.9    +      -       +      +
    132M  GLY      3.2     0.5    +      -       -      -
    133M  MET*     2.9    30.6    +      -       +      +
    343M  MET*     3.2    36.8    +      -       +      -
    344M  ALA*     3.6    20.9    +      -       -      +
    346M  VAL*     3.4    12.0    -      -       +      +
    347M  PRO*     3.7    11.4    -      -       +      -
    501M  HEM      3.0    58.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 130 (chain M). 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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    126M  GLU*     2.9    23.9    +      -       +      +
    127M  VAL*     3.6    11.7    -      -       +      +
    129M  TRP*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    131M  VAL*     1.3    69.2    +      -       +      +
    133M  MET*     2.9    21.6    +      -       +      +
    134M  LEU*     3.0    24.8    +      -       +      +
    344M  ALA*     5.2     2.2    -      -       +      +
    348M  TRP*     3.8    32.1    -      -       +      -
     18P  TRP*     5.0     7.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 131 (chain M). 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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    127M  VAL*     2.9    31.9    +      -       +      +
    128M  THR*     3.5     8.1    -      -       -      +
    130M  ILE*     1.3    73.2    -      -       +      +
    132M  GLY*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    134M  LEU*     2.8    29.6    +      -       +      +
    135M  ILE*     3.0    14.1    +      -       +      +
    208M  LEU*     4.0    25.1    -      -       +      +
    211M  ILE*     4.2    19.7    -      -       +      -
    212M  HIS*     4.0    28.9    -      -       +      +
    215M  ALA*     5.7     0.9    -      -       +      -
     23P  LEU*     5.7     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 132 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    128M  THR      2.8    13.7    +      -       -      -
    129M  TRP      3.2     0.2    +      -       -      -
    131M  VAL*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    133M  MET*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    135M  ILE*     3.1     7.9    +      -       -      +
    136M  TYR      2.9     9.2    +      -       -      -
    212M  HIS*     3.9     6.2    +      -       -      -
    501M  HEM      2.8    56.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 133 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    112M  ILE*     6.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    129M  TRP*     2.9    41.9    +      -       +      +
    130M  ILE*     2.9    13.7    +      -       +      +
    132M  GLY*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    134M  LEU*     1.3    65.1    +      -       +      +
    136M  TYR*     3.0    16.3    +      -       +      +
    137M  LEU*     2.9    25.9    +      -       +      +
    340M  ILE*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
    343M  MET*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
    344M  ALA*     3.9    28.9    -      -       +      +
    501M  HEM      3.1    16.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 134 (chain M). 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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    130M  ILE*     3.0    25.1    +      -       +      +
    131M  VAL*     2.8    26.2    +      -       +      +
    133M  MET*     1.3    71.9    -      -       +      +
    135M  ILE*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    137M  LEU*     3.1    16.0    +      -       +      +
    138M  ALA*     2.9    23.4    +      -       -      +
    208M  LEU*     3.9    26.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 135 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131M  VAL*     3.0    12.7    +      -       +      +
    132M  GLY*     3.1    12.1    -      -       -      +
    134M  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    136M  TYR*     1.3    54.2    +      -       -      +
    138M  ALA*     3.1     8.3    +      -       -      +
    139M  MET*     2.7    51.1    +      -       +      +
    205M  ILE*     4.4     6.3    -      -       +      +
    208M  LEU*     3.8    21.1    -      -       +      +
    209M  VAL*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
    212M  HIS*     4.1    17.0    -      -       +      -
    501M  HEM      3.3    51.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 136 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    105M  PHE*     4.3    17.7    -      +       -      -
    108M  VAL*     4.5    12.1    -      -       +      -
    109M  TYR*     2.6    44.8    +      +       -      -
    112M  ILE*     4.3    15.0    -      -       +      -
    132M  GLY      2.9     6.4    +      -       -      +
    133M  MET*     3.2    21.5    -      -       +      +
    135M  ILE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    137M  LEU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       +      +
    139M  MET*     3.4     6.4    +      -       -      +
    140M  MET*     3.2    51.0    +      -       +      +
    301M  PHE*     3.0    29.0    -      +       -      -
    340M  ILE*     4.6    13.9    -      -       +      -
    343M  MET*     4.5    10.3    -      -       +      -
    501M  HEM      3.7    16.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 137 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133M  MET*     2.9    14.4    +      -       +      +
    134M  LEU*     3.5    18.6    -      -       +      +
    136M  TYR*     1.3    80.6    -      -       +      +
    138M  ALA*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    140M  MET*     3.1    15.2    +      -       +      +
    141M  ALA*     2.9    22.7    +      -       -      +
    337M  PHE*     5.4     7.2    -      -       +      -
    340M  ILE*     5.1    17.5    -      -       +      -
    503M  SMA      3.5    29.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 138 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    134M  LEU      2.9    12.4    +      -       -      +
    135M  ILE*     3.4    10.5    -      -       -      +
    137M  LEU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    139M  MET*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    141M  ALA*     3.1     9.0    +      -       -      +
    142M  THR*     2.8    28.9    +      -       -      -
    201M  LEU*     3.8    13.4    -      -       +      +
    204M  VAL*     5.8     2.7    -      -       +      -
    205M  ILE*     3.9    21.8    -      -       +      +
    208M  LEU*     5.2     6.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 139 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    104M  PHE*     3.5    61.5    -      -       +      +
    105M  PHE*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    108M  VAL*     3.8    28.7    -      -       +      -
    135M  ILE*     2.7    47.2    +      -       +      +
    136M  TYR*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    138M  ALA*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    140M  MET*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    142M  THR*     3.0     3.8    +      -       -      -
    143M  ALA*     2.8    22.2    +      -       -      +
    205M  ILE*     3.9    18.6    -      -       +      +
    501M  HEM      4.4     1.1    -      -       -      -
    502M  HEM      5.0     3.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 140 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    105M  PHE*     3.9    22.4    -      -       +      -
    109M  TYR*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    136M  TYR*     3.2    54.7    +      -       +      +
    137M  LEU*     3.1    12.6    +      -       +      +
    139M  MET*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    141M  ALA*     1.3    71.4    +      -       -      +
    142M  THR      3.1     0.2    +      -       -      -
    143M  ALA*     3.1     2.8    +      -       -      +
    144M  PHE*     2.9    21.3    +      -       -      +
    298M  PHE*     3.7    31.3    -      -       +      -
    301M  PHE*     4.8     4.5    -      -       -      -
    340M  ILE*     3.9    20.0    -      -       +      -
    503M  SMA      3.9    35.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 141 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137M  LEU      2.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
    138M  ALA*     3.3    11.4    -      -       -      +
    140M  MET*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    142M  THR*     1.3    68.1    +      -       -      +
    144M  PHE*     3.1    15.0    +      -       -      +
    145M  MET*     3.2    15.6    +      -       +      +
    201M  LEU*     3.7    15.7    -      -       +      -
    503M  SMA      3.8    32.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 142 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    138M  ALA      2.8    20.0    +      -       -      -
    139M  MET      3.0     8.9    +      -       -      -
    141M  ALA*     1.3    71.1    -      -       -      +
    143M  ALA*     1.3    54.9    +      -       -      +
    144M  PHE      2.6    13.0    +      -       -      -
    145M  MET*     2.7    28.6    +      -       -      +
    146M  GLY      3.0     8.8    +      -       -      -
    198M  HIS*     3.4    28.6    +      -       +      +
    201M  LEU*     3.3    21.3    -      -       +      +
    202M  PRO*     4.0    10.8    -      -       +      -
    205M  ILE*     3.9     6.9    -      -       -      +
    502M  HEM      3.5    26.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 143 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101M  ALA*     5.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
    105M  PHE*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      -
    139M  MET      2.8    10.8    +      -       -      +
    140M  MET*     3.5     7.4    -      -       -      +
    142M  THR*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    144M  PHE*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    146M  GLY*     3.9     1.4    -      -       -      -
    147M  TYR*     3.2    21.5    +      -       -      +
    295M  GLU*     5.0     0.3    -      -       -      +
    297M  TYR*     3.9    19.7    +      -       +      +
    298M  PHE*     4.6     1.6    -      -       +      -
    502M  HEM      4.1    24.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 144 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    140M  MET      2.9    10.3    +      -       -      +
    141M  ALA      3.1     9.9    -      -       -      +
    142M  THR      2.6     5.5    +      -       -      -
    143M  ALA*     1.3    71.2    -      -       -      +
    145M  MET*     1.3    73.0    +      -       +      +
    147M  TYR*     3.0    16.7    +      -       +      +
    148M  VAL*     3.2    21.7    +      -       +      +
    158M  GLY      4.4     0.9    -      -       -      -
    159M  ALA*     3.8    23.1    -      -       -      -
    162M  ILE*     3.6    42.2    -      -       +      -
    163M  THR*     5.0     2.5    -      -       +      -
    194M  PHE*     3.6    32.8    -      +       -      -
    295M  GLU*     5.2     2.7    -      -       -      -
    298M  PHE*     4.5    10.8    -      +       +      -
    503M  SMA      3.5    53.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 145 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    141M  ALA*     3.2    31.6    -      -       +      +
    142M  THR*     2.7    16.7    +      -       -      +
    144M  PHE*     1.3    85.6    -      -       +      +
    146M  GLY*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    148M  VAL*     2.9    25.2    +      -       -      +
    149M  LEU*     3.2    11.0    +      -       -      +
    194M  PHE*     3.7    34.9    -      -       +      +
    197M  LEU*     3.6    30.1    -      -       +      -
    198M  HIS*     4.2    10.8    -      -       +      +
    201M  LEU*     3.7    16.6    -      -       +      -
    503M  SMA      3.6    24.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 146 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    142M  THR      3.0    10.3    +      -       -      -
    143M  ALA      4.1     0.7    -      -       -      -
    145M  MET*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    147M  TYR*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    148M  VAL      3.0     1.4    +      -       -      -
    149M  LEU*     3.0    17.1    +      -       -      +
    150M  PRO*     3.2    10.0    -      -       -      +
    198M  HIS*     3.5    29.7    +      -       -      -
    502M  HEM      3.5    22.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 147 (chain M). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143M  ALA      3.2    12.9    +      -       -      +
    144M  PHE*     3.0    11.0    +      -       +      +
    146M  GLY*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    148M  VAL*     1.3    53.5    +      -       -      +
    150M  PRO*     3.3     6.1    -      -       -      +
    154M  MET*     3.4    40.4    -      -       +      +
    155M  SER*     2.7    29.4    +      -       -      -
    158M  GLY*     6.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    275M  GLY*     6.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
    276M  HIS*     3.6    24.4    +      -       -      +
    279M  ASN*     3.4    23.8    +      -       +      +
    293M  VAL      5.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    295M  GLU*     3.0    48.4    +      -       +      +
    297M  TYR*     5.1     0.7    -      -       -      +
    502M  HEM      3.8    36.5    -      -       +      -
    503M  SMA      4.5     2.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 148 (chain M). 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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    144M  PHE*     3.3    33.9    -      -       +      +
    145M  MET*     2.9     9.7    +      -       -      +
    147M  TYR*     1.3    79.6    -      -       +      +
    149M  LEU*     1.3    52.4    +      -       -      +
    151M  TRP*     2.8    54.9    +      -       +      -
    155M  SER*     3.3    20.9    -      -       -      +
    159M  ALA*     4.0    11.9    -      -       +      -
    191M  LEU*     4.3     8.3    -      -       +      -
    194M  PHE*     3.7    31.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 149 (chain M). 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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     69M  TYR*     2.6    36.2    +      -       +      +
     76M  ALA*     3.9     1.7    -      -       -      +
    145M  MET      3.5     8.7    -      -       -      +
    146M  GLY      3.0     7.9    +      -       -      +
    148M  VAL*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    150M  PRO*     1.3    60.4    -      -       +      +
    151M  TRP*     2.6    18.9    +      -       -      +
    191M  LEU*     3.7    18.8    -      -       +      +
    194M  PHE*     4.6     3.1    -      -       +      -
    195M  PHE*     4.0    30.1    -      -       +      +
    198M  HIS*     3.6    28.7    -      -       +      -
    502M  HEM      3.4    42.4    -      -       +      -
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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