Contacts of the helix formed by residues 377 - 399 (chain A) in PDB entry 2QLU


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 GLN 377 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    346A  PHE*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      -
    375A  ASN*     2.5    45.2    +      -       -      +
    376A  PHE*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    378A  ARG*     1.3    68.2    -      -       -      +
    379A  ASP*     4.5     2.5    -      -       +      +
    380A  ALA*     3.1    15.0    +      -       +      +
    381A  PHE*     3.0    21.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 378 (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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    302A  HIS      4.6     2.6    +      -       -      -
    304A  ASP*     4.3    15.2    -      -       -      +
    316A  SER*     3.1    30.7    +      -       -      -
    346A  PHE*     3.5    43.0    -      -       +      -
    377A  GLN*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    379A  ASP*     1.3    93.8    +      -       -      +
    381A  PHE*     2.9    12.6    +      -       -      -
    382A  LEU*     3.0    32.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 379 (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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    377A  GLN*     3.4     3.1    -      -       +      +
    378A  ARG*     1.3   107.1    +      -       -      +
    380A  ALA*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    382A  LEU*     3.3    10.1    +      -       -      +
    383A  ARG*     3.1    57.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 380 (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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    368A  GLU*     4.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
    374A  ILE*     5.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
    375A  ASN*     3.4    29.4    -      -       +      +
    377A  GLN*     3.1    20.5    +      -       +      +
    378A  ARG      3.0     0.8    -      -       -      -
    379A  ASP*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    381A  PHE*     1.3    61.9    +      -       +      +
    383A  ARG*     3.7    15.7    +      -       -      +
    384A  ILE*     3.5    26.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 381 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    318A  ALA*     3.5    16.0    -      -       +      +
    320A  ARG*     3.3    48.9    -      -       +      -
    344A  VAL*     3.8    22.9    -      -       +      -
    346A  PHE*     3.6    14.4    -      +       +      -
    355A  THR*     4.4     4.9    -      -       +      -
    356A  HIS      5.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    374A  ILE*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      -
    375A  ASN      3.2    25.4    -      -       -      -
    376A  PHE*     3.6    26.9    -      +       +      -
    377A  GLN      3.0     9.4    +      -       -      -
    378A  ARG      2.9     3.0    +      -       -      +
    380A  ALA*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    382A  LEU*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    384A  ILE*     3.0    19.9    +      -       +      +
    385A  ASP*     3.1    15.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 382 (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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    302A  HIS*     3.6    60.2    -      -       +      +
    316A  SER*     4.8     2.2    -      -       -      -
    317A  ILE      4.2     9.9    -      -       -      +
    318A  ALA*     4.2    12.3    -      -       +      +
    346A  PHE*     4.9     1.3    -      -       +      -
    378A  ARG*     3.0    44.1    +      -       +      +
    379A  ASP*     3.5    13.2    -      -       -      +
    381A  PHE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       +      +
    383A  ARG*     1.3    62.2    +      -       +      +
    385A  ASP*     3.1     7.3    +      -       -      +
    386A  MET*     3.0    26.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 383 (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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    368A  GLU*     4.7     0.7    -      -       -      +
    379A  ASP*     3.1    48.3    +      -       -      +
    380A  ALA*     3.8    12.6    -      -       -      +
    381A  PHE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    382A  LEU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    384A  ILE*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    386A  MET*     3.6     9.9    -      -       +      -
    387A  TYR      3.3    12.6    +      -       -      -
    465A  ALA*     3.2    37.0    +      -       +      +
    466A  GLU*     3.7    37.0    +      -       -      +
    468A  ARG*     2.9    34.2    +      -       +      +
    469A  LEU      6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 384 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320A  ARG*     6.1     3.6    -      -       -      +
    364A  TYR      4.9     2.1    -      -       -      +
    365A  MET*     5.8     0.9    -      -       -      -
    366A  ALA*     4.3     9.3    -      -       +      +
    368A  GLU*     3.4    21.3    -      -       +      +
    369A  VAL*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      -
    374A  ILE*     4.2    29.4    -      -       +      -
    380A  ALA*     3.5    16.1    +      -       +      +
    381A  PHE*     3.0    17.3    +      -       +      +
    383A  ARG*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    385A  ASP*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    386A  MET      3.3     0.3    +      -       -      -
    387A  TYR*     3.5     5.2    +      -       -      +
    388A  ALA*     3.4    17.7    +      -       -      +
    468A  ARG*     4.3     3.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 385 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    298A  LEU*     4.1     8.4    -      -       +      +
    302A  HIS*     2.8    27.2    +      -       +      +
    318A  ALA*     3.5     3.1    -      -       -      +
    319A  HIS*     2.7    36.0    +      -       -      +
    320A  ARG*     3.1    25.5    +      -       -      +
    322A  PHE*     4.4     8.9    +      -       +      +
    381A  PHE      3.1    13.2    +      -       -      +
    382A  LEU      3.1    10.0    +      -       -      +
    384A  ILE*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    386A  MET*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    388A  ALA*     3.3     8.2    +      -       -      +
    389A  MET*     2.9    25.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 386 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    298A  LEU*     3.7    21.3    -      -       -      -
    302A  HIS*     4.2     6.1    -      -       +      +
    382A  LEU*     3.0    19.8    +      -       +      +
    383A  ARG*     3.8    10.5    -      -       +      +
    384A  ILE      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    385A  ASP*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    387A  TYR*     1.3    67.5    +      -       -      +
    389A  MET*     3.3    15.6    +      -       -      +
    390A  GLY*     2.9    19.4    +      -       -      -
    460A  CYS*     3.7    20.8    -      -       -      +
    468A  ARG*     4.5     9.0    -      -       +      -
    469A  LEU      3.1    25.4    -      -       -      +
    470A  SER*     3.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
    471A  ALA*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      +
    474A  VAL*     3.9    16.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 387 (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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    363A  ARG      5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    364A  TYR      3.4    15.9    -      -       -      -
    365A  MET      3.4    20.3    +      -       -      -
    366A  ALA*     3.5    15.0    -      -       +      -
    367A  PRO*     3.9    10.8    -      -       +      -
    383A  ARG      3.3     4.0    +      -       -      -
    384A  ILE      3.7     8.3    -      -       -      +
    386A  MET*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    388A  ALA*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    390A  GLY*     3.1    12.3    +      -       -      -
    391A  LEU*     3.3    29.6    +      -       +      +
    414A  PHE*     3.8    18.2    -      -       -      -
    431A  VAL*     3.3    23.7    -      -       +      +
    437A  ARG*     3.7    32.1    +      -       -      -
    460A  CYS      3.4    10.5    +      -       -      -
    461A  TRP*     3.7    23.2    -      -       +      +
    468A  ARG*     3.8    20.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 388 (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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    322A  PHE*     3.4    32.1    -      -       +      +
    364A  TYR*     3.5    31.2    -      -       +      +
    384A  ILE      3.4     6.4    +      -       -      +
    385A  ASP*     3.3     9.5    +      -       -      +
    386A  MET      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    387A  TYR*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    389A  MET*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    391A  LEU*     3.1     6.4    +      -       -      +
    392A  VAL*     3.1    22.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 389 (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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    294A  MET*     3.1    45.5    -      -       +      +
    295A  SER*     3.4    22.2    -      -       -      -
    298A  LEU*     3.1    36.8    -      -       +      -
    322A  PHE*     3.4    31.7    -      -       +      -
    385A  ASP      2.9    16.7    +      -       -      +
    386A  MET*     3.3    21.7    +      -       +      +
    388A  ALA*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    390A  GLY*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    392A  VAL*     3.1     0.9    +      -       -      -
    393A  LEU*     2.9    34.6    +      -       +      +
    471A  ALA*     5.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
    474A  VAL*     4.8     6.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 390 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    386A  MET      2.9    10.3    +      -       -      -
    387A  TYR      3.1     7.3    +      -       -      -
    389A  MET*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    391A  LEU*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    393A  LEU*     3.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
    394A  TRP      3.1    17.2    +      -       -      -
    457A  ILE*     3.5    14.2    -      -       -      +
    460A  CYS*     3.7    25.4    -      -       -      +
    461A  TRP*     4.1     7.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 391 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    363A  ARG      3.8     8.1    -      -       -      +
    364A  TYR*     3.6    39.5    -      -       +      -
    387A  TYR*     3.3    31.3    +      -       +      +
    388A  ALA*     3.1     6.5    +      -       -      +
    390A  GLY*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    392A  VAL*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    394A  TRP*     3.2     9.9    -      -       -      +
    395A  GLU*     3.1    31.2    +      -       -      +
    413A  PRO*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      -
    414A  PHE*     3.9    12.3    -      -       +      -
    437A  ARG*     5.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    438A  PRO*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      -
    461A  TRP*     3.5    22.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 392 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    273A  LEU*     3.7    20.6    -      -       +      -
    294A  MET*     3.5    27.6    -      -       +      -
    322A  PHE*     3.7    18.4    -      -       +      -
    323A  LYS*     3.8     7.4    -      -       -      -
    324A  SER*     3.7    28.5    -      -       -      +
    327A  VAL*     5.0     0.4    -      -       +      -
    364A  TYR*     4.1     2.0    -      -       +      -
    388A  ALA      3.1    14.9    +      -       -      +
    389A  MET      3.5     6.1    -      -       -      +
    391A  LEU*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    393A  LEU*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    395A  GLU*     3.3    14.1    +      -       -      +
    396A  LEU*     3.1    21.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 393 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    291A  ALA*     3.9    25.4    -      -       +      +
    294A  MET*     3.7    23.1    -      -       +      -
    295A  SER*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    389A  MET*     2.9    25.8    +      -       +      +
    390A  GLY*     3.5    13.2    -      -       -      +
    391A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    392A  VAL*     1.3    70.2    -      -       -      +
    394A  TRP*     1.3    65.7    -      -       -      +
    396A  LEU*     3.3    10.4    +      -       +      +
    397A  VAL*     3.0    24.4    +      -       -      +
    453A  LEU*     4.5    14.5    -      -       +      +
    456A  THR*     5.1     5.2    -      -       +      -
    457A  ILE*     3.5    25.1    -      -       +      -
    460A  CYS*     4.6    10.1    -      -       -      -
    474A  VAL*     4.2    26.2    -      -       +      -
    478A  VAL*     5.2     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 394 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    390A  GLY      3.1     9.8    +      -       -      +
    391A  LEU*     3.2    11.2    -      -       -      +
    393A  LEU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    395A  GLU*     1.3    82.3    +      -       +      +
    397A  VAL*     2.9     5.1    +      -       -      +
    398A  SER*     2.7    50.5    +      -       -      -
    411A  MET*     3.5    32.1    -      -       +      -
    412A  LEU      4.2     6.7    -      -       -      -
    413A  PRO*     3.9    18.2    -      -       +      -
    414A  PHE      5.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    416A  GLU*     6.5     1.1    -      -       +      -
    438A  PRO*     3.2    34.6    -      -       +      +
    439A  THR      2.9    27.4    +      -       -      -
    440A  ILE*     4.5     5.6    -      -       +      -
    444A  TRP*     3.7    19.1    -      +       -      -
    457A  ILE*     3.5    11.9    -      -       +      +
    461A  TRP*     3.9    22.4    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 395 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    277A  LEU*     3.7    19.0    -      -       +      +
    324A  SER*     2.6    21.2    +      -       -      -
    364A  TYR*     2.8    29.1    +      -       -      -
    391A  LEU      3.1    10.1    +      -       -      +
    392A  VAL*     3.4    16.2    -      -       +      +
    393A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    394A  TRP*     1.3    88.9    -      -       +      +
    396A  LEU*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    398A  SER*     2.5    25.5    +      -       -      -
    399A  ARG*     3.4     6.2    +      -       -      +
    410A  TYR*     2.6    35.0    +      -       +      -
    413A  PRO*     3.4    16.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 396 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    273A  LEU*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      -
    277A  LEU*     3.8     8.0    -      -       +      +
    282A  ILE*     3.8    26.3    -      -       +      +
    287A  LEU*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      +
    290A  VAL*     3.9    26.2    -      -       +      -
    291A  ALA*     4.3    14.4    -      -       +      +
    294A  MET*     4.1    20.0    -      -       +      -
    392A  VAL      3.1    14.6    +      -       -      +
    393A  LEU*     3.4    12.1    -      -       +      +
    395A  GLU*     1.3    80.6    -      -       -      +
    397A  VAL*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    398A  SER      3.2     0.3    +      -       -      -
    399A  ARG*     3.4     9.4    +      -       -      +
    400A  CYS*     3.4    12.8    +      -       -      +
    453A  LEU*     5.9     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 397 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    287A  LEU*     4.0    13.7    -      -       +      -
    393A  LEU      3.0    11.2    +      -       -      +
    394A  TRP*     2.9    12.9    +      -       -      +
    396A  LEU*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    398A  SER*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    400A  CYS*     3.2    18.4    +      -       -      +
    444A  TRP*     3.2    44.5    +      -       +      -
    450A  LEU*     4.1    19.9    -      -       +      +
    453A  LEU*     3.5    34.5    -      -       +      -
    454A  CYS*     4.1    10.5    -      -       -      -
    457A  ILE*     3.9    10.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 398 (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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    394A  TRP*     2.7    34.0    +      -       -      -
    395A  GLU*     2.5    28.6    +      -       -      -
    397A  VAL*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    399A  ARG*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    400A  CYS      3.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    407A  VAL*     3.6    13.4    -      -       -      +
    408A  ASP*     4.1    10.7    +      -       -      +
    410A  TYR*     4.9     3.9    -      -       -      -
    411A  MET      5.0     2.6    +      -       -      -
    444A  TRP*     3.6    28.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 399 (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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    277A  LEU*     2.8    55.3    +      -       +      -
    278A  LYS      3.8     9.4    +      -       -      -
    279A  GLY      4.4     0.8    -      -       -      -
    280A  ASN*     3.2    24.0    +      -       -      +
    281A  ILE*     3.3    34.9    -      -       -      +
    282A  ILE*     2.9    25.0    +      -       -      +
    395A  GLU      3.9     3.6    -      -       -      +
    396A  LEU      3.4     5.8    +      -       -      -
    397A  VAL      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    398A  SER*     1.3    83.4    +      -       -      +
    400A  CYS*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    407A  VAL*     3.6     8.4    +      -       -      -
    408A  ASP      3.0    27.4    +      -       -      -
    409A  GLU*     3.9    14.5    +      -       -      +
    410A  TYR*     3.4    37.0    -      -       +      +
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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