Contacts of the helix formed by residues 232 - 256 (chain B) in PDB entry 2R8K


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 ASP 232 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2B  SER*     2.7    27.1    +      -       -      -
      3B  LYS*     3.3    38.2    +      -       -      +
      4B  PHE*     3.7    11.4    -      -       +      -
    208B  ILE*     3.5     9.3    +      -       -      +
    231B  THR*     1.3    83.5    +      -       -      +
    233B  TRP*     1.3    80.6    +      -       -      +
    234B  ASP*     3.4    15.5    -      -       -      +
    235B  ASP*     3.2    15.3    +      -       -      +
    236B  VAL*     3.2    13.2    +      -       -      +
    289B  ASP*     5.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 233 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2B  SER*     3.2    25.4    -      -       -      -
      4B  PHE*     5.1     2.2    -      +       +      -
      9B  LEU*     5.6     2.0    -      -       +      -
     23B  LEU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      -
    169B  LEU*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      -
    187B  LEU*     3.7    28.0    -      -       +      -
    190B  ILE*     3.3    40.2    -      -       +      -
    205B  LEU*     3.8    26.7    -      -       +      +
    206B  PRO*     2.7    28.1    +      -       +      -
    207B  LEU      4.5     1.6    -      -       -      -
    208B  ILE*     3.5    23.6    -      -       +      +
    209B  PRO*     3.8    10.8    -      -       +      -
    232B  ASP*     1.3    78.8    +      -       -      +
    234B  ASP*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    235B  ASP      3.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    236B  VAL*     2.8    35.2    +      -       +      +
    237B  ILE*     2.8    18.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 234 (chain B). 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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      3B  LYS*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
      4B  PHE*     3.6    28.8    -      -       +      -
     22B  SER      4.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
     23B  LEU*     3.3    27.5    -      -       +      +
     24B  ALA      5.3     2.9    -      -       -      +
    232B  ASP*     3.4    20.3    -      -       -      +
    233B  TRP*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    235B  ASP*     1.3    79.8    +      -       -      +
    237B  ILE*     4.0     1.4    -      -       -      +
    238B  LEU*     3.1    24.6    +      -       -      +
    288B  ASN*     3.4    36.6    +      -       -      +
    289B  ASP*     4.9     5.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 235 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    217B  PHE*     3.6    11.8    -      -       +      -
    229B  LEU      3.6    22.4    -      -       -      +
    230B  ILE*     4.1     8.3    -      -       -      -
    231B  THR*     2.7    27.5    +      -       -      -
    232B  ASP*     3.2    14.2    +      -       -      +
    233B  TRP      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    234B  ASP*     1.3    95.5    +      -       -      +
    236B  VAL*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    238B  LEU*     3.4     6.5    +      -       -      +
    239B  ALA*     3.0    19.6    +      -       -      +
    287B  LYS*     3.4    33.1    +      -       -      +
    288B  ASN      4.7     0.3    +      -       -      -
    289B  ASP*     4.5     7.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 236 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    169B  LEU*     4.4    20.9    -      -       +      -
    187B  LEU*     5.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
    208B  ILE*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      -
    212B  ILE*     3.7    28.0    -      -       +      -
    215B  LEU*     3.7    12.8    -      -       +      -
    230B  ILE*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
    232B  ASP      3.2    16.4    -      -       -      +
    233B  TRP*     2.8    21.8    +      -       +      +
    235B  ASP*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    237B  ILE*     1.3    63.4    +      -       +      +
    239B  ALA*     3.1    14.5    +      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     3.1    17.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 237 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      9B  LEU*     4.5     2.0    -      -       +      -
     12B  LEU*     4.3    17.5    -      -       +      -
     23B  LEU*     3.7    26.9    -      -       +      +
     24B  ALA      5.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
     25B  CYS*     3.9    17.5    -      -       +      -
    165B  CYS*     3.5    30.3    -      -       +      +
    169B  LEU*     3.2    44.0    -      -       +      -
    233B  TRP*     2.8    23.9    +      -       +      +
    234B  ASP      4.0     3.6    -      -       -      +
    236B  VAL*     1.3    71.6    -      -       +      +
    238B  LEU*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     3.3     9.9    +      -       +      +
    241B  GLY      2.9    17.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 238 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24B  ALA      5.5     0.9    -      -       -      +
     25B  CYS*     3.8    21.7    -      -       +      +
    217B  PHE*     4.3     6.1    -      -       +      -
    234B  ASP      3.1    18.0    +      -       -      +
    235B  ASP*     3.6     7.0    -      -       -      +
    236B  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    237B  ILE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    239B  ALA*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    241B  GLY*     2.9     3.3    +      -       -      -
    242B  SER*     2.9    20.6    +      -       -      -
    264B  LEU*     3.8    26.5    -      -       +      +
    265B  SER*     4.2    14.6    -      -       -      +
    285B  ILE*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      -
    286B  VAL      4.1     6.1    -      -       -      +
    287B  LYS*     4.0    25.8    -      -       +      -
    288B  ASN*     5.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 239 (chain B). 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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    215B  LEU*     3.6    24.2    -      -       +      +
    216B  LYS      4.3     4.7    -      -       -      +
    217B  PHE*     4.0    28.4    -      -       +      -
    230B  ILE*     4.8     0.2    -      -       +      -
    235B  ASP      3.0    13.3    +      -       -      +
    236B  VAL*     3.2    10.1    -      -       -      +
    238B  LEU*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    242B  SER*     2.6    30.0    +      -       -      -
    243B  GLN*     3.0     9.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 240 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    165B  CYS*     4.0    17.0    -      -       +      +
    168B  MET*     3.6    30.2    -      -       +      +
    169B  LEU*     3.9    38.8    -      -       +      +
    175B  TYR*     4.7     5.6    -      -       +      -
    183B  LEU*     4.0    19.1    -      -       +      -
    187B  LEU*     5.7     0.4    -      -       +      -
    215B  LEU*     4.2    19.0    -      -       +      +
    236B  VAL*     3.1    17.0    +      -       +      +
    237B  ILE*     3.3    13.7    +      -       -      +
    239B  ALA*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    241B  GLY*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    243B  GLN*     3.2     9.3    -      -       +      +
    244B  VAL*     3.0    31.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 241 (chain B). 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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     25B  CYS*     4.0    10.1    -      -       -      -
    161B  LEU*     3.7     6.6    -      -       -      +
    165B  CYS*     3.5    19.0    -      -       -      -
    237B  ILE      2.9    10.0    +      -       -      -
    238B  LEU      3.3     4.9    -      -       -      -
    239B  ALA      2.8     2.6    +      -       -      -
    240B  LEU*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    242B  SER*     1.3    54.1    +      -       -      +
    244B  VAL*     3.2     3.4    +      -       -      +
    245B  CYS*     2.6    37.8    +      -       -      +
    264B  LEU*     3.8     5.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 242 (chain B). 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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    217B  PHE*     3.8     1.0    -      -       -      -
    218B  GLU*     2.9    42.6    +      -       -      +
    238B  LEU      2.9     7.8    +      -       -      -
    239B  ALA*     2.6    28.1    +      -       -      -
    241B  GLY*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      -
    243B  GLN*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    245B  CYS*     4.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    246B  LYS*     2.8    30.3    +      -       -      +
    264B  LEU*     3.3    14.6    -      -       -      +
    283B  GLN*     3.2    11.5    +      -       -      +
    285B  ILE*     3.5    15.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 243 (chain B). 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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    168B  MET*     5.5     4.9    -      -       +      -
    175B  TYR*     2.9    42.3    +      -       +      +
    215B  LEU*     5.7     0.9    -      -       +      -
    216B  LYS*     3.5    23.5    +      -       -      +
    217B  PHE      4.3     1.6    +      -       -      -
    218B  GLU*     3.6    32.6    +      -       -      +
    239B  ALA      3.0    11.4    +      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     3.2    15.5    -      -       +      +
    242B  SER*     1.3    78.8    +      -       -      +
    244B  VAL*     1.3    69.8    +      -       +      +
    246B  LYS*     2.8    20.8    +      -       -      +
    247B  GLY      3.2     3.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 244 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161B  LEU*     4.8     9.6    -      -       +      -
    164B  ILE*     3.6    42.0    -      -       +      -
    165B  CYS*     5.3     2.9    -      -       -      -
    168B  MET*     4.0    24.0    -      -       +      -
    240B  LEU      3.0    14.2    +      -       -      +
    241B  GLY*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    243B  GLN*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    245B  CYS*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    247B  GLY*     2.8    24.4    +      -       -      -
    248B  ILE*     3.0    32.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 245 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27B  ALA*     3.8    22.0    -      -       -      -
     29B  ILE*     4.2    12.8    -      -       -      -
    159B  LEU*     5.0     3.8    -      -       -      -
    161B  LEU*     4.0     8.9    -      -       +      +
    241B  GLY      2.6    24.6    +      -       -      +
    242B  SER*     3.6     8.3    -      -       -      +
    244B  VAL*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    246B  LYS*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    248B  ILE*     3.5     8.5    +      -       -      +
    249B  ARG*     3.2    23.7    +      -       -      +
    262B  CYS*     3.4    32.3    -      -       -      -
    264B  LEU*     4.2     3.6    -      -       +      -
    283B  GLN*     4.2     4.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 246 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    218B  GLU*     3.3    39.4    +      -       +      +
    219B  GLY*     5.3     4.2    -      -       -      -
    242B  SER      2.8    12.2    +      -       -      +
    243B  GLN*     2.8    15.0    +      -       -      +
    245B  CYS*     1.3    69.4    -      -       -      +
    247B  GLY*     1.3    70.7    +      -       -      +
    249B  ARG*     3.3    34.7    +      -       -      +
    250B  ASP*     3.0    40.3    +      -       -      +
    281B  ASP*     6.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    282B  ALA*     5.6     1.8    -      -       -      +
    283B  GLN*     3.6    13.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 247 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243B  GLN      3.2     4.0    +      -       -      -
    244B  VAL*     2.8    10.4    +      -       -      -
    246B  LYS*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    248B  ILE*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    250B  ASP*     2.8    21.4    +      -       -      +
    251B  SER*     3.1    13.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 248 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29B  ILE*     4.7     2.7    -      -       +      -
    141B  ILE*     4.9     2.8    -      -       +      +
    142B  PHE*     3.3    40.8    -      -       +      -
    145B  ALA*     3.4    34.5    -      -       +      +
    146B  CYS*     6.0     0.7    -      -       +      -
    159B  LEU*     4.6    15.5    -      -       +      -
    161B  LEU*     6.2     1.1    -      -       +      -
    244B  VAL*     3.0    47.5    +      -       +      +
    245B  CYS*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    247B  GLY*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
    249B  ARG*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    251B  SER*     3.0    20.4    +      -       -      -
    252B  ILE*     3.2    13.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 249 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29B  ILE*     4.0    19.3    -      -       +      -
    245B  CYS      3.2    13.1    +      -       -      +
    246B  LYS*     3.5    33.3    -      -       -      +
    247B  GLY      3.2     0.2    +      -       -      -
    248B  ILE*     1.3    80.2    -      -       +      +
    250B  ASP*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    252B  ILE*     3.6    12.7    -      -       +      +
    253B  LYS*     3.3    20.1    +      -       -      +
    258B  TYR      4.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
    260B  THR*     3.1    45.8    +      -       -      +
    262B  CYS*     3.3    29.5    -      -       -      +
    281B  ASP*     3.6    19.2    +      -       -      -
    282B  ALA      3.6    19.1    +      -       -      +
    283B  GLN*     2.8    25.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 250 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    246B  LYS*     3.0    39.0    +      -       -      +
    247B  GLY*     2.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    249B  ARG*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    251B  SER*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    253B  LYS*     3.2    15.1    +      -       -      +
    254B  ASP*     2.9    33.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 251 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    171A  PHE*     6.4     0.9    -      -       -      -
    141B  ILE*     4.1    16.2    -      -       -      -
    247B  GLY      3.1    11.9    +      -       -      -
    248B  ILE*     3.0    11.3    +      -       -      -
    250B  ASP*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    252B  ILE*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    254B  ASP*     2.9     5.6    +      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     2.7    46.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 252 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     31B  MET*     4.8     2.0    -      -       -      -
    138B  ALA*     3.8    16.8    -      -       +      +
    141B  ILE*     3.6    36.1    -      -       +      -
    142B  PHE*     3.6    38.6    -      -       +      -
    248B  ILE      3.4    14.1    -      -       -      +
    249B  ARG*     3.6    13.2    -      -       +      +
    251B  SER*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    253B  LYS*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    256B  LEU*     2.8    33.7    +      -       +      -
    257B  GLY      2.9     5.4    +      -       -      -
    258B  TYR*     4.0    25.1    -      -       +      +
    260B  THR*     4.7    11.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 253 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     47B  LYS*     4.6    10.3    -      -       -      +
    249B  ARG      3.3    10.0    +      -       -      +
    250B  ASP*     3.2    19.9    +      -       -      +
    251B  SER      3.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    252B  ILE*     1.3    81.0    -      -       -      +
    254B  ASP*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    257B  GLY*     2.7    26.7    +      -       -      -
    258B  TYR      3.7    19.3    -      -       -      +
    259B  THR*     3.7    24.6    -      -       +      +
    281B  ASP*     4.6    17.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 254 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250B  ASP*     2.9    22.6    +      -       -      +
    251B  SER*     2.9     5.9    +      -       -      +
    253B  LYS*     1.3    85.4    -      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     1.3    73.3    +      -       +      +
    256B  LEU      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    257B  GLY*     4.4     1.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (chain B). 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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    171A  PHE*     6.0     7.6    -      -       +      -
    173A  ASN*     5.6     7.9    -      -       -      +
    195A  ILE*     4.5    17.5    -      -       +      -
    141B  ILE*     3.7    25.6    -      -       +      -
    251B  SER*     2.7    33.3    +      -       -      +
    254B  ASP*     1.3    80.5    -      -       +      +
    256B  LEU*     1.3    69.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 256 (chain B). 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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    195A  ILE*     4.0    10.1    -      -       +      -
     41B  MET*     3.9    14.9    -      -       -      +
    134B  GLU*     4.4     2.5    -      -       -      +
    137B  LYS*     3.7    27.4    -      -       +      +
    138B  ALA*     3.5    37.9    -      -       +      +
    141B  ILE*     3.6    14.1    -      -       +      -
    252B  ILE*     2.8    13.6    +      -       +      +
    254B  ASP      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    255B  ILE*     1.3    92.4    -      -       +      +
    257B  GLY*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    258B  TYR*     3.7    40.4    -      -       +      -
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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