Contacts of the helix formed by residues 154 - 179 (chain A) in PDB entry 2VT4


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 THR 154 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     75A  LEU*     3.4    15.8    -      -       -      +
    150A  GLN      5.7     1.1    -      -       -      +
    151A  SER      5.0     4.9    -      -       -      +
    152A  LEU      3.4    11.7    +      -       -      +
    153A  MET*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    155A  ARG*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    156A  ALA*     3.7     7.8    +      -       -      +
    157A  ARG*     3.2    31.8    +      -       -      +
    158A  ALA*     3.0    21.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 155 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     73A  GLN*     4.5    29.6    -      -       -      +
     74A  THR      6.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
     75A  LEU*     4.0     8.7    -      -       +      +
     78A  LEU*     4.0    36.0    -      -       +      +
    154A  THR*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    156A  ALA*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    157A  ARG      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    158A  ALA*     3.4     1.7    +      -       -      +
    159A  LYS*     3.0    64.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 156 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    154A  THR*     3.4     7.2    +      -       -      +
    155A  ARG*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    157A  ARG*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    159A  LYS*     3.5    10.6    +      -       -      +
    160A  VAL*     3.2    25.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 157 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    151A  SER      4.3     3.8    +      -       -      -
    152A  LEU*     2.7    57.9    +      -       -      +
    153A  MET*     4.7     7.0    -      -       -      +
    154A  THR*     3.2    26.6    +      -       -      +
    155A  ARG      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    156A  ALA*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    158A  ALA*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    160A  VAL*     3.0    12.9    +      -       +      +
    161A  ILE*     2.9    28.9    +      -       +      +
    205B  ARG*     5.0    11.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 158 (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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     75A  LEU*     4.2     9.4    -      -       +      +
     78A  LEU*     4.1    18.6    -      -       +      -
     79A  PHE*     4.0    22.3    -      -       +      -
    153A  MET*     4.5     3.1    -      -       -      -
    154A  THR      3.0    17.2    +      -       -      +
    155A  ARG      3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
    157A  ARG*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    159A  LYS*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    161A  ILE*     3.1    16.1    +      -       -      +
    162A  ILE*     2.8    32.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 159 (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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     78A  LEU*     4.5    16.6    -      -       +      -
    155A  ARG*     3.0    56.7    +      -       -      +
    156A  ALA*     3.7    11.7    -      -       -      +
    158A  ALA*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    160A  VAL*     1.3    65.9    +      -       +      +
    162A  ILE*     3.2    14.6    +      -       +      +
    163A  CYS*     3.0    33.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 160 (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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    156A  ALA      3.2    12.2    +      -       -      +
    157A  ARG*     3.0    15.1    +      -       +      +
    159A  LYS*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    161A  ILE*     1.3    61.2    +      -       +      +
    163A  CYS*     3.2     6.8    +      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     2.9    31.9    +      -       -      +
    206B  ALA*     4.0    27.4    -      -       +      +
    402B  SOG      4.7    22.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 161 (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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     79A  PHE*     4.6     7.0    -      -       +      -
    134A  VAL*     4.0    34.8    -      -       +      -
    153A  MET*     4.0    27.4    -      -       +      -
    157A  ARG*     2.9    23.8    +      -       +      +
    158A  ALA*     3.1    15.0    +      -       -      +
    160A  VAL*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    162A  ILE*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     3.5     8.3    +      -       -      -
    165A  VAL*     3.1    24.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 162 (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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     78A  LEU*     3.6    37.7    -      -       +      +
     79A  PHE*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
     82A  SER*     3.6    28.5    -      -       -      +
    131A  THR*     6.2     0.2    -      -       +      -
    158A  ALA      2.8    19.7    +      -       -      +
    159A  LYS*     3.5    19.5    -      -       +      +
    161A  ILE*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    163A  CYS*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    165A  VAL*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    166A  TRP*     3.0    40.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 163 (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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    159A  LYS*     3.0    23.5    +      -       -      +
    160A  VAL*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    162A  ILE*     1.3    81.4    -      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    166A  TRP*     3.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
    167A  ALA*     2.7    36.1    +      -       -      +
    402B  SOG      3.7    39.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 164 (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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    160A  VAL*     2.9    18.4    +      -       -      +
    161A  ILE*     3.7     9.1    -      -       -      -
    163A  CYS*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    165A  VAL*     1.3    58.2    +      -       +      +
    167A  ALA*     3.4     5.7    -      -       -      +
    168A  ILE*     2.9    40.6    +      -       +      +
    206B  ALA*     3.3    27.8    -      -       +      +
    210B  ALA*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      -
    402B  SOG      4.0    18.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 165 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     82A  SER*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    127A  ALA*     4.2     5.8    -      -       +      +
    130A  GLU*     3.4    31.3    -      -       +      +
    131A  THR*     3.8    22.0    -      -       -      +
    134A  VAL*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    161A  ILE*     3.1    18.3    +      -       +      +
    162A  ILE*     3.3    12.1    -      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
    166A  TRP*     1.3    62.3    +      -       +      +
    168A  ILE*     4.7     4.9    -      -       +      -
    169A  SER*     2.8    34.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 166 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     82A  SER*     3.0    31.9    +      -       -      +
     85A  CYS*     4.5     8.5    -      -       +      -
     86A  ALA*     3.8    35.9    -      -       +      -
     89A  VAL*     5.4     6.1    -      -       +      -
    123A  LEU*     3.9    36.9    -      -       +      +
    124A  CYS*     5.1     6.1    -      -       -      -
    127A  ALA*     4.0    27.5    -      -       +      +
    131A  THR*     5.0     1.4    +      -       -      -
    162A  ILE*     3.0    37.6    +      -       +      +
    163A  CYS*     3.2     7.4    +      -       -      +
    165A  VAL*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
    167A  ALA*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    169A  SER*     3.2     5.1    +      -       -      -
    170A  ALA*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 167 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163A  CYS      2.7    21.3    +      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     3.4     8.1    -      -       -      +
    166A  TRP*     1.3    70.2    -      -       -      +
    168A  ILE*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    169A  SER      3.1     0.3    +      -       -      -
    170A  ALA*     3.2     7.5    +      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     3.0    22.5    +      -       -      +
    181B  TRP*     3.9    25.4    -      -       +      -
    402B  SOG      4.3    16.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 168 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130A  GLU*     3.8    20.6    -      -       -      +
    164A  THR*     2.9    31.5    +      -       +      +
    165A  VAL*     3.8     7.9    -      -       +      +
    167A  ALA*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
    169A  SER*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     3.2    14.3    -      -       +      +
    172A  VAL*     3.2    32.0    +      -       +      +
    406A  D10      5.7     3.6    -      -       +      -
    181B  TRP*     5.2     0.9    -      -       -      -
    210B  ALA*     3.8    20.9    -      -       +      -
    214B  ILE*     3.6    33.7    -      -       +      -
    402B  SOG      4.2    18.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 169 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    123A  LEU*     3.7    13.5    -      -       -      -
    126A  THR*     3.7    18.4    -      -       -      +
    127A  ALA*     3.4    25.9    +      -       -      -
    130A  GLU*     3.3    11.6    +      -       -      -
    165A  VAL      2.8    22.1    +      -       -      -
    166A  TRP*     3.4     8.3    -      -       -      -
    167A  ALA      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    168A  ILE*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    170A  ALA*     1.3    55.5    +      -       -      +
    172A  VAL*     3.4     2.8    +      -       -      +
    173A  SER*     2.6    34.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 170 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    123A  LEU*     3.5     6.8    -      -       +      +
    166A  TRP      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    167A  ALA*     3.2     4.9    +      -       -      +
    169A  SER*     1.3    68.3    -      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    173A  SER*     3.5     7.2    -      -       -      -
    174A  PHE*     2.8    60.0    +      -       +      +
    175A  LEU*     3.4     3.1    +      -       -      +
    181B  TRP*     5.8     2.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    167A  ALA      3.0    11.9    +      -       -      +
    168A  ILE*     3.2    17.5    -      -       +      +
    170A  ALA*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    172A  VAL*     1.3    64.0    +      -       +      +
    175A  LEU*     3.2    50.1    -      -       +      +
    176A  PRO*     3.3     6.6    -      -       -      +
    171B  LEU*     3.6    36.4    -      -       +      +
    172B  VAL*     4.4    11.2    -      -       +      -
    175B  LEU*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
    176B  PRO*     3.9    19.5    -      -       +      -
    179B  MET*     4.9     2.0    -      -       -      -
    181B  TRP*     4.4    20.7    -      -       +      -
    214B  ILE*     6.5     0.4    -      -       +      -
    402B  SOG      4.6    10.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 172 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    122A  VAL*     4.9     1.7    -      -       -      +
    126A  THR*     3.9    15.0    -      -       +      -
    130A  GLU*     4.9     2.2    -      -       -      +
    168A  ILE*     3.2    25.7    +      -       +      +
    169A  SER      3.7     9.0    -      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     1.3    84.0    -      -       +      +
    173A  SER*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    176A  PRO*     3.9    12.7    -      -       -      +
    207A  TYR*     5.4     2.9    +      -       -      -
    211A  SER*     5.4     4.7    -      -       -      -
    214A  ILE*     3.9    25.3    -      -       +      +
    215A  SER*     3.9    23.9    +      -       -      +
    402A  SOG      4.8     6.9    -      -       +      +
    406A  D10      6.4     2.2    -      -       +      -
    171B  LEU*     4.2    16.4    -      -       +      -
    172B  VAL*     5.1     9.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 173 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    119A  SER*     4.6     4.1    +      -       -      -
    122A  VAL*     3.5    32.6    -      -       -      +
    123A  LEU*     3.5    30.0    -      -       -      +
    126A  THR*     4.6     1.8    -      -       -      -
    169A  SER      2.6    21.7    +      -       -      -
    171A  LEU      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    172A  VAL*     1.3    83.8    -      -       -      +
    174A  PHE*     1.3    75.3    +      -       -      +
    175A  LEU      3.5     0.6    +      -       -      -
    176A  PRO*     4.0     3.8    -      -       -      +
    177A  ILE*     3.4    21.8    -      -       -      +
    207A  TYR*     5.3     1.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 174 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    116A  LEU*     5.0     2.0    -      -       +      -
    119A  SER*     3.5    44.5    +      -       -      -
    120A  LEU*     3.9    15.0    -      -       +      -
    123A  LEU*     3.6    27.1    -      -       +      -
    170A  ALA*     2.8    43.1    +      -       +      +
    173A  SER*     1.3    77.8    +      -       -      +
    175A  LEU*     1.3    60.1    +      -       +      +
    177A  ILE*     3.1     7.4    +      -       -      +
    178A  MET*     2.9    41.3    +      -       -      +
    403A  SOG      4.1    26.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 175 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    170A  ALA      3.4     3.6    +      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     3.2    47.8    -      -       +      +
    174A  PHE*     1.3    79.7    -      -       +      +
    176A  PRO*     1.3    63.6    -      -       +      +
    178A  MET*     3.3    26.2    +      -       +      +
    179A  MET*     3.1    37.5    +      -       +      +
    171B  LEU*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
    175B  LEU*     4.1    15.7    -      -       +      -
    179B  MET*     4.1    25.1    -      -       +      -
    181B  TRP*     5.5     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 176 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    171A  LEU      3.3    13.7    -      -       -      +
    172A  VAL      3.9    17.9    -      -       -      +
    173A  SER      4.0     2.9    -      -       -      +
    174A  PHE      3.8     1.1    -      -       -      -
    175A  LEU*     1.3    91.2    -      -       +      +
    177A  ILE*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    179A  MET*     4.7     0.4    -      -       +      -
    180A  HIS      3.1     2.4    +      -       -      -
    181A  TRP*     2.8    59.8    +      -       +      +
    182A  TRP*     3.8     3.1    -      -       -      -
    207A  TYR*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    402A  SOG      4.7     6.5    -      -       +      -
    171B  LEU*     3.9    25.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 177 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    115A  GLU*     4.0     8.9    -      -       +      +
    118A  THR*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
    119A  SER*     3.6    23.6    -      -       -      +
    122A  VAL*     5.2     3.1    -      -       +      -
    173A  SER      3.4    16.8    -      -       -      +
    174A  PHE      3.1     8.8    +      -       -      +
    176A  PRO*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    178A  MET*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    180A  HIS*     3.1    11.1    +      -       -      -
    182A  TRP*     3.7    25.3    +      -       +      +
    201A  PHE*     4.0    17.5    -      -       +      -
    207A  TYR*     4.6    10.1    -      -       -      +
    403A  SOG      3.8    27.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 178 (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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    174A  PHE*     2.9    31.8    +      -       -      +
    175A  LEU*     3.5    33.0    -      -       +      +
    177A  ILE*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    179A  MET*     1.3    59.3    +      -       +      +
    180A  HIS*     3.2    14.1    +      -       -      -
    403A  SOG      2.9    82.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 179 (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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    175A  LEU*     3.1    27.7    +      -       +      +
    176A  PRO*     5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    178A  MET*     1.3    76.3    -      -       +      +
    180A  HIS*     1.3    74.8    +      -       -      +
    181A  TRP*     3.1    55.3    +      -       +      +
    402A  SOG      4.2     1.9    +      -       -      -
    171B  LEU*     5.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
    175B  LEU*     4.5    25.1    -      -       +      -
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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