Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain J) in PDB entry 3A68


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 TYR 170 (chain J).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56J  GLU*     4.3     6.1    -      -       -      -
     94J  HIS*     2.7    52.6    +      +       +      -
     97J  LYS*     3.3    22.7    -      -       -      +
     98J  LEU*     3.2    24.4    -      -       +      +
    147J  LEU*     3.8    35.1    -      -       +      +
    150J  LEU*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    165J  PHE*     3.7    33.0    -      +       -      -
    166J  VAL*     3.0    20.4    +      -       +      +
    168J  THR      3.5     0.6    -      -       -      -
    169J  GLU*     1.3    93.6    -      -       +      +
    171J  LEU*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    172J  GLY      3.5     2.2    -      -       -      -
    173J  GLU*     3.4     4.8    +      -       -      +
    174J  GLN*     2.9    32.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain J). 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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    144J  ASN*     4.4     9.7    -      -       -      +
    147J  LEU*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    148J  LEU*     3.9    23.6    -      -       +      -
    151J  HIS*     4.3     6.5    -      -       +      -
    166J  VAL*     3.2    20.4    +      -       +      +
    167J  GLU*     3.4    22.7    +      -       +      +
    170J  TYR*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    172J  GLY*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    174J  GLN*     3.3     4.5    +      -       -      +
    175J  VAL*     3.1    26.9    +      -       -      +
    160N  VAL*     3.5    33.0    -      -       +      -
    161N  GLN*     3.7    20.1    -      -       +      +
    164N  ASP*     5.6     0.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain J). 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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    167J  GLU      3.9     5.9    +      -       -      -
    170J  TYR      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    171J  LEU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    173J  GLU*     1.3    67.3    +      -       -      +
    175J  VAL*     3.2     5.0    +      -       -      +
    176J  GLU*     3.0    30.1    +      -       -      +
    215J   CA      4.6     4.7    -      -       -      -
    161N  GLN*     3.6    23.4    -      -       -      +
    164N  ASP*     5.4     1.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain J). 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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     94J  HIS*     5.9     9.9    -      -       +      +
    168J  THR      3.5     3.1    -      -       -      +
    169J  GLU*     3.3    30.6    -      -       -      +
    170J  TYR*     3.5     8.0    +      -       -      +
    171J  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    172J  GLY*     1.3    77.1    +      -       -      +
    174J  GLN*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    176J  GLU*     3.3    14.3    +      -       -      +
    177J  ALA*     2.9    29.0    +      -       -      +
    215J   CA      2.6    29.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain J). 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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     94J  HIS*     5.4     4.0    -      -       -      -
    140J  GLU*     2.6    55.0    +      -       -      +
    143J  THR*     3.8     9.1    -      -       -      -
    144J  ASN*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      +
    147J  LEU*     3.9    17.4    -      -       +      +
    170J  TYR*     2.9    19.2    +      -       -      +
    171J  LEU      3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    172J  GLY      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    173J  GLU*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    175J  VAL*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    177J  ALA*     3.2     6.0    +      -       -      +
    178J  ILE*     3.0    31.0    +      -       +      +
    214J   CA      4.1    10.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain J). 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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    144J  ASN*     5.2    11.4    -      -       -      +
    171J  LEU      3.1    15.4    +      -       -      +
    172J  GLY      3.2     8.9    +      -       -      +
    174J  GLN*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    176J  GLU*     1.3    63.0    +      -       +      +
    178J  ILE*     3.3     8.8    +      -       +      +
    179J  LYS*     3.1    21.8    +      -       -      +
    101N  TYR*     5.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
    104N  LYS*     3.9    34.8    -      -       +      +
    105N  ARG*     3.8    26.7    -      -       +      +
    161N  GLN*     3.6    30.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain J). 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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    172J  GLY      3.0    19.0    +      -       -      +
    173J  GLU*     3.7    15.5    -      -       -      +
    174J  GLN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    175J  VAL*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
    177J  ALA*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    179J  LYS*     3.3     6.5    +      -       -      +
    180J  ARG*     3.0    24.3    +      -       -      +
    104N  LYS*     3.5    37.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain J). 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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    140J  GLU*     4.3    21.5    -      -       -      +
    173J  GLU      2.9    17.1    +      -       -      +
    174J  GLN*     3.2     9.4    +      -       -      +
    176J  GLU*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    178J  ILE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    180J  ARG*     3.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
    181J  ILE*     3.1    32.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain J). 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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    137J  LEU*     3.8    17.2    -      -       +      +
    140J  GLU*     3.9    28.7    -      -       +      +
    141J  LYS*     4.2     7.2    -      -       +      +
    144J  ASN*     3.8    24.0    -      -       +      +
    174J  GLN*     3.0    23.5    +      -       +      +
    175J  VAL*     3.8     7.0    -      -       +      +
    177J  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    179J  LYS*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    181J  ILE*     3.4     0.6    +      -       -      -
    182J  SER*     2.8    33.1    +      -       -      -
     37N  ALA*     3.6    35.2    -      -       +      +
     39N  GLN*     3.6    24.0    -      -       +      +
    104N  LYS      5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain J). 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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    175J  VAL      3.1    16.0    +      -       -      +
    176J  GLU*     3.3     6.0    +      -       -      +
    178J  ILE*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    180J  ARG*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    182J  SER*     3.2     5.6    +      -       -      -
    183J  GLU*     2.9    52.5    +      -       -      +
     37N  ALA*     4.3     3.8    -      -       +      +
    100N  GLU      5.4     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103N  ASN*     3.8    22.3    -      -       -      +
    104N  LYS*     4.0    29.3    -      -       +      +
     71R  ASP*     2.9    46.9    +      -       -      -
     73R  ASP*     3.9    19.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain J). 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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     83J  PHE*     3.6    30.1    -      -       -      -
     86J  GLU*     5.7     2.8    +      -       -      -
     87J  SER*     5.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
     90J  GLU*     5.1     8.5    +      -       -      -
    176J  GLU      3.0    16.6    +      -       -      +
    177J  ALA*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    178J  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    179J  LYS*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    181J  ILE*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    183J  GLU*     3.3    14.3    +      -       -      +
    184J  TYR*     2.9    55.8    +      -       +      +
    204J  LEU*     5.3     1.2    -      -       -      +
    207J  GLU*     4.4     4.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     63J  TYR*     4.1     9.4    -      -       -      +
     83J  PHE*     4.4    23.6    -      -       +      -
    133J  MET*     3.4    36.3    -      -       +      +
    136J  ALA*     4.1     9.0    -      -       +      +
    137J  LEU*     3.6    18.4    -      -       +      +
    140J  GLU*     3.4    34.3    -      -       +      -
    177J  ALA*     3.1    17.1    +      -       +      +
    178J  ILE      4.1     2.0    -      -       -      +
    180J  ARG*     1.3    75.4    -      -       +      +
    182J  SER*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    184J  TYR*     3.1     9.6    +      -       +      +
    185J  VAL*     2.9    21.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137J  LEU*     3.5    13.7    -      -       -      +
    178J  ILE      2.8    22.6    +      -       -      -
    179J  LYS      3.4     5.2    -      -       -      -
    181J  ILE*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    183J  GLU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    185J  VAL*     3.3     4.7    +      -       -      -
    186J  ALA*     3.0    25.5    +      -       -      +
     36N  LEU*     3.5    18.3    -      -       -      +
     37N  ALA*     3.3    22.8    +      -       -      -
     73R  ASP*     3.5    28.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    179J  LYS*     2.9    50.1    +      -       -      +
    180J  ARG*     3.5    15.8    -      -       -      +
    181J  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    182J  SER*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    184J  TYR*     1.3    58.2    +      -       +      +
    186J  ALA*     3.4     2.1    +      -       -      +
    187J  GLN*     2.9    46.0    +      -       -      +
     71R  ASP*     4.5     2.8    -      -       -      +
     72R  ARG      5.1     0.5    -      -       -      +
     73R  ASP*     3.7    24.9    -      -       -      +
     76R  ALA*     3.9    10.9    -      -       +      +
     78R  ARG*     4.8    20.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     83J  PHE*     3.7    25.4    -      +       -      -
    133J  MET*     3.6    34.1    -      -       +      -
    180J  ARG*     2.9    46.4    +      -       +      +
    181J  ILE*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
    183J  GLU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    185J  VAL*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    187J  GLN*     3.3    15.0    +      -       -      +
    188J  LEU*     2.9    34.1    +      -       -      +
    200J  PHE*     3.7    22.8    -      +       +      -
    203J  MET*     4.9     1.1    -      -       +      -
    204J  LEU*     3.4    17.5    -      -       +      +
    207J  GLU*     2.6    35.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130J  LEU*     3.9    13.0    -      -       +      -
    133J  MET*     3.7    35.9    -      -       +      +
    134J  GLU*     4.0    13.2    -      -       +      +
    137J  LEU*     4.5    10.3    -      -       +      -
    181J  ILE      2.9    19.1    +      -       -      +
    182J  SER*     3.5     7.6    -      -       -      +
    184J  TYR*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    186J  ALA*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    188J  LEU*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      +
    189J  ARG*     3.0    52.5    +      -       -      +
     28N  VAL*     5.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
     36N  LEU*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    182J  SER      3.0    10.4    +      -       -      +
    183J  GLU      3.7     3.4    -      -       -      +
    185J  VAL*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    187J  GLN*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    189J  ARG*     3.3     9.8    +      -       -      +
    190J  ARG*     3.0    28.6    +      -       -      +
     36N  LEU*     4.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
     73R  ASP      3.4    25.1    -      -       -      +
     74R  ASN*     3.8    21.8    -      -       -      +
     75R  VAL      4.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
     76R  ALA*     3.8     8.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    183J  GLU*     2.9    36.8    +      -       -      +
    184J  TYR*     3.8    18.2    -      -       -      +
    186J  ALA*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    188J  LEU*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    190J  ARG*     3.1     7.9    +      -       -      +
    191J  VAL*     3.0    30.3    +      -       -      +
    200J  PHE*     3.8    13.4    -      -       +      -
    203J  MET*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
     76R  ALA*     3.9    20.8    -      -       +      +
     78R  ARG*     3.0    36.0    +      -       -      +
    198R  TRP*     2.8    35.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80J  LEU*     5.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    129J  ALA*     3.7    44.9    -      -       +      +
    130J  LEU*     4.0    18.7    -      -       +      +
    133J  MET*     3.8    20.4    -      -       +      -
    184J  TYR      2.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
    185J  VAL      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    187J  GLN*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    189J  ARG*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    191J  VAL*     3.6     5.2    -      -       +      +
    192J  GLY*     3.3    21.7    +      -       -      -
    197J  VAL*     4.1    20.7    -      -       +      +
    200J  PHE*     3.5    41.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    126J  LYS*     5.2     1.8    -      -       -      +
    130J  LEU*     4.0    20.2    -      -       +      +
    134J  GLU*     2.7    32.5    +      -       -      -
    185J  VAL*     3.0    27.5    +      -       -      +
    186J  ALA*     3.6    10.8    -      -       -      +
    187J  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    188J  LEU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    190J  ARG*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    191J  VAL      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    192J  GLY*     3.8     6.8    +      -       -      -
     28N  VAL*     3.7    10.5    -      -       -      +
     29N  PRO      3.0    29.3    +      -       -      -
     30N  THR*     4.0    23.1    +      -       -      +
     31N  VAL      5.1     2.6    +      -       -      -
     32N  PRO*     6.0     1.4    -      -       -      +
     36N  LEU*     3.4    15.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    186J  ALA      3.0    15.0    +      -       -      +
    187J  GLN*     3.1     9.3    +      -       -      +
    189J  ARG*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    191J  VAL*     1.3    62.9    +      -       +      +
    192J  GLY*     3.6     0.3    +      -       -      -
     74R  ASN      5.1     1.4    +      -       -      -
     75R  VAL*     3.2    27.5    +      -       -      +
     76R  ALA      5.3     0.6    +      -       -      -
     77R  LEU*     3.7    26.3    -      -       -      +
    128R  ASP*     3.1    38.8    +      -       -      -
    194R  GLY*     3.2    47.8    -      -       -      +
    197R  VAL*     3.9    10.8    -      -       -      +
    198R  TRP*     4.1    19.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain J). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    187J  GLN      3.0    21.4    +      -       -      +
    188J  LEU*     3.6    12.8    -      -       +      +
    190J  ARG*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    192J  GLY*     1.3    67.6    +      -       -      +
    193J  LYS      4.9     0.3    -      -       -      +
    196J  GLY*     3.5    36.6    +      -       -      +
    197J  VAL*     3.9     4.7    -      -       +      +
    200J  PHE*     4.3     5.6    -      -       +      -
    195R  HIS*     3.6    27.0    +      -       +      +
    198R  TRP*     3.5    51.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain J). 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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    188J  LEU      3.3    14.3    +      -       -      -
    189J  ARG      3.8     4.9    +      -       -      -
    190J  ARG      3.4     2.8    -      -       -      -
    191J  VAL*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    193J  LYS*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      -
    196J  GLY*     3.5     0.5    -      -       -      -
    197J  VAL*     3.0    30.8    +      -       -      +
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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