Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain U) 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 U).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56U  GLU*     4.3     5.6    -      -       -      -
     94U  HIS*     2.7    55.2    +      +       +      -
     97U  LYS*     3.4    21.8    -      -       +      +
     98U  LEU*     3.2    24.5    +      -       +      +
    147U  LEU*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
    150U  LEU*     6.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
    165U  PHE*     3.7    31.6    -      +       -      -
    166U  VAL*     3.0    20.5    +      -       +      +
    168U  THR      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    169U  GLU*     1.3    92.9    -      -       +      +
    171U  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    172U  GLY      3.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    173U  GLU*     3.4     6.2    +      -       -      +
    174U  GLN*     2.9    30.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain U). 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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    160P  VAL*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      -
    161P  GLN*     3.7    19.1    -      -       +      +
    164P  ASP*     5.9     0.9    -      -       +      +
    144U  ASN*     4.3     9.6    -      -       -      +
    147U  LEU*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
    148U  LEU*     3.8    23.3    -      -       +      -
    151U  HIS*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
    166U  VAL*     3.0    23.2    +      -       +      +
    167U  GLU*     3.5    22.3    +      -       +      +
    170U  TYR*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    172U  GLY*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    174U  GLN*     3.3     4.6    +      -       -      +
    175U  VAL*     3.2    25.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain U). 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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    161P  GLN*     3.7    22.7    -      -       -      +
    167U  GLU      3.8     5.9    +      -       -      -
    170U  TYR      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    171U  LEU*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    173U  GLU*     1.3    71.8    +      -       -      +
    175U  VAL*     3.2     5.4    +      -       -      +
    176U  GLU*     3.0    30.1    +      -       -      +
    214U   CA      4.7     5.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain U). 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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     94U  HIS*     5.9     9.4    -      -       +      +
    168U  THR      3.5     3.3    -      -       -      +
    169U  GLU*     3.3    31.4    -      -       -      +
    170U  TYR*     3.6     7.5    +      -       -      +
    172U  GLY*     1.3    76.1    +      -       -      +
    174U  GLN*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    176U  GLU*     3.3    14.7    +      -       -      +
    177U  ALA*     2.9    29.0    +      -       -      +
    214U   CA      2.7    28.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain U). 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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     94U  HIS*     5.6     2.9    -      -       -      -
    140U  GLU*     2.7    56.0    +      -       -      +
    143U  THR*     3.8    12.1    -      -       -      +
    144U  ASN*     3.5    34.8    -      -       +      +
    147U  LEU*     3.9    18.3    -      -       +      +
    170U  TYR*     2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    171U  LEU*     3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    172U  GLY      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173U  GLU*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    175U  VAL*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    177U  ALA*     3.3     5.0    +      -       -      +
    178U  ILE*     3.0    29.7    +      -       +      +
    213U   CA      4.2     8.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain U). 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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    101P  TYR*     5.1     2.2    -      -       +      -
    104P  LYS*     3.8    39.1    -      -       +      +
    105P  ARG*     3.8    23.1    -      -       -      +
    161P  GLN*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      +
    144U  ASN*     5.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    171U  LEU      3.2    12.4    +      -       -      +
    172U  GLY*     3.2     9.4    +      -       -      +
    174U  GLN*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    176U  GLU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
    178U  ILE*     3.3     8.7    +      -       +      +
    179U  LYS*     3.1    21.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain U). 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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    104P  LYS*     3.0    39.6    +      -       +      +
    172U  GLY      3.0    19.2    +      -       -      +
    173U  GLU*     3.7    16.4    -      -       -      +
    175U  VAL*     1.3    79.0    -      -       +      +
    177U  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    179U  LYS*     3.3     7.0    +      -       -      +
    180U  ARG*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain U). 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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    140U  GLU*     4.0    24.0    -      -       +      +
    173U  GLU      2.9    16.7    +      -       -      +
    174U  GLN*     3.7     7.6    -      -       -      +
    176U  GLU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    178U  ILE*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    180U  ARG*     3.3     9.7    +      -       -      +
    181U  ILE*     3.0    32.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain U). 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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     37P  ALA*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      +
     39P  GLN*     3.5    25.6    -      -       +      +
    104P  LYS      5.7     0.4    -      -       -      +
    137U  LEU*     3.8    16.3    -      -       +      +
    140U  GLU*     3.9    35.0    -      -       +      +
    141U  LYS*     4.1     7.4    -      -       +      +
    144U  ASN*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      +
    174U  GLN*     3.0    22.4    +      -       +      +
    175U  VAL*     3.7     7.6    -      -       +      +
    176U  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    177U  ALA*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    179U  LYS*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    181U  ILE      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    182U  SER*     2.8    29.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain U). 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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     37P  ALA*     4.2     4.4    -      -       +      +
    100P  GLU      5.4     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103P  ASN*     3.8    22.6    -      -       -      +
    104P  LYS*     4.0    27.3    -      -       +      +
     71T  ASP*     2.9    47.9    +      -       -      -
     73T  ASP*     4.0    19.5    -      -       +      +
    175U  VAL      3.1    13.5    +      -       -      +
    176U  GLU*     3.3     8.9    +      -       -      +
    178U  ILE*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    180U  ARG*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    182U  SER*     3.2     5.6    +      -       -      -
    183U  GLU*     2.9    53.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain U). 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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     83U  PHE*     3.6    29.8    -      -       -      -
     86U  GLU*     5.8     1.8    +      -       -      -
     87U  SER*     5.5     0.8    +      -       -      -
    176U  GLU      2.9    17.2    +      -       -      +
    177U  ALA*     3.5    10.3    -      -       -      +
    179U  LYS*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    181U  ILE*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    183U  GLU*     3.3    16.9    +      -       -      +
    184U  TYR*     2.8    57.6    +      -       +      +
    204U  LEU*     5.2     1.2    -      -       -      +
    207U  GLU*     4.2     6.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain U). 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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     63U  TYR*     3.9    10.8    -      -       -      +
     83U  PHE*     4.3    24.2    -      -       +      -
    133U  MET*     3.5    35.4    -      -       +      +
    136U  ALA*     4.1     9.2    -      -       +      +
    137U  LEU*     3.6    19.3    -      -       +      +
    140U  GLU*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      +
    177U  ALA*     3.0    16.7    +      -       +      +
    178U  ILE*     4.1     2.2    -      -       -      +
    180U  ARG*     1.3    76.9    -      -       +      +
    182U  SER*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    184U  TYR*     3.0     9.4    +      -       +      +
    185U  VAL*     2.9    21.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain U). 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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     36P  LEU*     3.5     9.2    -      -       -      +
     37P  ALA*     3.3    21.3    +      -       -      -
     73T  ASP*     3.6    28.0    -      -       -      -
    137U  LEU*     3.4    18.6    -      -       -      +
    178U  ILE      2.8    23.7    +      -       -      -
    179U  LYS      3.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    181U  ILE*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    183U  GLU*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    185U  VAL*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    186U  ALA*     2.9    28.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain U). 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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     71T  ASP*     4.6     3.1    -      -       -      +
     72T  ARG      5.2     0.5    -      -       -      +
     73T  ASP*     3.7    24.7    -      -       +      +
     76T  ALA*     4.1    10.9    -      -       +      -
     78T  ARG*     4.6    21.2    -      -       -      +
    179U  LYS*     2.9    50.5    +      -       -      +
    180U  ARG*     3.4    16.1    -      -       -      +
    181U  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    182U  SER*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    184U  TYR*     1.3    57.5    +      -       +      +
    186U  ALA*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      +
    187U  GLN*     2.9    46.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain U). 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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     78T  ARG*     6.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
     83U  PHE*     3.7    25.1    -      +       -      -
    133U  MET*     3.5    35.0    -      -       +      -
    180U  ARG*     2.8    47.0    +      -       +      +
    181U  ILE*     3.0    11.7    +      -       -      +
    183U  GLU*     1.3    74.5    -      -       +      +
    185U  VAL*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    187U  GLN*     3.3    15.9    +      -       -      +
    188U  LEU*     2.9    28.9    +      -       -      +
    200U  PHE*     3.7    22.1    -      +       +      -
    203U  MET*     4.8     0.9    -      -       +      -
    204U  LEU*     3.4    20.4    -      -       +      +
    207U  GLU*     2.7    33.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain U). 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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     28P  VAL*     5.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
     36P  LEU*     3.9    13.0    -      -       +      -
    130U  LEU*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      +
    133U  MET*     3.7    35.7    -      -       +      +
    134U  GLU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      +
    137U  LEU*     4.4    12.1    -      -       +      -
    181U  ILE      2.9    18.5    +      -       -      +
    182U  SER*     3.5     6.7    -      -       -      +
    184U  TYR*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    186U  ALA*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    188U  LEU*     3.3     3.4    +      -       -      +
    189U  ARG*     3.0    52.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain U). 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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     36P  LEU*     4.1     7.6    -      -       +      +
     73T  ASP      3.4    26.5    -      -       -      +
     74T  ASN*     3.8    20.2    -      -       -      +
     75T  VAL      4.7     2.0    -      -       -      +
     76T  ALA*     3.8     7.9    -      -       +      -
    182U  SER      2.9     8.2    +      -       -      +
    183U  GLU      3.6     6.5    -      -       -      +
    185U  VAL*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    187U  GLN*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    189U  ARG*     3.3     9.7    +      -       -      +
    190U  ARG*     3.0    23.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76T  ALA*     3.9    19.9    -      -       +      +
     78T  ARG*     2.9    38.7    +      -       -      +
    198T  TRP*     2.9    34.9    +      -       +      +
    183U  GLU*     2.9    35.0    +      -       -      +
    184U  TYR*     3.7    20.2    -      -       -      +
    185U  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    186U  ALA*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    188U  LEU*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    190U  ARG*     3.1     8.3    +      -       -      +
    191U  VAL*     3.0    35.0    +      -       -      +
    200U  PHE*     3.8    12.3    -      -       +      -
    203U  MET*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80U  LEU*     5.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    129U  ALA*     3.8    44.2    -      -       +      +
    130U  LEU*     4.0    17.7    -      -       +      +
    133U  MET*     3.9    19.7    -      -       +      -
    184U  TYR      2.9    19.5    +      -       -      +
    185U  VAL      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    187U  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    189U  ARG*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    191U  VAL*     3.6     4.5    -      -       +      +
    192U  GLY*     3.3    22.2    +      -       -      -
    197U  VAL*     4.0    21.6    -      -       +      +
    200U  PHE*     3.6    43.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain U). 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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     28P  VAL*     3.9    13.7    +      -       -      +
     29P  PRO      3.0    29.6    +      -       -      -
     30P  THR*     4.2    15.9    +      -       -      +
     31P  VAL      5.6     2.0    +      -       -      -
     32P  PRO*     6.3     0.6    -      -       -      +
     36P  LEU*     3.5    15.3    -      -       -      +
    130U  LEU*     3.9    20.1    -      -       +      +
    134U  GLU*     2.8    32.1    +      -       -      -
    185U  VAL*     3.0    29.0    +      -       -      +
    186U  ALA*     3.6    11.0    -      -       -      +
    188U  LEU*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    190U  ARG*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    192U  GLY*     3.9     6.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain U). 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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     74T  ASN      5.0     1.4    +      -       -      -
     75T  VAL*     3.1    28.5    +      -       -      +
     76T  ALA      5.3     0.6    +      -       -      -
     77T  LEU*     3.6    26.9    -      -       -      +
    128T  ASP*     3.3    36.4    +      -       -      -
    194T  GLY*     3.3    45.4    -      -       -      +
    197T  VAL*     3.9    11.1    -      -       -      +
    198T  TRP*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      +
    186U  ALA      3.0    14.0    +      -       -      +
    187U  GLN*     3.1    11.2    +      -       -      +
    189U  ARG*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
    191U  VAL*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    192U  GLY      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain U). 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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    195T  HIS*     3.7    26.6    +      -       +      +
    198T  TRP*     3.5    49.8    -      -       +      -
    187U  GLN      3.0    18.1    +      -       -      +
    188U  LEU*     3.6    12.8    -      -       -      +
    190U  ARG*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    192U  GLY*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    193U  LYS      4.9     0.5    -      -       -      +
    196U  GLY*     3.4    38.2    +      -       -      +
    197U  VAL*     3.8     5.2    -      -       -      +
    200U  PHE*     4.4     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain U). 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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    188U  LEU      3.3    10.1    +      -       -      -
    189U  ARG      3.9     5.3    +      -       -      -
    190U  ARG      3.4     3.4    -      -       -      -
    191U  VAL*     1.3    82.2    -      -       -      +
    193U  LYS*     1.3    68.2    +      -       -      +
    196U  GLY*     3.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    197U  VAL*     3.1    27.1    +      -       -      +
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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