Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain L) in PDB entry 3A9Q


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 L).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56L  GLU*     4.3     6.3    -      -       -      -
     94L  HIS*     2.6    54.5    +      +       +      -
     97L  LYS*     3.3    23.6    -      -       -      +
     98L  LEU*     3.3    22.3    -      -       +      +
    147L  LEU*     3.8    34.4    -      -       +      +
    165L  PHE*     3.7    33.9    -      +       -      -
    166L  VAL*     2.9    20.9    +      -       +      +
    168L  THR      3.5     0.6    -      -       -      -
    169L  GLU*     1.3    91.6    -      -       +      +
    171L  LEU*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    172L  GLY      3.4     2.2    -      -       -      -
    173L  ALA*     3.4     5.9    +      -       -      +
    174L  GLN*     2.9    31.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain L). 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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    144L  ASN*     4.3     8.4    -      -       -      +
    147L  LEU*     3.8    28.5    -      -       +      -
    148L  LEU*     3.8    27.4    -      -       +      -
    151L  HIS*     4.2     8.3    -      -       +      -
    166L  VAL*     3.1    21.4    +      -       +      +
    167L  GLU*     3.6    25.1    +      -       +      +
    170L  TYR*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    172L  GLY*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    174L  GLN*     3.4     4.7    +      -       -      +
    175L  VAL*     3.1    27.0    +      -       -      +
    160T  VAL*     3.5    31.6    -      -       +      -
    161T  GLN*     3.7    18.8    -      -       +      +
    164T  ASP*     6.1     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain L). 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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    167L  GLU      3.9     8.2    +      -       -      -
    168L  THR      5.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
    170L  TYR      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    171L  LEU*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    173L  ALA*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    175L  VAL*     3.1     5.8    +      -       -      +
    176L  GLU*     3.0    27.5    +      -       -      +
    161T  GLN*     3.6    22.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 173 (chain L). 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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     94L  HIS*     5.7     9.2    -      -       +      +
    168L  THR      5.9     0.6    +      -       -      -
    169L  GLU      4.3    13.8    +      -       -      +
    170L  TYR*     3.4     8.8    +      -       -      +
    171L  LEU      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    172L  GLY*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    174L  GLN*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    176L  GLU*     3.2    10.5    +      -       -      +
    177L  ALA*     2.8    30.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain L). 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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     94L  HIS*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    140L  GLU*     2.7    51.6    +      -       -      +
    143L  THR*     3.4    23.6    -      -       -      +
    144L  ASN*     3.4    35.9    -      -       +      +
    147L  LEU*     3.5    11.4    -      -       +      +
    170L  TYR      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
    171L  LEU*     3.6     5.8    -      -       -      +
    172L  GLY      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173L  ALA*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    175L  VAL*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    177L  ALA*     3.3     5.1    +      -       -      +
    178L  ILE*     3.0    30.5    +      -       +      +
    214L   CA      4.1     6.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain L). 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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    144L  ASN*     5.3    10.5    -      -       -      +
    171L  LEU      3.1    14.7    +      -       -      +
    172L  GLY*     3.1     9.2    +      -       -      +
    174L  GLN*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    176L  GLU*     1.3    64.2    +      -       +      +
    178L  ILE*     3.3     8.9    +      -       +      +
    179L  LYS*     3.0    22.0    +      -       -      +
    101T  TYR*     5.2     2.7    -      -       +      -
    104T  LYS*     3.9    31.3    -      -       +      +
    105T  ARG*     3.8    30.7    -      -       -      +
    161T  GLN*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain L). 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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    172L  GLY      3.0    19.8    +      -       -      +
    173L  ALA*     3.2     8.7    +      -       -      +
    175L  VAL*     1.3    76.6    -      -       +      +
    177L  ALA*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    179L  LYS*     3.3     6.3    +      -       -      +
    180L  ARG*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
    104T  LYS*     2.7    45.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain L). 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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    140L  GLU*     4.0    22.2    -      -       -      +
    173L  ALA      2.8    17.5    +      -       -      +
    174L  GLN*     3.7     7.2    -      -       -      +
    175L  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    176L  GLU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    178L  ILE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    180L  ARG*     3.3    10.5    +      -       -      +
    181L  ILE*     3.0    34.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain L). 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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    137L  LEU*     3.8    16.6    -      -       +      +
    140L  GLU*     3.9    20.6    -      -       +      +
    141L  LYS*     4.1     7.0    -      -       +      +
    144L  ASN*     3.8    24.0    -      -       +      +
    174L  GLN*     3.0    30.7    +      -       -      +
    175L  VAL*     3.7     7.4    -      -       +      +
    176L  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    177L  ALA*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    179L  LYS*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    181L  ILE      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    182L  SER*     2.8    28.9    +      -       -      -
     37T  ALA*     3.5    34.5    -      -       +      +
     39T  GLN*     3.6    23.6    -      -       +      +
    104T  LYS      5.7     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain L). 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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    175L  VAL      3.0    15.9    +      -       -      +
    176L  GLU*     3.3     6.9    +      -       -      +
    178L  ILE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    180L  ARG*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    182L  SER*     3.3     1.4    +      -       -      -
    183L  GLU*     2.9    53.6    +      -       -      +
     71P  ASP*     2.9    47.6    +      -       -      -
     73P  ASP*     3.9    18.4    -      -       +      +
     37T  ALA*     4.2     8.5    -      -       +      +
    103T  ASN*     3.8    22.1    -      -       -      +
    104T  LYS*     4.0    30.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain L). 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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     83L  PHE*     3.7    30.1    -      -       -      -
     86L  GLU*     5.6     3.8    +      -       -      -
     87L  SER*     5.5     0.8    +      -       -      -
    176L  GLU      3.0    16.9    +      -       -      +
    177L  ALA*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    179L  LYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    181L  ILE*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    183L  GLU*     3.3    16.8    +      -       -      +
    184L  TYR*     3.0    50.7    +      -       +      +
    207L  GLU*     3.3    23.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain L). 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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     63L  TYR*     4.3     7.6    -      -       -      +
     83L  PHE*     4.2    24.5    -      -       +      -
    133L  MET*     3.5    37.0    -      -       +      +
    136L  ALA*     4.3     7.0    -      -       +      +
    137L  LEU*     3.6    17.5    -      -       +      +
    140L  GLU*     3.5    33.9    -      -       +      -
    177L  ALA*     3.0    19.0    +      -       +      +
    178L  ILE      4.2     2.0    -      -       -      +
    180L  ARG*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    182L  SER*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    184L  TYR*     3.1     9.1    +      -       +      +
    185L  VAL*     2.9    22.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137L  LEU*     3.4    16.4    -      -       -      +
    178L  ILE      2.8    24.0    +      -       -      -
    179L  LYS      3.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    181L  ILE*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    183L  GLU*     1.3    56.1    +      -       -      +
    185L  VAL*     3.3     1.1    +      -       -      -
    186L  ALA*     2.9    25.5    +      -       -      +
     73P  ASP*     3.5    26.9    -      -       -      -
     36T  LEU*     3.4    18.9    -      -       -      +
     37T  ALA*     3.2    23.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    179L  LYS*     2.9    50.2    +      -       -      +
    180L  ARG*     3.4    16.1    -      -       -      +
    182L  SER*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    184L  TYR*     1.3    65.4    +      -       +      +
    186L  ALA*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    187L  GLN*     3.0    40.6    +      -       -      +
     71P  ASP*     4.5     3.5    -      -       -      +
     72P  ARG      5.1     0.5    -      -       -      +
     73P  ASP*     3.7    24.2    -      -       +      +
     76P  ALA*     3.9    11.7    -      -       +      +
     78P  ARG*     4.7    20.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain L). 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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     83L  PHE*     3.8    23.8    -      +       -      -
    133L  MET*     3.5    34.8    -      -       +      -
    180L  ARG*     3.0    43.6    +      -       +      +
    181L  ILE*     3.1    12.4    +      -       -      +
    183L  GLU*     1.3    77.5    -      -       +      +
    185L  VAL*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    187L  GLN*     3.3    12.3    +      -       -      +
    188L  LEU*     3.0    28.8    +      -       -      +
    200L  PHE*     3.7    25.3    -      +       +      -
    203L  MET*     5.0     4.5    -      -       +      -
    204L  LEU*     3.3    18.8    -      -       +      +
    207L  GLU*     2.5    34.1    +      -       -      -
     78P  ARG*     6.1     2.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130L  LEU*     3.9     8.0    -      -       +      +
    133L  MET*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
    134L  GLU*     3.9    20.6    -      -       +      +
    137L  LEU*     4.3    12.6    -      -       +      -
    181L  ILE      2.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
    182L  SER      3.5     7.6    -      -       -      +
    184L  TYR*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    186L  ALA*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    188L  LEU*     3.3     2.7    +      -       -      +
    189L  ARG*     3.0    49.7    +      -       -      +
     28T  VAL*     5.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
     36T  LEU*     3.7    16.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    182L  SER      2.9     9.9    +      -       -      +
    183L  GLU      3.6     4.3    -      -       -      +
    185L  VAL*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    187L  GLN*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    189L  ARG*     3.3     9.1    +      -       -      +
    190L  ARG*     3.0    27.3    +      -       -      +
     73P  ASP      3.4    25.4    -      -       -      +
     74P  ASN*     3.8    18.2    -      -       -      +
     75P  VAL      4.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
     76P  ALA*     3.7    11.0    -      -       +      -
     36T  LEU*     4.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain L). 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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    183L  GLU*     3.0    36.3    +      -       -      +
    184L  TYR*     3.8    17.8    -      -       -      +
    186L  ALA*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
    188L  LEU*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    190L  ARG*     3.0     8.7    +      -       -      +
    191L  VAL*     2.9    35.3    +      -       -      +
    200L  PHE*     3.9    12.8    -      -       +      -
    203L  MET*     3.6     7.3    -      -       -      +
     76P  ALA*     3.9    20.1    -      -       +      +
     78P  ARG*     2.9    37.4    +      -       -      +
    198P  TRP*     2.8    33.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80L  LEU*     5.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    129L  ALA*     3.8    37.5    -      -       +      +
    130L  LEU*     4.0    17.7    -      -       +      +
    133L  MET*     3.9    19.1    -      -       +      -
    184L  TYR      3.0    20.4    +      -       -      +
    185L  VAL      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    186L  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    187L  GLN*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    189L  ARG*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    191L  VAL*     3.7     4.5    -      -       -      +
    192L  GLY*     3.4    21.1    +      -       -      -
    197L  VAL*     4.0    28.8    -      -       +      +
    200L  PHE*     3.4    42.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    126L  LYS*     4.9     2.6    -      -       -      +
    130L  LEU*     4.0    20.5    -      -       +      +
    134L  GLU*     2.9    28.1    +      -       -      -
    185L  VAL*     3.0    29.8    +      -       -      +
    186L  ALA*     3.6    10.5    -      -       -      +
    188L  LEU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    190L  ARG*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    191L  VAL      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    192L  GLY*     3.8     7.0    +      -       -      -
     28T  VAL*     3.6    16.2    +      -       -      +
     29T  PRO      3.0    28.9    +      -       -      -
     30T  THR*     4.0    21.1    +      -       -      +
     31T  VAL      5.4     1.8    +      -       -      -
     32T  PRO*     5.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
     36T  LEU*     3.6    13.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain L). 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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    186L  ALA      3.0    14.6    +      -       -      +
    187L  GLN*     3.0    11.9    +      -       -      +
    189L  ARG*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    191L  VAL*     1.3    61.6    +      -       +      +
    192L  GLY      3.5     0.3    +      -       -      -
     74P  ASN      5.1     1.6    +      -       -      -
     75P  VAL*     3.2    27.1    +      -       -      +
     76P  ALA      5.4     0.8    +      -       -      -
     77P  LEU*     3.5    26.9    -      -       -      +
    128P  ASP*     3.4    36.0    +      -       -      -
    194P  GLY*     3.2    48.5    -      -       -      +
    195P  HIS      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    197P  VAL*     3.9    11.5    -      -       -      +
    198P  TRP*     4.0    19.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain L). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    187L  GLN      2.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
    188L  LEU*     3.7    11.9    -      -       +      +
    190L  ARG*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    192L  GLY*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    193L  LYS      4.8     0.5    -      -       -      +
    196L  GLY*     3.3    42.9    +      -       -      +
    197L  VAL*     3.7     4.7    -      -       +      +
    200L  PHE*     4.4     5.6    -      -       +      -
    195P  HIS*     3.6    24.5    +      -       +      +
    198P  TRP*     3.4    49.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain L). 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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    188L  LEU      3.4     9.4    +      -       -      -
    189L  ARG      3.8     5.1    +      -       -      -
    190L  ARG      3.4     3.8    -      -       -      -
    191L  VAL*     1.3    84.4    -      -       -      +
    193L  LYS*     1.3    67.8    +      -       -      +
    196L  GLY*     3.6     0.3    -      -       -      -
    197L  VAL*     3.1    24.1    +      -       -      +
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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