Contacts of the helix formed by residues 54 - 80 (chain A) in PDB entry 3AXJ


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 GLN 54 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     47A  ILE*     3.8    35.3    -      -       +      +
     51A  ASP*     2.8    41.8    +      -       -      +
     53A  SER*     1.3    81.8    -      -       -      +
     55A  ILE*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
     56A  SER      3.4     1.6    -      -       -      -
     57A  ALA*     3.4    13.7    +      -       +      +
     58A  ALA*     3.0    28.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 55 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     47A  ILE*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
     48A  ILE*     3.8    20.2    -      -       +      -
     51A  ASP      4.3     2.5    -      -       -      +
     52A  LEU*     3.4    35.0    -      -       +      +
     53A  SER      3.4     1.8    -      -       -      -
     54A  GLN*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
     56A  SER*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
     58A  ALA*     3.3     6.2    +      -       -      +
     59A  CYS*     2.9    31.3    +      -       -      -
    109A  LEU*     4.1    36.6    -      -       +      +
    155A  PHE*     4.0    28.3    -      -       +      -
    167A  ARG*     4.6    10.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 56 (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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     53A  SER      4.9     3.0    +      -       -      -
     54A  GLN      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
     55A  ILE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
     57A  ALA*     1.3    68.1    +      -       -      +
     59A  CYS*     3.3     8.2    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     3.1    19.9    +      -       -      -
    110A  GLU*     6.0     2.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 57 (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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     53A  SER      5.4     1.2    +      -       -      +
     54A  GLN*     3.4    16.4    +      -       +      +
     55A  ILE      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
     56A  SER*     1.3    81.0    +      -       -      +
     58A  ALA*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     3.3     2.7    +      -       -      -
     61A  LEU*     3.0    33.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 58 (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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     44A  LYS*     3.4    31.8    -      -       +      +
     45A  LEU*     4.2    13.3    -      -       +      +
     47A  ILE*     3.8    10.8    -      -       +      -
     48A  ILE*     5.2     1.6    -      -       +      -
     54A  GLN      3.0    18.0    +      -       -      +
     55A  ILE*     3.7     5.8    -      -       -      +
     56A  SER      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     57A  ALA*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
     59A  CYS*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
     61A  LEU*     3.3    12.0    +      -       -      +
     62A  ALA*     3.0    24.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 59 (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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     45A  LEU*     4.3     3.6    -      -       -      -
     55A  ILE*     2.9    22.4    +      -       -      +
     56A  SER*     3.6     7.2    -      -       -      +
     57A  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     58A  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
     62A  ALA*     3.4     3.1    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     3.1    31.7    +      -       -      +
    106A  VAL*     4.0    24.1    -      -       +      +
    109A  LEU*     3.8    39.3    -      -       -      -
    110A  GLU*     3.5    26.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 60 (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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     56A  SER      3.1    13.6    +      -       -      -
     57A  ALA*     3.7     2.9    -      -       -      -
     59A  CYS*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
     61A  LEU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     3.4    11.5    +      -       -      +
     64A  LYS*     3.2    28.5    +      -       -      +
    110A  GLU*     4.6     1.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 61 (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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     41A  ALA*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
     44A  LYS*     3.9    42.0    -      -       +      +
     57A  ALA*     3.0    26.6    +      -       +      +
     58A  ALA*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
     62A  ALA*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
     64A  LYS*     3.3    13.9    +      -       +      +
     65A  GLN*     3.2    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 62 (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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     41A  ALA*     3.8    29.3    -      -       +      +
     44A  LYS*     5.3     0.6    -      -       +      +
     45A  LEU*     4.0    11.7    -      -       +      -
     58A  ALA      3.0    15.7    +      -       -      +
     59A  CYS      3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
     61A  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
     65A  GLN*     3.1     4.4    +      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     2.9    32.0    +      -       -      +
    102A  ILE*     4.6     2.2    -      -       +      -
    106A  VAL*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 63 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     59A  CYS      3.1    19.3    +      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     3.8     8.3    -      -       -      +
     61A  LEU      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
     62A  ALA*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
     64A  LYS*     1.3    58.5    +      -       +      +
     66A  VAL*     3.3     9.3    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     3.0    39.4    +      -       +      +
    106A  VAL*     4.0    12.5    -      -       +      +
    107A  ILE*     3.8    22.8    -      -       -      +
    110A  GLU*     2.7    40.6    +      -       -      -
    123A  MSE      3.8    29.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 64 (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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     60A  GLY      3.2    15.6    +      -       -      +
     61A  LEU*     3.4    15.5    -      -       +      +
     62A  ALA      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
     63A  ARG*     1.3    79.5    -      -       +      +
     65A  GLN*     1.3    68.5    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     3.5    38.3    +      -       -      +
     68A  LEU*     3.5    18.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 65 (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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     36A  HIS*     5.7     0.3    -      -       -      -
     37A  LEU*     3.5    43.8    -      -       -      +
     40A  GLU*     3.5    36.3    +      -       +      +
     41A  ALA*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      +
     44A  LYS*     6.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
     61A  LEU      3.2    13.0    +      -       -      +
     62A  ALA      3.1     8.5    +      -       -      +
     64A  LYS*     1.3    81.3    -      -       -      +
     66A  VAL*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
     68A  LEU*     3.2    26.0    +      -       -      +
     69A  CYS*     3.3    17.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 66 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     41A  ALA*     5.3     2.2    -      -       +      -
     62A  ALA      2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
     63A  ARG*     3.7     8.5    -      -       -      +
     65A  GLN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     1.3    66.7    +      -       +      +
     69A  CYS*     3.0    23.2    +      -       -      +
     70A  ALA      3.6     3.3    +      -       -      -
     99A  LEU*     4.6    12.6    -      -       +      -
    102A  ILE*     4.3    17.9    -      -       +      -
    103A  ILE*     4.0    36.1    -      -       +      -
    106A  VAL*     6.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
    123A  MSE      4.1    33.5    -      -       +      +
    124A  LEU*     4.5     5.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 67 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     63A  ARG*     3.0    24.8    +      -       +      +
     64A  LYS*     3.6    40.1    +      -       -      +
     65A  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     66A  VAL*     1.3    78.6    -      -       +      +
     68A  LEU*     1.3    63.6    +      -       +      +
     69A  CYS      3.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
     70A  ALA*     3.5    13.2    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     3.7    14.3    +      -       -      +
    123A  MSE      5.2     4.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 68 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     37A  LEU*     3.7    31.3    -      -       +      +
     64A  LYS*     3.5    15.9    +      -       +      +
     65A  GLN*     3.2    22.7    +      -       -      +
     67A  GLU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
     69A  CYS*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     3.5    39.9    +      -       -      +
     72A  LYS*     3.6    15.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 69 (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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     34A  ILE*     4.3     8.5    -      -       +      -
     37A  LEU*     3.8    25.8    -      -       -      -
     38A  SER      4.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
     65A  GLN      3.5    13.7    -      -       -      -
     66A  VAL*     3.0    12.1    +      -       -      +
     68A  LEU*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
     72A  LYS*     2.9    22.6    +      -       -      +
     73A  TYR*     3.0    18.9    +      -       +      -
     99A  LEU*     3.8    42.6    -      -       +      -
    124A  LEU*     4.0     8.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 70 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     66A  VAL      3.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
     67A  GLU*     3.5    11.9    +      -       -      +
     68A  LEU      3.3     0.8    -      -       -      -
     69A  CYS*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     1.3    60.2    +      -       +      +
     73A  TYR*     3.4     3.7    +      -       -      +
     74A  GLN*     3.2    20.4    +      -       -      +
    123A  MSE      3.8    11.2    -      -       -      +
    124A  LEU*     3.4    35.0    -      -       -      +
    125A  GLY*     4.0     7.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 71 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     67A  GLU*     3.7    12.7    +      -       -      +
     68A  LEU*     3.6    37.0    -      -       -      +
     69A  CYS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     70A  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
     72A  LYS*     1.3    67.1    +      -       +      +
     74A  GLN*     3.3    20.2    +      -       -      +
     75A  LYS*     3.4    20.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 72 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     30A  VAL*     3.3    16.2    -      -       +      +
     33A  GLU*     3.1    42.5    +      -       +      +
     34A  ILE*     3.4    28.0    -      -       +      -
     37A  LEU*     4.0    18.4    -      -       +      -
     68A  LEU*     3.6    13.9    +      -       -      +
     69A  CYS      2.9     7.6    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     1.3    77.9    -      -       +      +
     73A  TYR*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
     75A  LYS*     3.0    30.6    +      -       +      +
     76A  LEU      3.0    21.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 73 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     34A  ILE*     4.1    14.1    -      -       +      -
     69A  CYS*     3.0    26.6    +      -       +      -
     70A  ALA      3.7     7.6    -      -       -      +
     71A  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     72A  LYS*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
     74A  GLN*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
     76A  LEU*     3.2    28.6    +      -       +      +
     77A  ALA*     2.8    29.1    +      -       -      +
     92A  TRP*     4.8     4.7    -      +       +      -
     95A  ILE*     4.2     4.2    -      -       -      +
     96A  THR*     2.7    44.3    +      -       +      +
     99A  LEU*     3.7    26.8    -      -       +      +
    124A  LEU*     3.8    31.1    -      -       +      +
    125A  GLY      5.3     2.5    -      -       -      +
    126A  LEU*     4.0    27.8    -      -       +      -
    134A  PHE*     4.0    11.7    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 74 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     70A  ALA      3.2    12.0    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     3.5    14.7    -      -       -      +
     72A  LYS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     73A  TYR*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
     75A  LYS*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
     77A  ALA*     3.3     9.3    +      -       +      +
     78A  GLU*     3.1    39.8    +      -       +      +
    125A  GLY      5.8     0.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 75 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     30A  VAL*     4.1    16.6    -      -       +      -
     33A  GLU*     4.7     6.5    +      -       -      +
     71A  GLN*     3.4    14.8    +      -       -      +
     72A  LYS*     3.0    43.5    +      -       +      +
     74A  GLN*     1.3    74.2    -      -       +      +
     76A  LEU*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
     78A  GLU*     3.2    28.4    +      -       -      +
     79A  LEU*     3.4    18.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 76 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27A  ILE*     3.7    46.0    -      -       +      +
     30A  VAL*     4.1    11.8    -      -       +      +
     31A  VAL*     4.4     3.4    -      -       +      -
     34A  ILE*     4.4    10.8    -      -       +      -
     72A  LYS      3.0    10.8    +      -       -      +
     73A  TYR*     3.3    31.4    -      -       +      +
     75A  LYS*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
     77A  ALA*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
     79A  LEU*     3.0    15.7    +      -       +      +
     80A  VAL*     3.3    18.1    +      -       -      +
     92A  TRP*     4.0    35.7    -      -       +      -
    134A  PHE*     3.9    12.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 77 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     73A  TYR      2.8    15.9    +      -       -      +
     74A  GLN*     3.5    14.6    -      -       +      +
     76A  LEU*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     78A  GLU*     1.3    61.0    +      -       +      +
     80A  VAL      3.4    19.4    +      -       -      +
    134A  PHE*     3.7    37.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 78 (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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     74A  GLN*     3.1    31.8    +      -       +      +
     75A  LYS*     3.5    19.5    +      -       -      +
     76A  LEU      3.1     1.4    -      -       -      -
     77A  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
     79A  LEU*     1.3    62.5    +      -       +      +
     80A  VAL      3.3     1.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 79 (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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     23A  VAL*     3.5    24.5    -      -       +      +
     26A  ASN*     3.5    55.6    -      -       +      +
     27A  ILE*     3.7    20.2    -      -       +      +
     30A  VAL*     4.0    13.9    -      -       +      -
     75A  LYS      3.6    13.5    -      -       -      +
     76A  LEU*     3.0    11.0    +      -       +      +
     78A  GLU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
     80A  VAL*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
     81A  PRO*     3.5     8.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 80 (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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     27A  ILE*     4.0    15.5    -      -       +      -
     76A  LEU*     3.3    18.5    +      -       +      +
     77A  ALA      3.4    12.2    +      -       -      +
     78A  GLU      3.3     2.5    -      -       -      -
     79A  LEU*     1.3    80.4    -      -       -      +
     81A  PRO*     1.3    68.9    -      -       +      +
     82A  ALA      3.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
     84A  GLN      3.9     6.7    -      -       -      +
     85A  TYR*     3.8    34.8    -      -       +      +
     88A  TYR*     4.4     3.6    -      -       +      -
     92A  TRP*     3.9    30.1    -      -       +      -
    134A  PHE*     4.0    16.6    -      -       +      -
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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