Contacts of the helix formed by residues 241 - 262 (chain U) in PDB entry 3FKS


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 ALA 241 (chain U).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77U  LEU      3.7    12.1    -      -       -      +
     78U  PHE*     3.2    36.7    +      -       -      +
     79U  GLY*     4.2     4.7    -      -       -      +
    239U  SER      3.7     1.7    +      -       -      -
    240U  GLU*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    242U  ALA*     1.3    66.5    +      -       -      +
    243U  PRO*     3.4     2.5    -      -       +      -
    244U  LEU*     3.1    23.3    +      -       +      +
    245U  GLN*     3.4     5.0    +      -       -      +
    287X  THR*     5.7     1.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 242 (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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    240U  GLU      3.6     1.3    +      -       -      -
    241U  ALA*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    243U  PRO*     1.3    67.0    -      -       +      +
    245U  GLN*     2.8    32.4    +      -       -      +
    246U  TYR*     3.0     9.2    +      -       -      +
    279U  ALA*     3.9    14.0    -      -       +      +
    282U  GLN*     3.6    32.5    -      -       -      +
    283U  LEU*     3.6    16.6    -      -       +      -
    287X  THR*     4.2     9.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 243 (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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     39U  GLY*     5.5     2.0    -      -       -      +
     76U  VAL*     3.7    34.1    -      -       +      +
     77U  LEU      3.2    24.2    -      -       -      +
     78U  PHE*     3.9    22.7    -      -       +      -
    241U  ALA*     3.5     3.8    -      -       +      -
    242U  ALA*     1.3    96.1    -      -       +      +
    244U  LEU*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    246U  TYR*     3.2     7.0    +      -       +      +
    247U  LEU*     3.1    31.7    +      -       +      +
    283U  LEU*     3.8    15.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 244 (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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     78U  PHE*     3.4    43.7    -      -       +      +
    111U  ASP*     5.0     3.8    -      -       -      +
    112U  ALA*     3.5    32.7    -      -       +      +
    113U  LEU*     4.0    21.1    -      -       +      -
    236U  ALA*     3.6     3.0    -      -       +      +
    240U  GLU*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      +
    241U  ALA*     3.1    32.0    +      -       +      +
    242U  ALA      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    243U  PRO*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    245U  GLN*     1.3    55.4    +      -       -      +
    247U  LEU*     3.4     0.8    +      -       -      -
    248U  ALA*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 245 (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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    208U  VAL*     3.8    13.9    -      -       +      +
    209U  GLY*     3.6    18.6    +      -       -      -
    236U  ALA*     3.6    28.7    -      -       +      +
    237U  THR      3.7     9.6    +      -       -      +
    238U  ALA*     4.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    240U  GLU      3.5    18.0    +      -       -      -
    241U  ALA      3.8     8.0    +      -       -      +
    242U  ALA*     2.8     8.0    +      -       -      +
    244U  LEU*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    246U  TYR*     1.3    65.0    +      -       -      +
    248U  ALA*     3.6     2.0    -      -       -      +
    249U  PRO*     3.2    20.6    -      -       -      +
    275U  LYS*     3.9    14.4    -      -       -      +
    276U  GLN*     4.2     3.4    -      -       -      +
    279U  ALA*     3.7    16.0    -      -       +      +
    286X  ALA*     5.9     4.4    -      -       -      +
    287X  THR*     4.3    15.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 246 (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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     52U  GLU*     4.5    11.6    +      -       -      -
     64U  MET*     4.9    12.9    -      -       +      +
     66U  LEU*     5.4    10.6    -      -       +      +
    132U  GLN*     3.5    16.1    +      -       -      -
    242U  ALA      3.0    10.0    +      -       -      +
    243U  PRO*     3.2    10.7    +      -       +      +
    245U  GLN*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    247U  LEU*     1.3    85.6    +      -       +      +
    249U  PRO*     3.9     2.4    -      -       -      +
    250U  PHE*     3.0    33.7    -      +       -      -
    276U  GLN*     4.2     8.3    +      -       -      -
    279U  ALA*     4.5     2.6    -      -       -      +
    280U  TYR*     3.5    40.6    -      +       +      +
    283U  LEU*     4.5    16.6    -      -       +      -
    303U  LEU*     3.5    30.1    -      -       +      -
    306U  ARG*     3.2    17.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 247 (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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     64U  MET*     4.5     8.3    -      -       +      -
     78U  PHE*     3.8    28.3    -      -       +      -
     97U  VAL*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      -
    112U  ALA*     4.4     6.7    -      -       +      +
    113U  LEU*     4.9     6.1    -      -       +      -
    131U  ALA*     5.1     7.2    -      -       +      -
    132U  GLN*     6.3     0.4    -      -       -      +
    243U  PRO*     3.1    28.2    +      -       +      +
    244U  LEU      3.4     4.2    +      -       -      +
    245U  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    246U  TYR*     1.3   106.1    -      -       +      +
    248U  ALA*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    250U  PHE*     2.7    20.1    +      -       +      -
    251U  THR*     2.8    28.4    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 248 (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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    112U  ALA*     4.4     5.4    -      -       +      +
    206U  VAL*     4.1     7.2    -      -       +      -
    208U  VAL*     4.1    13.7    -      -       +      -
    234U  VAL*     3.9     6.8    -      -       +      +
    235U  ALA      5.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    236U  ALA*     3.7    23.1    -      -       +      +
    244U  LEU      3.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    245U  GLN      3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    247U  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    249U  PRO*     1.3    66.1    -      -       +      +
    251U  THR*     3.2     7.2    +      -       -      -
    252U  ALA*     2.9    31.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 249 (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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    206U  VAL*     4.0     5.6    -      -       +      -
    208U  VAL*     4.0    15.3    -      -       +      -
    245U  GLN      3.2    11.4    -      -       -      +
    246U  TYR      3.9     4.7    -      -       -      +
    247U  LEU      3.5     4.0    -      -       -      -
    248U  ALA*     1.3    96.8    -      -       +      +
    250U  PHE*     1.3    54.8    +      -       -      +
    252U  ALA*     3.8     0.6    -      -       +      -
    253U  ALA*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    270U  TYR*     3.3    40.6    -      -       +      -
    273U  LEU*     5.0     2.0    -      -       +      -
    276U  GLN*     3.2    26.9    -      -       +      +
    307U  LEU*     3.3    15.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 250 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131U  ALA*     3.6    16.1    -      -       +      +
    132U  GLN*     3.3    35.4    -      -       -      +
    246U  TYR*     3.0    41.5    -      +       -      -
    247U  LEU*     2.7    15.5    +      -       -      +
    249U  PRO*     1.3    69.3    -      -       -      +
    251U  THR*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    252U  ALA      3.1     1.3    -      -       -      -
    253U  ALA*     3.1    15.9    +      -       -      +
    254U  SER*     3.4    11.1    +      -       -      -
    276U  GLN*     3.7    17.5    -      -       -      -
    303U  LEU*     3.6    25.6    -      -       +      -
    306U  ARG*     3.8    17.9    -      -       +      -
    307U  LEU*     3.7    26.0    -      -       +      -
    310U  ARG*     3.6    18.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 251 (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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     97U  VAL*     5.3     1.8    -      -       +      -
     99U  VAL*     3.5    34.0    -      -       +      +
    111U  ASP      4.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
    112U  ALA*     3.2    30.0    +      -       -      +
    131U  ALA*     4.5    13.0    -      -       +      +
    234U  VAL*     4.0    11.5    -      -       -      +
    247U  LEU*     2.8    40.4    +      -       +      +
    248U  ALA      3.2     9.2    +      -       -      -
    250U  PHE*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    252U  ALA*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    254U  SER*     3.6     6.6    +      -       -      -
    255U  ILE*     3.3    17.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 252 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    204U  VAL*     3.8     2.7    -      -       +      +
    206U  VAL*     3.6    26.0    -      -       +      -
    234U  VAL*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    248U  ALA      2.9    19.2    +      -       -      +
    249U  PRO      3.9     2.5    -      -       -      +
    251U  THR*     1.3    76.0    +      -       -      +
    253U  ALA*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    254U  SER      3.2     2.2    -      -       -      -
    255U  ILE*     3.3    21.1    +      -       -      +
    256U  GLY      3.4     7.6    +      -       -      -
    268U  ILE*     3.5    10.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 253 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249U  PRO      3.0    18.9    +      -       -      +
    250U  PHE      3.1     8.5    +      -       -      +
    252U  ALA*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    254U  SER*     1.3    55.9    +      -       -      +
    256U  GLY*     3.4     1.4    +      -       -      -
    257U  GLU*     2.9    34.3    +      -       +      +
    268U  ILE*     3.9     4.0    -      -       -      -
    270U  TYR*     3.4    19.5    -      -       -      +
    307U  LEU*     3.7    12.6    -      -       +      +
    310U  ARG*     3.7    19.5    -      -       +      +
    323U  LEU*     4.3     5.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 254 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99U  VAL*     4.4     3.3    -      -       -      +
    101U  VAL*     3.7    23.0    -      -       -      +
    129U  SER*     4.5     6.1    -      -       -      -
    130U  ARG      3.2    21.4    +      -       -      -
    133U  VAL*     4.1     2.2    -      -       -      +
    250U  PHE      3.4     6.2    +      -       -      -
    251U  THR*     3.7    10.6    +      -       -      -
    252U  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    253U  ALA*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    255U  ILE*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    256U  GLY      3.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
    257U  GLU*     3.2    11.8    +      -       -      +
    258U  TRP*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
    310U  ARG*     3.1    16.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99U  VAL*     4.4     6.3    -      -       +      -
    100U  PRO      3.3    26.5    -      -       -      +
    101U  VAL*     4.0     9.9    -      -       +      -
    102U  GLY      4.7     6.9    -      -       -      +
    105U  LEU*     3.5    26.0    -      -       +      -
    110U  VAL*     5.9     3.8    -      -       +      -
    204U  VAL*     4.5     5.8    -      -       +      -
    232U  ILE*     4.1    30.5    -      -       +      -
    234U  VAL*     4.6     9.9    -      -       +      -
    251U  THR      3.3    19.5    -      -       -      +
    252U  ALA*     3.3    13.4    +      -       -      +
    254U  SER*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    256U  GLY*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    258U  TRP*     3.5     8.9    -      -       -      +
    259U  PHE*     3.2    26.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 256 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    204U  VAL*     4.0    18.6    -      -       -      +
    252U  ALA      3.4     7.4    +      -       -      -
    253U  ALA*     3.4     3.3    +      -       -      -
    254U  SER      3.1     0.6    -      -       -      -
    255U  ILE*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    257U  GLU*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    258U  TRP      3.0     5.4    +      -       -      -
    259U  PHE*     3.3    11.8    +      -       -      -
    260U  ARG*     3.5     7.1    +      -       -      +
    266U  ALA*     3.7    12.3    -      -       -      +
    268U  ILE*     5.4     2.0    -      -       -      -
    323U  LEU*     4.0    21.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 257 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133U  VAL*     3.6    17.8    -      -       -      +
    134U  LYS      4.7     1.0    -      -       -      +
    253U  ALA      2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    254U  SER*     3.2     7.9    +      -       -      +
    256U  GLY*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    258U  TRP*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    259U  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    260U  ARG*     3.3    34.9    +      -       -      +
    261U  ASP*     2.8    39.2    +      -       -      +
    310U  ARG*     3.0    60.4    +      -       +      +
    323U  LEU*     3.6    20.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 258 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101U  VAL*     3.6    34.4    +      -       +      -
    102U  GLY*     3.4    20.7    -      -       -      +
    103U  PRO*     3.2    41.5    -      -       +      -
    126U  ALA*     4.6     8.9    +      -       +      +
    254U  SER      3.0    12.0    +      -       -      +
    255U  ILE      3.5    12.8    -      -       -      +
    256U  GLY      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    257U  GLU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    259U  PHE*     1.3    96.2    +      +       -      +
    261U  ASP*     3.3     9.2    +      -       +      +
    262U  ASN*     3.0    54.4    +      -       -      +
    264U  LYS*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 259 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    102U  GLY      4.6     7.2    -      -       -      -
    103U  PRO*     5.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
    106U  LEU*     4.0    19.3    -      -       +      -
    202U  TYR*     3.3    47.3    -      +       +      -
    204U  VAL*     4.8     0.4    -      -       +      -
    232U  ILE*     4.2    13.9    -      -       +      -
    255U  ILE*     3.2    24.7    -      -       +      -
    256U  GLY*     3.3     1.5    +      -       -      -
    258U  TRP*     1.3    95.8    -      +       -      +
    260U  ARG*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    262U  ASN*     3.0     7.0    +      -       -      -
    264U  LYS*     2.8    61.4    +      -       +      +
    266U  ALA*     3.6    34.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 260 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133U  VAL*     5.2     5.1    -      -       -      +
    134U  LYS      5.4     1.8    +      -       -      -
    136U  PRO*     3.4    21.2    -      -       -      +
    256U  GLY      3.5     3.6    +      -       -      +
    257U  GLU*     3.3    41.0    +      -       -      +
    259U  PHE*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    261U  ASP*     1.3    81.6    +      -       -      +
    262U  ASN      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    263U  GLY      3.7     1.6    +      -       -      -
    264U  LYS      3.6     9.6    +      -       -      -
    310U  ARG      2.6    30.5    +      -       -      -
    312U  ALA      3.6    15.9    -      -       -      -
    314U  LEU*     3.5    33.4    -      -       +      +
    318U  GLU      5.0     1.9    -      -       -      +
    321U  GLY*     3.5    15.4    +      -       -      -
    322U  SER*     3.5    31.0    +      -       -      +
    323U  LEU*     4.1     9.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 261 (chain U). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257U  GLU*     2.8    30.5    +      -       -      +
    258U  TRP*     3.5    11.5    -      -       +      +
    259U  PHE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    260U  ARG*     1.3   103.7    +      -       -      +
    262U  ASN*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    263U  GLY      3.4     2.8    +      -       -      -
    314U  LEU*     4.5     7.2    -      -       -      +
    318U  GLU      3.8    15.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 262 (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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    258U  TRP*     3.0    57.9    +      -       -      +
    259U  PHE*     3.0     4.8    +      -       -      +
    261U  ASP*     1.3    84.5    -      -       -      +
    263U  GLY*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    264U  LYS*     3.2    24.7    +      -       -      +
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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