Contacts of the helix formed by residues 334 - 356 (chain A) in PDB entry 3M0V


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 ASP 334 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    333A  THR*     1.3    73.2    +      -       -      +
    335A  PRO*     1.3    67.8    -      -       -      +
    336A  ILE*     2.9    13.7    +      -       -      +
    337A  GLU*     2.9    38.8    +      -       +      +
    338A  SER*     3.1    10.6    +      -       -      -
    406A  TYR*     2.8    26.2    +      -       -      -
    412A  ARG*     2.8    40.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 335 (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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     58A  GLY      3.5    14.4    -      -       -      +
     59A  VAL*     3.0    28.9    -      -       -      +
     60A  GLY*     3.7    18.8    -      -       -      +
     61A  THR*     3.7    15.9    -      -       -      +
     74A  GLU*     5.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    330A  HIS*     4.0    16.6    +      -       +      +
    333A  THR      3.1     9.4    -      -       -      +
    334A  ASP*     1.3    87.4    -      -       -      +
    336A  ILE*     1.3    56.0    +      -       +      +
    338A  SER*     3.4     1.4    +      -       -      -
    339A  LEU*     2.9    36.3    +      -       -      +
    412A  ARG*     4.2     8.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 336 (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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     59A  VAL*     4.8     6.3    -      -       +      -
     84A  ASP*     3.8    31.6    -      -       +      +
     87A  VAL*     4.0    10.8    -      -       +      -
     88A  ILE*     4.1    16.9    -      -       +      +
    334A  ASP*     2.9     8.6    +      -       -      +
    335A  PRO*     1.3    76.9    -      -       +      +
    337A  GLU*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    339A  LEU*     3.5     2.1    +      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     3.0    46.9    +      -       +      +
    406A  TYR*     3.5    28.7    -      -       +      +
    411A  TYR*     3.6    26.9    -      -       +      -
    412A  ARG*     3.5    22.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 337 (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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    333A  THR*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    334A  ASP*     2.9    24.4    +      -       +      +
    336A  ILE*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    338A  SER*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     3.3     8.9    +      -       -      +
    341A  ASN*     3.0    22.0    +      -       -      +
    403A  VAL*     3.9    13.6    -      -       +      +
    406A  TYR*     3.3    30.3    -      -       +      -
    407A  ARG*     2.7    56.4    +      -       -      +
    371D  LEU*     3.6    24.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 338 (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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    293A  ASP*     2.7    27.7    +      -       -      +
    330A  HIS*     3.2    28.0    -      -       -      -
    333A  THR*     2.6    31.9    +      -       -      +
    334A  ASP      3.1     6.0    +      -       -      -
    335A  PRO      3.9     2.0    -      -       -      -
    337A  GLU*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    339A  LEU*     1.3    54.3    +      -       -      +
    341A  ASN*     3.4     0.8    +      -       -      +
    342A  SER*     2.6    38.5    +      -       -      -
    371D  LEU*     3.6     7.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 339 (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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     54A  VAL*     3.6    15.9    -      -       +      -
     55A  PRO*     4.0    14.6    -      -       +      -
     58A  GLY      3.7    24.0    -      -       -      +
     59A  VAL*     4.2     7.4    -      -       +      -
     88A  ILE*     3.5    37.2    -      -       +      +
    326A  ILE*     3.9    32.4    -      -       +      +
    328A  GLN*     4.3     0.4    -      -       -      +
    330A  HIS*     3.6    20.9    -      -       +      +
    335A  PRO      2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    336A  ILE*     3.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    338A  SER*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    342A  SER*     3.8     2.9    -      -       -      -
    343A  ALA*     3.0    26.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 340 (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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     88A  ILE*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      -
     91A  LEU*     4.1    26.7    -      -       +      -
     92A  THR*     3.6    19.4    -      -       +      +
    336A  ILE*     3.0    42.1    +      -       +      +
    337A  GLU*     3.4     9.9    -      -       -      +
    339A  LEU*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    341A  ASN*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    343A  ALA*     3.4     2.4    +      -       -      +
    344A  ASN*     3.1    32.8    +      -       -      +
    402A  PRO*     3.3    31.4    -      -       +      +
    403A  VAL*     4.0     5.2    -      -       +      -
    406A  TYR*     4.5    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 341 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    293A  ASP*     5.5     2.9    -      -       +      +
    337A  GLU      3.0     8.4    +      -       -      +
    338A  SER      4.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    342A  SER*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    344A  ASN*     3.4    18.4    -      -       -      +
    345A  GLU*     2.9    32.9    +      -       +      +
    402A  PRO*     5.4     0.7    -      -       -      +
    403A  VAL*     3.3    22.1    +      -       -      +
    371D  LEU*     3.7    33.9    -      -       +      +
    372D  MET*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    375D  GLU*     4.5    22.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 342 (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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    293A  ASP*     3.4    16.9    -      -       -      +
    294A  ALA*     3.9     8.4    -      -       -      +
    326A  ILE*     4.3     6.1    -      -       -      -
    328A  GLN*     3.0    35.9    +      -       -      -
    338A  SER      2.6    24.8    +      -       -      -
    339A  LEU*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      -
    341A  ASN*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    343A  ALA*     1.3    65.9    +      -       -      +
    345A  GLU*     3.1     7.5    +      -       -      +
    346A  ILE*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 343 (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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     52A  VAL*     4.2    11.4    -      -       +      +
     92A  THR*     4.6     5.8    -      -       -      +
     94A  ALA*     4.5     9.5    -      -       +      +
     95A  THR*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    326A  ILE*     4.0    10.6    -      -       +      +
    339A  LEU      3.0    17.1    +      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    342A  SER*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    344A  ASN*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    346A  ILE*     3.3     4.2    +      -       -      +
    347A  ARG*     3.1    26.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 344 (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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     92A  THR*     3.8    21.0    +      -       -      +
     94A  ALA*     5.6     1.8    -      -       -      +
    340A  ILE*     3.1    20.6    +      -       -      +
    341A  ASN*     3.4    24.3    -      -       +      +
    343A  ALA*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    345A  GLU*     1.3    56.6    -      -       -      +
    347A  ARG*     3.2     7.7    +      -       -      +
    348A  ARG*     2.8    42.4    +      -       -      +
    386A  GLU*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    389A  LEU*     3.5     9.3    -      -       +      +
    393A  ARG*     3.4    30.2    +      -       -      +
    402A  PRO*     3.9    14.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 345 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    294A  ALA      3.2    30.3    -      -       -      +
    295A  GLY*     4.2     9.5    -      -       -      +
    296A  ALA*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    299A  PRO*     4.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
    302A  LEU*     3.9     7.1    -      -       +      +
    341A  ASN*     2.9    17.3    +      -       +      +
    342A  SER      3.1     6.7    +      -       -      +
    344A  ASN*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    346A  ILE*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    348A  ARG*     2.6    45.9    +      -       -      +
    349A  ALA*     3.0    29.1    +      -       -      +
    375D  GLU*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
    378D  LYS*     3.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
    382D  ARG*     4.4     7.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 346 (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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     50A  PHE*     3.6    18.8    -      -       +      -
     52A  VAL*     4.1     7.4    -      -       +      -
    282A  PHE*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      -
    294A  ALA*     3.9    15.0    -      -       +      -
    302A  LEU*     4.3     9.2    -      -       +      -
    306A  PHE*     3.5    29.2    -      -       +      -
    326A  ILE*     3.5    33.2    -      -       +      -
    342A  SER      3.0    15.0    +      -       -      +
    343A  ALA*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    345A  GLU*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    347A  ARG*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    349A  ALA      3.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
    350A  TYR*     3.0    22.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 347 (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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     47A  VAL*     3.1    26.9    +      -       +      +
     48A  GLU*     3.2    28.5    +      -       -      +
     50A  PHE*     2.9    43.7    +      -       +      +
     51A  PHE*     3.8     2.2    -      -       -      -
     52A  VAL*     6.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
     92A  THR      3.8    15.4    +      -       -      -
     93A  ARG*     3.1    23.0    +      -       -      +
     94A  ALA*     3.3    19.1    -      -       +      +
    343A  ALA      3.1    14.3    +      -       -      +
    344A  ASN*     3.7    10.5    -      -       -      +
    346A  ILE*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    348A  ARG*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    350A  TYR*     3.5     8.6    -      -       -      +
    351A  ALA*     2.8    31.7    +      -       -      +
    389A  LEU*     4.0    18.0    +      -       +      +
    392A  ALA*     4.2    15.0    -      -       -      +
    393A  ARG*     4.9     6.5    -      -       -      +
    396A  THR*     5.5     1.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 348 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    341A  ASN      5.7     0.2    +      -       -      -
    344A  ASN*     2.8    25.1    +      -       -      +
    345A  GLU*     2.6    44.6    +      -       -      +
    347A  ARG*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    349A  ALA*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    351A  ALA*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      +
    352A  GLN*     3.0    43.6    +      -       -      +
    384A  ASP*     4.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
    385A  VAL*     3.5    17.2    -      -       +      +
    386A  GLU*     2.9    42.6    +      -       -      +
    389A  LEU*     3.7    18.3    -      -       +      +
    382D  ARG*     3.6    39.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 349 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    299A  PRO      5.2     1.3    -      -       -      +
    302A  LEU*     3.7    31.4    -      -       +      -
    303A  PHE*     3.9    18.5    -      -       +      +
    306A  PHE*     3.7    14.8    -      -       +      +
    345A  GLU      3.0    12.0    +      -       -      +
    346A  ILE      3.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    348A  ARG*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    350A  TYR*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    352A  GLN*     3.4    13.0    +      -       -      +
    353A  ALA*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 350 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     46A  LYS*     3.4    43.8    +      -       -      +
     47A  VAL*     4.2     7.2    -      -       +      -
     50A  PHE*     3.7    46.2    -      +       +      -
    306A  PHE*     3.9    29.5    -      +       +      -
    310A  VAL*     4.4    11.2    -      -       +      -
    313A  GLU*     6.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    346A  ILE      3.0    17.5    +      -       -      +
    347A  ARG*     3.5     8.5    -      -       -      +
    349A  ALA*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    351A  ALA*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    353A  ALA*     3.1     5.2    +      -       -      +
    354A  LEU*     3.0    50.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 351 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     43A  VAL*     4.3     6.7    -      -       +      +
     47A  VAL*     3.8    25.6    -      -       +      -
    347A  ARG      2.8    18.2    +      -       -      +
    348A  ARG      3.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
    350A  TYR*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    352A  GLN*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    354A  LEU*     3.1    18.3    +      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     3.2    18.2    +      -       -      +
    385A  VAL*     4.1    22.0    -      -       +      -
    388A  ILE*     5.0     1.6    -      -       +      -
    389A  LEU*     4.3     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 352 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    303A  PHE*     3.6    14.9    -      -       +      +
    348A  ARG*     3.0    36.8    +      -       -      +
    349A  ALA*     3.8    10.7    -      -       -      +
    351A  ALA*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    353A  ALA*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     3.0    18.1    +      -       -      +
    380A  ALA*     3.3    35.2    -      -       -      +
    381A  TYR*     3.0    45.7    +      -       -      -
    383A  THR      3.1    13.7    +      -       -      -
    384A  ASP*     5.2     0.6    -      -       -      +
    385A  VAL*     4.0    14.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 353 (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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    303A  PHE*     3.6    11.2    -      -       +      -
    306A  PHE*     3.7    23.3    -      -       +      +
    307A  ASN*     4.0     5.8    -      -       -      +
    310A  VAL*     3.6    23.5    -      -       +      +
    349A  ALA      3.0    14.3    +      -       -      +
    350A  TYR      3.1     9.2    +      -       -      +
    352A  GLN*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    354A  LEU*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    355A  LEU      3.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
    356A  VAL*     3.4    10.5    +      -       -      +
    358A  ARG*     2.9    23.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 354 (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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     38A  VAL*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
     43A  VAL*     4.2    29.3    -      -       +      +
     46A  LYS*     3.8    38.6    -      -       +      +
     47A  VAL*     4.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
    310A  VAL*     4.1    19.5    -      -       +      -
    313A  GLU*     5.3     1.1    -      -       -      +
    350A  TYR*     3.0    57.8    +      -       +      +
    351A  ALA*     3.3     9.4    -      -       -      +
    352A  GLN      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    353A  ALA*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    356A  VAL      3.5     5.0    +      -       -      +
    358A  ARG*     5.9     0.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 355 (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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     33A  LEU*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
     36A  ARG*     4.5     8.5    +      -       -      +
     38A  VAL*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
     43A  VAL*     3.9    30.5    -      -       +      -
    351A  ALA      3.4    11.9    -      -       -      +
    352A  GLN*     3.0     9.6    +      -       -      +
    354A  LEU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    356A  VAL*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    357A  ASP*     3.3     3.8    +      -       -      +
    380A  ALA*     3.9    16.0    -      -       +      +
    383A  THR*     3.7    36.6    -      -       +      +
    385A  VAL*     3.7    19.5    -      -       +      -
    388A  ILE*     5.1     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 356 (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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    303A  PHE*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
    307A  ASN*     4.1     4.0    -      -       -      +
    352A  GLN      3.9     2.9    -      -       -      +
    353A  ALA      3.5    15.7    -      -       -      +
    354A  LEU      3.3     6.6    -      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    357A  ASP*     1.3    68.9    +      -       -      +
    358A  ARG*     2.9    42.3    +      -       -      +
    361A  LEU*     4.1     9.2    -      -       +      -
    376A  THR*     4.4     8.1    -      -       +      +
    377A  LEU*     4.0    22.2    -      -       +      -
    380A  ALA*     3.6    21.5    -      -       +      -
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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