Contacts of the helix formed by residues 2 - 25 (chain A) in PDB entry 3M6L


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 ASN 2 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  MSE      1.3    77.5    +      -       -      +
      3A  ILE*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
      4A  GLN*     3.1    34.8    +      -       -      +
      5A  ILE*     3.1    40.4    -      -       -      +
      6A  LEU*     3.0    29.9    +      -       -      +
    289A  ARG*     5.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 3 (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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      2A  ASN*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
      4A  GLN*     1.3    73.0    +      -       +      +
      6A  LEU*     4.5     7.2    -      -       +      +
      7A  GLN*     2.9    41.6    +      -       -      +
    217A  TYR*     4.2    38.8    -      -       +      -
    218A  GLU*     5.0    17.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 4 (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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      2A  ASN*     3.1    24.7    +      -       -      +
      3A  ILE*     1.3    93.7    -      -       +      +
      5A  ILE*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     3.7     7.8    -      -       -      +
      8A  GLU*     3.0    28.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 5 (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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      1A  MSE      4.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
      2A  ASN*     3.1    41.7    -      -       -      +
      4A  GLN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
      6A  LEU*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
      8A  GLU*     3.3     6.3    +      -       +      +
      9A  GLN*     2.8    47.0    +      -       +      +
     44A  TYR*     4.0     4.9    -      -       -      +
    285A  ALA*     3.8    42.2    -      -       +      +
    286A  SER      4.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    289A  ARG*     3.9    34.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 6 (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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      1A  MSE      3.2    30.3    -      -       +      -
      2A  ASN*     3.0    30.5    +      -       -      +
      3A  ILE*     4.2     4.9    -      -       +      +
      5A  ILE*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
      7A  GLN*     1.4    56.1    +      -       -      +
      9A  GLN*     3.3     6.5    +      -       -      +
     10A  ALA*     2.9    31.0    +      -       -      +
     40A  SER*     3.9    22.7    -      -       -      +
     41A  VAL*     4.1     4.9    -      -       +      +
     44A  TYR*     3.4    34.3    -      -       +      +
    217A  TYR*     3.7    38.2    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 7 (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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      3A  ILE*     2.9    35.7    +      -       -      +
      4A  GLN*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
      6A  LEU*     1.4    68.0    -      -       -      +
      8A  GLU*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
     10A  ALA*     3.3     1.0    +      -       -      +
     11A  ASN*     2.9    53.1    +      -       -      +
    217A  TYR*     3.5    21.5    +      -       +      +
    272A  ALA*     4.9     8.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 8 (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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      4A  GLN      3.0    17.6    +      -       -      +
      5A  ILE*     3.3     6.3    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
      9A  GLN*     1.3    52.5    +      -       -      +
     11A  ASN*     3.3     5.2    +      -       -      +
     12A  THR*     2.7    37.1    +      -       -      -
    274A  PHE*     4.2     8.4    -      -       +      -
    283A  PRO*     3.5    29.8    -      -       +      +
    285A  ALA*     3.2    16.5    -      -       -      +
    286A  SER*     2.7    38.1    +      -       -      +
    633A  PO4      4.2     7.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 9 (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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      5A  ILE*     2.8    26.4    +      -       +      +
      6A  LEU*     3.6     7.5    -      -       -      +
      8A  GLU*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
     10A  ALA*     1.4    63.0    +      -       -      +
     12A  THR*     3.1     4.6    +      -       -      -
     13A  LEU*     3.0    27.0    +      -       -      +
     40A  SER*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
     43A  SER*     4.3     0.4    +      -       -      -
     44A  TYR*     2.6    31.6    +      -       -      -
    286A  SER*     3.3    18.8    -      -       -      +
    289A  ARG*     3.4    15.9    -      -       -      +
    290A  PHE*     3.6    38.4    -      -       +      -
   2001A  GOL      2.9    27.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 10 (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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      6A  LEU      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
      7A  GLN      3.8     1.3    -      -       -      +
      9A  GLN*     1.4    76.1    -      -       -      +
     11A  ASN*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
     13A  LEU*     3.2     2.1    +      -       -      +
     14A  ARG*     2.9    37.2    +      -       -      +
     36A  ALA*     3.5    13.3    -      -       -      +
     37A  ASP*     3.1    29.8    -      -       -      +
     40A  SER*     3.1    16.3    +      -       -      +
    217A  TYR*     3.6     4.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 11 (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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      7A  GLN*     2.9    43.1    +      -       -      +
      8A  GLU*     5.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
     10A  ALA*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
     12A  THR*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
     14A  ARG*     3.1    32.4    +      -       -      +
     15A  PHE*     3.0    44.7    +      -       +      -
    272A  ALA*     3.6    27.1    +      -       -      +
    274A  PHE*     3.7    21.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 12 (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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      8A  GLU      2.7    22.2    +      -       -      -
      9A  GLN*     3.3    11.0    -      -       -      -
     11A  ASN*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
     13A  LEU*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
     15A  PHE*     3.3     1.6    +      -       -      +
     16A  LEU*     3.0    29.6    +      -       +      +
     78A  LEU*     3.9    22.2    -      -       +      -
    274A  PHE*     3.9     8.0    -      -       -      -
    281A  HIS      4.4     6.6    -      -       -      +
    282A  ILE*     4.3    14.1    -      -       +      -
    283A  PRO*     3.4    28.9    -      -       +      +
    286A  SER*     3.4    14.8    +      -       -      -
    290A  PHE*     4.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 13 (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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      9A  GLN      3.0    10.7    +      -       -      +
     10A  ALA      3.6     5.6    -      -       -      +
     12A  THR*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
     14A  ARG*     1.4    63.0    +      -       -      +
     16A  LEU*     4.0     1.0    -      -       -      +
     17A  SER*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      -
     36A  ALA*     4.0    10.3    -      -       +      +
     39A  LEU*     4.2    15.5    -      -       +      -
     40A  SER*     3.4    32.5    -      -       -      +
     71A  LEU*     3.8    16.6    -      -       +      -
     74A  SER*     3.9     8.7    +      -       -      -
     75A  PHE*     3.8    28.3    -      -       +      +
     78A  LEU*     3.5    23.6    -      -       +      -
    290A  PHE*     3.8    18.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 14 (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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     10A  ALA*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      +
     11A  ASN*     3.1    32.7    +      -       -      +
     13A  LEU*     1.4    74.3    -      -       -      +
     15A  PHE*     1.4    71.8    +      -       +      +
     17A  SER*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      -
     18A  ALA*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      +
     32A  PRO      5.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
     33A  LEU*     3.0    45.1    +      -       +      +
     36A  ALA*     3.6    13.9    -      -       +      +
     37A  ASP*     2.9    42.0    +      -       -      +
    215A  HIS*     4.0     1.2    +      -       -      -
    217A  TYR*     4.6     1.2    +      -       -      -
    244A  LYS*     3.0    41.3    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLY*     4.7     5.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 15 (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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     11A  ASN*     3.0    36.8    +      -       +      +
     12A  THR      4.4     0.9    -      -       -      +
     14A  ARG*     1.4    84.4    -      -       +      +
     16A  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     18A  ALA*     4.3     9.2    -      -       +      -
     19A  ASP*     2.9    38.6    +      -       -      +
     33A  LEU*     6.0     4.7    -      -       +      -
    245A  GLY*     5.3     3.1    -      -       -      -
    265A  ILE*     4.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
    268A  ALA*     3.5    45.1    -      -       +      -
    269A  LYS*     3.8    32.1    -      -       +      -
    272A  ALA*     3.5    24.5    -      -       +      -
    274A  PHE*     3.7    31.0    -      +       +      -
    281A  HIS      5.9     2.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 16 (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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     12A  THR*     3.0    21.4    +      -       +      +
     13A  LEU      4.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
     15A  PHE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
     17A  SER*     1.3    62.8    -      -       -      +
     19A  ASP*     3.7     2.6    -      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      2.9    33.1    +      -       -      +
     74A  SER*     3.4    22.4    -      -       -      +
     78A  LEU*     3.9    37.5    -      -       +      -
     85A  LEU*     4.4     6.7    -      -       +      -
     88A  LEU*     4.2    13.7    -      -       +      -
    280A  PHE*     3.8    43.1    -      -       +      -
    281A  HIS      4.4     4.4    +      -       -      +
    282A  ILE*     4.4    13.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 17 (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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     13A  LEU      2.9    22.2    +      -       -      -
     14A  ARG*     3.6     4.5    -      -       -      -
     16A  LEU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
     18A  ALA*     1.4    62.4    +      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      3.2     3.9    +      -       -      +
     21A  VAL*     3.1    29.4    +      -       -      +
     29A  PRO*     5.9     1.3    -      -       -      -
     32A  PRO*     3.7    25.1    -      -       -      +
     33A  LEU*     4.7     1.3    -      -       -      -
     70A  ALA*     4.0    14.3    -      -       -      +
     71A  LEU*     3.5    26.9    +      -       -      +
     74A  SER*     3.6     4.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 18 (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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     14A  ARG      2.9    17.1    +      -       -      +
     15A  PHE*     4.0    12.6    -      -       +      +
     17A  SER*     1.4    76.1    -      -       -      +
     19A  ASP*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
     21A  VAL*     3.5     6.6    +      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
     29A  PRO*     5.1     3.6    -      -       -      -
     33A  LEU*     4.5     7.1    -      -       +      +
    260A  LEU*     4.1    20.5    +      -       +      +
    265A  ILE*     3.8    23.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 19 (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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     15A  PHE*     2.9    27.1    +      -       -      +
     16A  LEU      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
     18A  ALA*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     3.4     5.9    +      -       -      +
     23A  LYS*     3.0    30.7    +      -       -      +
    265A  ILE*     3.9    10.9    -      -       -      +
    269A  LYS*     3.0    29.7    +      -       -      -
    279A  SER*     3.4    14.7    -      -       -      -
    280A  PHE*     2.8    46.8    +      -       +      +
    281A  HIS      4.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MSE 20 (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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     16A  LEU      2.9    23.7    +      -       -      +
     17A  SER      3.2     3.8    +      -       -      +
     19A  ASP*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
     21A  VAL*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     23A  LYS*     3.4     2.9    +      -       -      +
     24A  ALA*     3.0    30.0    +      -       -      +
     70A  ALA*     3.8    22.4    -      -       +      +
     73A  TYR*     4.2     9.2    -      -       +      -
     74A  SER*     3.6    24.9    -      -       -      -
     88A  LEU*     3.6    43.5    -      -       +      +
     91A  PHE*     3.6    40.0    -      -       +      +
     98A  THR*     5.1     0.4    -      -       +      -
    280A  PHE*     3.6    17.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 21 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     17A  SER      3.1    16.5    +      -       -      +
     18A  ALA*     3.8     5.6    -      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
     24A  ALA      3.4     0.7    +      -       -      -
     25A  ASN*     2.9    18.9    +      -       -      -
     26A  SER      3.3    23.6    +      -       -      +
     27A  GLY      3.9    11.2    -      -       -      +
     28A  HIS      3.7    31.0    -      -       -      +
     29A  PRO*     4.1    10.8    -      -       +      -
     70A  ALA*     4.4     5.6    -      -       +      -
     91A  PHE*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      -
    259A  PRO*     3.7    26.8    -      -       +      +
    260A  LEU      5.1     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 22 (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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     18A  ALA      2.9    18.2    +      -       -      +
     19A  ASP*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     21A  VAL*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
     23A  LYS*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
     25A  ASN*     3.0    21.0    +      -       -      +
    259A  PRO*     3.4    21.0    -      -       -      +
    260A  LEU      3.5     3.5    +      -       -      -
    261A  GLY*     2.8    41.0    +      -       -      -
    262A  GLU*     4.1    21.2    +      -       +      +
    265A  ILE*     3.7    16.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 23 (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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     19A  ASP      3.0    17.8    +      -       -      +
     20A  MSE      3.9     3.4    -      -       -      +
     22A  GLN*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     24A  ALA*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
     25A  ASN*     3.4     1.9    +      -       -      +
     89A  LYS*     2.9    43.7    +      -       +      +
     90A  ASN*     5.1     4.6    -      -       -      +
    280A  PHE*     3.8    26.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 24 (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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     20A  MSE      3.0    17.0    +      -       -      +
     23A  LYS*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
     25A  ASN*     1.4    65.7    +      -       -      +
     26A  SER*     3.2    23.3    +      -       -      +
     91A  PHE*     3.4    30.7    -      -       +      +
     92A  ARG*     4.1     6.5    -      -       +      -
     93A  GLN*     3.9    13.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 25 (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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     21A  VAL      2.9     8.8    +      -       -      -
     22A  GLN*     3.0    18.0    +      -       -      +
     23A  LYS      3.2     2.0    -      -       -      +
     24A  ALA*     1.4    78.3    -      -       -      +
     26A  SER*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    259A  PRO*     3.5    25.3    -      -       -      +
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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).

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