Contacts of the helix formed by residues 306 - 327 (chain A) in PDB entry 3QJS


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 ALA 306 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    302A  THR      3.6     4.4    +      -       -      +
    303A  LEU*     3.5    12.1    +      -       +      +
    304A  PHE      3.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    305A  VAL*     1.3    81.6    -      -       -      +
    307A  VAL*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    308A  PRO      3.4     1.1    -      -       -      -
    309A  SER*     3.3     5.3    +      -       -      -
    310A  LEU*     3.0    33.3    +      -       +      +
    364A  ILE*     4.3    21.5    -      -       +      -
    801A  HAS      3.7    34.4    -      -       +      +
     26B  LEU*     5.5     1.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 307 (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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    271A  LEU*     4.3    13.2    -      -       +      -
    303A  LEU      3.9     2.0    +      -       -      +
    304A  PHE*     3.3    15.3    +      -       +      +
    306A  ALA*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    308A  PRO*     1.4    72.6    -      -       +      +
    309A  SER      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    310A  LEU*     3.0    11.0    +      -       +      +
    311A  MET*     2.9    25.5    +      -       +      +
     19B  LEU*     3.9    27.1    -      -       +      -
     22B  SER*     4.9     5.4    -      -       -      -
     23B  LEU*     4.0    20.4    -      -       +      -
     26B  LEU*     3.6    27.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 308 (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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    268A  ALA*     3.8    24.4    -      -       -      +
    271A  LEU*     4.0    28.3    -      -       +      -
    272A  PHE*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      +
    275A  LEU*     5.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
    304A  PHE      3.3    14.6    -      -       -      +
    305A  VAL*     3.2    19.5    -      -       -      +
    307A  VAL*     1.4    93.0    -      -       +      +
    309A  SER*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
    311A  MET*     3.4    11.4    -      -       -      +
    312A  THR*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 309 (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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    237A  TYR*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    240A  LEU*     4.6     2.1    -      -       -      +
    244A  TYR*     2.5    31.5    +      -       -      -
    272A  PHE*     4.1     9.1    -      -       -      -
    305A  VAL      4.7     0.9    -      -       -      -
    306A  ALA*     3.5    12.3    -      -       -      -
    307A  VAL      3.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    308A  PRO*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    310A  LEU*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    311A  MET      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    312A  THR*     3.5     3.6    +      -       -      -
    313A  ALA*     3.1    18.0    +      -       -      +
    356A  PHE*     4.1     1.9    -      -       -      -
    801A  HAS      3.7    45.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 310 (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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    306A  ALA*     3.0    24.8    +      -       +      +
    307A  VAL*     3.0    12.5    +      -       -      +
    309A  SER*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    311A  MET*     1.3    59.2    +      -       +      +
    313A  ALA*     3.3    12.3    +      -       -      +
    314A  PHE      3.4     2.9    +      -       -      -
    364A  ILE*     5.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    801A  HAS      3.6    22.0    -      -       +      -
     18B  TRP*     2.5    50.4    +      -       +      +
     22B  SER*     3.7    27.8    -      -       -      +
     25B  MET*     5.4     4.7    -      -       +      -
     26B  LEU*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
     15C  LEU*     3.9     6.1    -      -       +      -
     19C  ILE*     3.9    20.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 311 (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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    248A  TYR*     4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    264A  MET*     3.6    40.2    -      -       +      +
    267A  LEU*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      -
    268A  ALA*     5.1     4.0    -      -       +      +
    271A  LEU*     4.4     5.8    -      -       -      -
    307A  VAL*     2.9    32.0    +      -       +      +
    308A  PRO*     3.4    15.3    -      -       -      +
    309A  SER      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    310A  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       +      +
    312A  THR*     1.3    54.4    +      -       -      +
    314A  PHE*     3.0     3.6    +      -       -      -
    315A  THR*     2.9    38.1    +      -       -      +
     15B  GLU*     3.4    18.4    -      -       +      +
     18B  TRP*     3.9     7.9    -      -       +      +
     19B  LEU*     4.5    23.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 312 (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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    244A  TYR*     3.8    35.5    -      -       +      +
    247A  ILE*     5.4     1.8    -      -       +      -
    248A  TYR*     2.2    45.5    +      -       +      +
    268A  ALA*     4.0     2.6    -      -       -      +
    308A  PRO      3.0    14.4    +      -       -      -
    309A  SER      3.7     8.5    -      -       -      -
    311A  MET*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    313A  ALA*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    315A  THR*     4.3     2.2    -      -       -      -
    316A  VAL*     2.8    52.1    +      -       +      +
    353A  LEU*     5.7     2.2    -      -       +      -
    801A  HAS      4.3     7.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 313 (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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    309A  SER      3.1     8.3    +      -       -      +
    310A  LEU      3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    311A  MET      3.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    312A  THR*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    314A  PHE*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    316A  VAL*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    317A  ALA*     3.0    27.5    +      -       -      +
    801A  HAS      3.6    44.1    -      -       +      +
     11C  VAL*     4.8     1.5    -      -       +      +
     12C  ILE*     4.3     6.5    -      -       +      -
     15C  LEU*     3.8    19.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 314 (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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    310A  LEU      3.4     2.0    +      -       -      -
    311A  MET      3.0     5.1    +      -       -      +
    313A  ALA*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    315A  THR*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    317A  ALA*     3.7     1.5    -      -       -      +
    318A  ALA*     3.0    34.9    +      -       +      +
     11B  ILE*     4.1    14.1    -      -       +      -
     14B  TYR*     3.5    32.3    -      -       +      -
     15B  GLU*     3.5    34.3    -      -       -      -
     18B  TRP*     3.6    27.6    -      +       +      +
      5C  PRO*     4.2    13.9    -      -       +      -
      8C  ALA*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      -
      9C  LEU*     4.5    10.5    -      -       +      -
     12C  ILE*     3.8    32.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 315 (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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    248A  TYR*     4.0    13.1    +      -       +      -
    259A  LEU*     4.0    24.5    -      -       +      -
    260A  VAL*     3.6    15.8    -      -       +      +
    261A  SER*     4.5     2.7    -      -       -      +
    264A  MET*     3.9    21.0    -      -       +      +
    311A  MET*     2.9    17.6    +      -       -      +
    312A  THR*     3.9     7.4    -      -       -      -
    314A  PHE*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    316A  VAL*     1.3    67.7    +      -       -      +
    319A  SER*     3.2    24.1    +      -       -      -
     15B  GLU*     3.2    21.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 316 (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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    247A  ILE*     3.6    28.7    -      -       +      +
    248A  TYR*     4.4    13.7    -      -       +      -
    251A  LEU*     4.6     4.0    -      -       +      -
    259A  LEU*     6.2     1.1    -      -       +      -
    312A  THR*     2.8    39.6    +      -       +      +
    313A  ALA*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    315A  THR*     1.3    69.3    -      -       -      +
    317A  ALA*     1.3    66.9    +      -       -      +
    319A  SER*     2.8    19.5    +      -       -      -
    320A  LEU*     2.9    23.8    +      -       +      +
    353A  LEU*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      -
    801A  HAS      3.9    10.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 317 (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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    313A  ALA      3.0    21.9    +      -       -      +
    314A  PHE*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    316A  VAL*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    318A  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    320A  LEU*     3.3     7.4    +      -       -      +
    321A  GLU*     2.8    27.5    +      -       -      +
    335A  TRP*     4.4     5.1    -      -       -      -
    801A  HAS      3.8    10.6    -      -       +      +
      8C  ALA*     3.7    23.7    -      -       +      +
     11C  VAL*     4.0    24.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 318 (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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    260A  VAL*     4.0    15.9    -      -       +      +
    314A  PHE*     3.0    32.6    +      -       +      +
    315A  THR      4.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    317A  ALA*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    319A  SER*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    321A  GLU*     3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    322A  PHE*     2.8    30.0    +      -       -      +
     11B  ILE*     4.8     8.2    -      -       +      +
      5C  PRO*     4.8     8.7    -      -       +      -
      8C  ALA*     3.6    15.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 319 (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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    252A  PRO*     4.5    14.4    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLY*     5.1     0.7    -      -       -      -
    258A  ARG      3.4    14.3    +      -       -      +
    259A  LEU*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     3.1    35.2    +      -       -      +
    315A  THR      3.2    13.8    +      -       -      -
    316A  VAL*     2.8    13.4    +      -       -      -
    318A  ALA*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    320A  LEU*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      -
    322A  PHE*     3.2     2.8    +      -       -      +
    323A  ALA*     3.0    23.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 320 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251A  LEU*     4.2    14.1    -      -       +      +
    252A  PRO*     5.1     4.3    -      -       +      -
    255A  ALA*     4.0    25.1    -      -       +      -
    316A  VAL*     2.9    30.4    +      -       +      +
    317A  ALA*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
    319A  SER*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    321A  GLU*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    323A  ALA*     3.2     3.6    +      -       -      +
    324A  GLY*     2.9    22.7    +      -       -      -
    335A  TRP*     4.0    14.6    -      -       +      -
    339A  LEU*     3.8    11.6    -      -       +      +
    346A  PHE*     4.1    12.1    -      -       +      -
    350A  VAL*     3.8    24.0    -      -       +      -
    353A  LEU*     5.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
    801A  HAS      4.0    27.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 321 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    317A  ALA      2.8    17.8    +      -       -      +
    318A  ALA*     3.6     5.2    -      -       -      +
    320A  LEU*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    322A  PHE*     1.3    61.3    -      -       -      +
    324A  GLY*     3.7     0.5    -      -       -      -
    325A  ARG*     2.5    61.8    +      -       +      +
    335A  TRP*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      +
      5C  PRO*     3.2    33.6    -      -       -      +
      6C  LYS      3.6     3.1    +      -       -      -
      7C  GLY*     2.7    23.3    +      -       -      -
      8C  ALA*     3.3     5.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 322 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  ARG*     3.8    44.4    -      -       +      -
    260A  VAL*     4.3    15.7    -      -       +      -
    318A  ALA      2.8    17.3    +      -       -      +
    319A  SER      3.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
    320A  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    321A  GLU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    323A  ALA*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    325A  ARG*     3.2     8.3    +      -       +      +
    326A  LEU*     3.1    58.1    +      -       +      +
    512A  ILE*     4.6     3.6    -      -       +      -
      3B  ASP*     3.5    29.2    -      -       -      -
      4B  GLN*     3.5    32.1    -      -       +      -
     11B  ILE*     6.1     2.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 323 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252A  PRO*     5.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
    255A  ALA*     3.5    32.9    -      -       +      +
    256A  GLY      4.4     1.1    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLY*     3.6    26.0    -      -       -      +
    319A  SER      3.0    13.2    +      -       -      +
    320A  LEU      3.5     7.6    -      -       -      +
    322A  PHE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    324A  GLY*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     3.2    12.2    -      -       -      +
    327A  ARG*     3.0    24.2    +      -       -      +
    339A  LEU*     4.2     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 324 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320A  LEU      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      -
    321A  GLU      3.7     1.3    -      -       -      -
    323A  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    325A  ARG*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    327A  ARG*     3.1     9.5    +      -       -      -
    329A  GLY*     2.9    22.5    +      -       -      -
    335A  TRP*     3.6    31.2    -      -       -      -
    338A  ALA*     3.4     6.2    -      -       -      +
    339A  LEU*     3.5     8.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 325 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    321A  GLU*     2.5    50.6    +      -       +      +
    322A  PHE*     3.6     9.9    -      -       +      +
    324A  GLY*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     1.3    60.1    +      -       +      +
    328A  GLY*     3.0    21.7    +      -       -      -
    329A  GLY      3.3    21.8    +      -       -      +
    330A  ARG      5.1     5.8    +      -       -      -
    331A  GLY      3.5    22.6    +      -       -      -
    332A  LEU*     4.3     1.4    +      -       -      +
    335A  TRP*     3.7    19.6    -      -       -      +
      2C  GLU*     2.4    48.0    +      -       +      +
      4C  LYS      4.5     7.5    +      -       -      -
      6C  LYS*     4.6    10.3    -      -       -      +
      7C  GLY      4.2     3.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 326 (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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    256A  GLY      3.6    22.4    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLY*     4.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    258A  ARG*     5.2     9.4    -      -       -      +
    322A  PHE*     3.1    54.5    +      -       +      +
    323A  ALA      3.2    11.0    -      -       -      +
    325A  ARG*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    327A  ARG*     1.3    58.3    +      -       +      +
    328A  GLY      3.3     3.0    +      -       -      -
      3B  ASP*     4.4     9.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 327 (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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    255A  ALA      4.5    14.1    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLY*     5.2     8.3    -      -       -      +
    323A  ALA      3.0    15.2    +      -       -      +
    324A  GLY*     3.8     4.3    -      -       -      +
    325A  ARG      3.1     1.0    -      -       -      -
    326A  LEU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    328A  GLY*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    329A  GLY      3.3     3.1    -      -       -      -
    330A  ARG*     4.1     5.2    +      -       -      -
    338A  ALA*     3.1    39.4    +      -       +      +
    339A  LEU      4.1     0.6    +      -       -      -
    340A  PRO*     3.9    27.2    -      -       -      +
    342A  ASP*     5.6     0.8    +      -       -      -
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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