Contacts of the helix formed by residues 241 - 266 (chain A) in PDB entry 3RHW


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 241 (chain A).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237A  PHE*     4.8     2.6    -      -       +      +
    238A  ASP*     3.1    32.6    +      -       -      +
    239A  ARG      4.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    240A  THR*     1.3    77.3    +      -       -      +
    242A  ILE*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    243A  PRO*     3.2     8.5    -      -       +      -
    244A  ALA*     3.5    22.6    +      -       +      +
    245A  ARG*     3.8     7.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 242 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    239A  ARG*     4.4     5.1    +      -       -      +
    240A  THR      3.1     7.3    +      -       -      +
    241A  ALA*     1.3    69.9    -      -       -      +
    243A  PRO*     1.3    81.2    -      -       +      +
    244A  ALA      3.1     2.2    -      -       -      -
    245A  ARG*     2.9    39.5    +      -       +      +
    246A  VAL*     3.0    17.6    +      -       +      +
    294A  PHE*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      +
    297A  VAL*     6.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
    298A  ASN*     4.0    21.8    -      -       +      +
    237B  PHE*     3.4    27.8    -      -       +      -
    241B  ALA*     4.2    16.8    -      -       +      -
    244B  ALA*     4.0    19.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 243 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    240A  THR      4.4     2.2    -      -       -      +
    241A  ALA*     3.2    10.3    -      -       +      -
    242A  ILE*     1.3   100.6    -      -       +      +
    244A  ALA*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    246A  VAL*     3.7     5.2    +      -       +      +
    247A  THR*     3.0    29.2    +      -       -      -
    241B  ALA*     5.7     3.8    -      -       +      -
    243B  PRO*     4.7    22.9    -      -       +      -
    244B  ALA*     5.0     7.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 244 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237A  PHE*     4.5    27.6    -      -       +      -
    241A  ALA*     3.5    17.8    +      -       +      +
    242A  ILE      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    243A  PRO*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    245A  ARG*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    247A  THR*     3.5     6.2    +      -       -      -
    248A  LEU*     3.1    29.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 245 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234A  SER*     2.7    37.7    +      -       -      +
    235A  PHE*     3.7     8.8    +      -       -      -
    237A  PHE*     3.1    30.5    +      -       +      -
    238A  ASP      4.5     3.3    +      -       -      -
    239A  ARG*     4.2     8.4    -      -       -      +
    241A  ALA      4.1    10.5    -      -       -      +
    242A  ILE*     2.9    24.4    +      -       +      +
    244A  ALA*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    246A  VAL*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    248A  LEU*     3.3     2.6    +      -       -      +
    249A  GLY      2.9    25.6    +      -       -      -
    293A  GLU*     3.4    17.0    +      -       -      -
    294A  PHE*     3.1    35.6    +      -       +      +
    297A  VAL*     4.0    14.6    -      -       -      +
    316A  ASP*     2.6    43.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 246 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242A  ILE*     3.0    22.8    +      -       +      +
    243A  PRO*     4.1     2.9    -      -       +      +
    245A  ARG*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    247A  THR*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    250A  VAL*     2.8    49.0    +      -       +      +
    291A  LEU*     4.4    10.8    -      -       +      -
    294A  PHE*     5.1     1.1    -      -       +      -
    237B  PHE*     3.8    30.7    -      -       +      -
    244B  ALA*     4.0    21.8    -      -       +      +
    247B  THR*     3.7    24.2    -      -       +      -
    248B  LEU*     3.9    15.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 247 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243A  PRO*     3.0    19.4    +      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
    245A  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    246A  VAL*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    248A  LEU*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    250A  VAL*     4.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
    251A  THR*     2.7    38.5    +      -       -      +
    247B  THR*     4.8    16.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 248 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    230A  VAL*     3.6    33.4    -      -       +      +
    231A  SER*     5.2     1.3    -      -       -      -
    233A  VAL*     3.6    15.7    -      -       +      -
    234A  SER*     3.6    21.1    -      -       -      +
    237A  PHE*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    244A  ALA      3.1    12.3    +      -       -      +
    245A  ARG      3.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    246A  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    247A  THR*     1.3    81.2    -      -       +      +
    249A  GLY*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    250A  VAL      3.0     0.7    +      -       -      -
    251A  THR*     3.1     3.6    +      -       -      -
    252A  THR*     3.0    31.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    231A  SER*     4.9     6.3    -      -       -      -
    234A  SER*     5.1     0.2    +      -       -      -
    245A  ARG      2.9    18.5    +      -       -      -
    246A  VAL      3.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
    248A  LEU*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    250A  VAL*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    252A  THR*     3.1    15.5    +      -       -      -
    253A  LEU*     3.3    17.2    +      -       -      +
    287A  ILE*     3.4    10.6    -      -       -      +
    290A  ALA*     5.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    291A  LEU*     3.9    21.5    -      -       -      +
    294A  PHE*     4.1     9.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    246A  VAL*     2.8    32.3    +      -       +      +
    247A  THR*     4.4     1.1    -      -       -      +
    249A  GLY*     1.3    70.8    -      -       -      +
    251A  THR*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    252A  THR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    253A  LEU*     3.3     7.7    +      -       +      +
    254A  LEU*     2.9    27.9    +      -       -      +
    291A  LEU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      -
    230B  VAL*     5.2     1.6    -      -       +      -
    247B  THR*     4.7     5.6    -      -       +      +
    248B  LEU*     3.3    34.8    -      -       +      -
    251B  THR*     3.3    39.9    -      -       +      +
    252B  THR*     6.1     2.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  THR*     2.7    30.9    +      -       -      +
    248A  LEU*     3.8     2.7    -      -       -      -
    250A  VAL*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    252A  THR*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    254A  LEU*     3.8     6.0    -      -       +      +
    255A  THR*     2.9    42.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    227A  LEU*     3.7    37.1    -      -       +      +
    230A  VAL*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      -
    231A  SER*     3.8     6.4    -      -       -      +
    248A  LEU*     3.0    21.1    +      -       +      +
    249A  GLY*     3.1    10.0    +      -       -      -
    251A  THR*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    253A  LEU*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     4.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
    256A  MET*     3.0    27.0    +      -       -      +
    287A  ILE*     3.3    20.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  GLY      3.3    15.9    +      -       -      +
    250A  VAL*     3.3     7.5    +      -       +      +
    251A  THR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    252A  THR*     1.3    81.0    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     1.3    65.0    +      -       -      +
    256A  MET*     3.2     7.2    -      -       -      +
    257A  THR*     3.1    21.4    +      -       -      +
    284A  MET*     3.8    21.1    -      -       +      +
    287A  ILE*     3.7    19.7    -      -       +      -
    288A  PHE*     4.1     7.9    -      -       +      +
    291A  LEU*     4.7     9.2    -      -       +      -
    226B  MET*     3.2    38.1    -      -       +      -
    227B  LEU*     5.1     7.6    -      -       +      -
    230B  VAL*     4.2    23.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  VAL      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      +
    251A  THR*     3.8     6.1    -      -       +      +
    253A  LEU*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    257A  THR*     3.0    20.1    +      -       +      -
    258A  ALA*     3.1    18.1    +      -       +      -
    251B  THR*     3.3    25.6    -      -       +      +
    254B  LEU*     5.6     8.7    -      -       +      -
    255B  THR*     3.3    32.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    227A  LEU*     3.4    31.4    -      -       +      -
    251A  THR*     2.9    32.3    +      -       -      +
    252A  THR*     3.9     2.2    -      -       -      -
    254A  LEU*     1.3    80.1    -      -       -      +
    256A  MET*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    258A  ALA*     3.2     7.7    +      -       +      +
    259A  GLN*     2.9    25.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    224A  SER*     3.3    32.3    -      -       -      +
    227A  LEU*     3.6    17.6    -      -       -      +
    252A  THR      3.0    16.0    +      -       -      +
    253A  LEU*     3.2    13.7    -      -       +      +
    254A  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    255A  THR*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    257A  THR*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    259A  GLN*     3.3     6.3    +      -       -      +
    260A  SER*     3.1    22.5    +      -       -      -
    279A  TRP*     4.6     0.2    -      -       +      -
    280A  ILE*     4.0    28.0    -      -       +      +
    283A  CYS*     3.3    32.1    -      -       +      -
    284A  MET*     3.4    28.0    -      -       -      -
    287A  ILE*     4.4    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253A  LEU*     3.1     4.9    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     3.0    14.9    +      -       +      +
    256A  MET*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    258A  ALA*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    260A  SER*     3.0     9.3    +      -       -      -
    261A  ALA*     2.9    23.8    +      -       +      +
    284A  MET*     3.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
    223B  PRO*     6.1     5.8    -      -       +      +
    226B  MET*     5.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    227B  LEU*     5.3     5.9    -      -       -      +
    255B  THR*     4.7    19.8    -      -       +      +
    259B  GLN*     6.2     3.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254A  LEU*     3.1    15.3    +      -       +      +
    255A  THR*     3.2    12.5    +      -       +      +
    257A  THR*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    259A  GLN*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    261A  ALA*     3.0    10.8    +      -       -      +
    262A  GLY*     3.0    18.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 259 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    219A  GLN      3.8     8.8    +      -       -      +
    220A  LEU*     2.9    52.6    +      -       +      +
    223A  PRO*     4.0     9.5    -      -       -      +
    224A  SER*     3.0    21.7    +      -       -      -
    227A  LEU*     4.2    17.2    -      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     2.9    15.3    +      -       +      +
    256A  MET*     3.5    12.1    -      -       -      +
    258A  ALA*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    260A  SER*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    262A  GLY*     3.1    12.2    +      -       -      -
    263A  ILE*     3.3    16.1    +      -       +      +
    280A  ILE*     4.8     1.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256A  MET      3.1     5.6    +      -       -      -
    257A  THR*     3.0    11.2    +      -       -      -
    259A  GLN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    261A  ALA*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    263A  ILE*     3.2     6.4    +      -       -      +
    264A  ASN*     2.8    49.1    +      -       -      +
    280A  ILE*     3.6    42.2    -      -       -      +
    284A  MET*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    219B  GLN*     4.6     2.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 261 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257A  THR*     2.9    17.2    +      -       +      +
    258A  ALA*     3.3    13.5    -      -       -      +
    260A  SER*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    262A  GLY*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  ASN*     3.9     5.0    -      -       -      +
    265A  SER*     3.1    26.0    +      -       -      -
    219B  GLN*     5.7     2.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 262 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  ALA      3.0    12.3    +      -       -      -
    259A  GLN*     3.1     5.6    +      -       -      -
    260A  SER      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    261A  ALA*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    263A  ILE*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    265A  SER*     2.6    25.8    +      -       -      -
    266A  GLN*     3.9    11.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 263 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137A  TYR*     4.1    29.2    +      -       +      +
    215A  PHE*     5.0    18.8    -      -       +      -
    216A  TYR*     5.4     5.4    -      -       +      -
    219A  GLN*     4.8    12.6    -      -       +      +
    220A  LEU*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      -
    259A  GLN*     3.3    14.1    +      -       +      +
    260A  SER*     3.2     7.9    +      -       -      +
    262A  GLY*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    264A  ASN*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    265A  SER      3.1     1.6    +      -       -      -
    266A  GLN*     3.2    22.6    +      -       -      +
    267A  LEU*     3.8    12.4    -      -       +      +
    276A  ILE*     4.3    18.4    -      -       +      -
    280A  ILE*     6.0     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 264 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    260A  SER*     2.8    40.7    +      -       -      +
    261A  ALA*     4.1     4.5    -      -       -      +
    263A  ILE*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    265A  SER*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    266A  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    267A  LEU*     3.5    35.1    +      -       -      +
    274A  LYS*     4.3     7.1    +      -       -      -
    276A  ILE*     5.1     4.7    -      -       -      +
    277A  ASP*     4.1    13.8    +      -       -      +
    280A  ILE*     5.6     2.6    -      -       -      +
    215B  PHE*     4.8    11.3    -      -       +      -
    219B  GLN*     3.0    41.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 265 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     45A  VAL*     5.3     2.3    -      -       -      +
    261A  ALA      3.1    15.9    +      -       -      -
    262A  GLY*     2.6    20.7    +      -       -      -
    263A  ILE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    264A  ASN*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    266A  GLN*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    267A  LEU      3.2     6.8    +      -       -      +
    266B  GLN*     5.9     6.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 266 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     44A  VAL*     4.8     5.2    -      -       -      +
     45A  VAL*     3.5    19.1    -      -       -      +
    137A  TYR*     5.1     6.4    +      -       -      +
    215A  PHE*     5.4    13.3    -      -       -      -
    216A  TYR*     5.7     0.3    +      -       -      -
    262A  GLY      4.1    10.6    +      -       -      +
    263A  ILE*     3.2    14.5    +      -       -      +
    265A  SER*     1.3    83.9    -      -       -      +
    267A  LEU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       +      +
    268A  PRO*     4.4     0.5    -      -       -      +
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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