Contacts of the helix formed by residues 392 - 418 (chain A) in PDB entry 3SV1


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 392 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    390A  SER*     2.5    17.4    +      -       -      +
    391A  LYS*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    393A  ILE*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    394A  ARG      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    395A  MET*     2.7    48.9    -      -       -      +
    396A  MET*     3.6     1.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 393 (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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    386A  GLU*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    389A  PRO*     3.3    20.4    -      -       +      -
    390A  SER*     2.6    45.0    +      -       -      +
    392A  ASN*     1.3    80.0    +      -       -      +
    394A  ARG*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    396A  MET*     3.3    45.8    -      -       +      +
    397A  GLN*     3.4    13.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 394 (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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    385A  SER*     3.6    13.9    +      -       -      -
    389A  PRO*     3.2    32.1    -      -       +      +
    390A  SER      2.7    25.8    +      -       -      +
    391A  LYS*     4.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    393A  ILE*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    395A  MET*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    396A  MET      2.9     4.7    -      -       -      -
    397A  GLN*     2.4    55.7    +      -       -      +
    398A  ALA*     2.8    32.6    +      -       -      +
    459A  SER*     4.4    10.7    +      -       -      -
    460A  TYR*     3.5    44.3    -      -       +      +
    471A  MET*     4.0    10.9    -      -       -      -
    500A  MET*     4.7     5.7    -      -       -      -
    758D  GLU*     4.8     2.0    -      -       -      -
    763D  LYS*     2.6    40.0    -      -       -      +
    767D  GLN*     3.8     9.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 395 (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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    391A  LYS      3.4    12.7    +      -       -      +
    392A  ASN*     2.7    41.5    -      -       -      +
    394A  ARG*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    396A  MET*     1.3    73.7    +      -       -      +
    398A  ALA*     3.8     6.8    -      -       -      +
    399A  GLN*     2.7    53.3    +      -       -      +
    460A  TYR*     3.4    19.3    +      -       -      +
    754D  GLN*     5.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
    755D  ASN      6.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    756D  GLY      6.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 396 (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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    392A  ASN      4.3     2.9    -      -       -      +
    393A  ILE*     3.3    38.8    +      -       +      +
    394A  ARG      2.9     1.0    -      -       -      -
    395A  MET*     1.3    84.4    -      -       -      +
    397A  GLN*     1.3    71.0    +      -       +      +
    398A  ALA      3.0     0.7    -      -       -      -
    399A  GLN*     2.6    33.5    +      -       -      +
    400A  GLU*     3.0    16.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 397 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    383A  LEU*     3.8    38.6    -      -       +      +
    384A  LEU      4.6     3.6    +      -       -      -
    385A  SER*     4.4     9.9    +      -       -      +
    389A  PRO*     4.9     3.4    -      -       -      +
    393A  ILE*     3.4     8.3    -      -       +      +
    394A  ARG*     2.4    73.3    +      -       -      +
    396A  MET*     1.3    92.0    -      -       +      +
    398A  ALA*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    400A  GLU*     3.1     7.3    +      -       -      +
    401A  ALA*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      +
    471A  MET*     4.1    10.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 398 (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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    394A  ARG      2.8    22.3    +      -       -      +
    395A  MET*     3.8    10.5    -      -       -      +
    397A  GLN*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    399A  GLN*     1.3    59.5    +      -       +      +
    401A  ALA*     3.1    19.1    +      -       -      +
    402A  VAL*     3.1    20.6    +      -       -      +
    460A  TYR*     4.3     7.2    -      -       +      -
    462A  ALA*     5.1     8.3    -      -       +      -
    469A  VAL*     4.6     8.9    -      -       +      +
    471A  MET*     3.7    24.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 399 (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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    395A  MET*     2.7    48.4    +      -       -      +
    396A  MET*     2.6    18.8    +      -       -      +
    398A  ALA*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    400A  GLU*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    401A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    402A  VAL*     2.8    30.9    -      -       +      +
    403A  SER*     3.0    10.6    +      -       -      -
    464A  ILE*     5.0    24.4    -      -       +      +
    754D  GLN*     6.0     3.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 400 (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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    383A  LEU*     6.1     0.9    -      -       +      -
    396A  MET*     3.0    16.2    +      -       +      +
    397A  GLN*     3.6    10.8    -      -       -      +
    399A  GLN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    401A  ALA*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    402A  VAL      3.2     0.7    -      -       -      -
    403A  SER*     3.6     9.8    +      -       -      -
    404A  ARG*     3.3    21.1    +      -       -      +
    407A  ARG*     3.5    24.9    +      -       -      -
    447B  GLN*     5.9     1.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 401 (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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    381A  THR*     3.1    39.5    -      -       +      +
    383A  LEU*     4.7     5.2    -      -       +      -
    397A  GLN      2.9    12.2    +      -       -      +
    398A  ALA*     3.1    13.9    +      -       -      +
    400A  GLU*     1.3    81.2    -      -       -      +
    402A  VAL*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    404A  ARG*     3.5     4.8    -      -       -      +
    405A  VAL*     3.2    15.4    -      -       -      +
    469A  VAL*     4.8     2.9    -      -       +      -
    502A  CYS*     3.8    23.3    -      -       +      -
    504A  VAL*     3.8     2.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 402 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    398A  ALA*     3.1    16.2    -      -       +      +
    399A  GLN*     2.8    31.6    -      -       +      +
    401A  ALA*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    403A  SER*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    404A  ARG      3.2     1.6    -      -       -      -
    405A  VAL*     3.3     8.8    -      -       -      +
    406A  LYS*     2.8    46.6    +      -       +      +
    464A  ILE*     5.0    11.4    -      -       +      -
    467A  ILE*     4.6    10.8    -      -       +      -
    469A  VAL*     3.4    31.0    -      -       +      -
    504A  VAL*     4.3     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 403 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    399A  GLN      3.0    15.4    +      -       -      -
    400A  GLU*     3.6    15.1    +      -       -      -
    401A  ALA      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    402A  VAL*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    404A  ARG*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    406A  LYS*     3.5    18.3    +      -       -      +
    407A  ARG*     2.8    60.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 404 (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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    380A  SER      3.8    13.6    +      -       -      -
    381A  THR*     2.8    40.7    +      -       -      +
    382A  GLN      5.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    400A  GLU*     3.3    18.1    +      -       -      +
    401A  ALA      3.5     4.7    -      -       -      +
    403A  SER*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    405A  VAL*     1.3    56.5    +      -       -      +
    407A  ARG*     4.5     0.9    -      -       -      +
    408A  MET*     2.9    49.7    +      -       -      +
    372B  ILE*     3.7    21.1    -      -       -      +
    431B  ASP*     2.6    41.5    +      -       -      -
    442B  LEU*     6.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    444B  ALA*     4.0    18.8    +      -       -      +
    447B  GLN*     3.1    17.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 405 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    378A  LEU*     3.4    44.2    -      -       +      +
    379A  GLY*     4.0     3.1    -      -       -      +
    380A  SER      4.1    13.2    -      -       -      +
    401A  ALA      3.2    18.4    -      -       -      +
    402A  VAL*     3.3    10.3    -      -       -      +
    404A  ARG*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    406A  LYS*     1.3    60.4    +      -       +      +
    408A  MET*     2.8    21.0    -      -       +      +
    409A  GLN*     2.7    26.9    +      -       +      +
    504A  VAL*     3.3    27.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 406 (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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    378A  LEU*     5.9     7.9    -      -       +      -
    402A  VAL*     2.8    35.6    +      -       +      +
    403A  SER*     3.5    32.7    +      -       -      +
    405A  VAL*     1.3    72.7    -      -       +      +
    407A  ARG*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    409A  GLN*     2.8    24.8    +      -       -      +
    410A  LYS*     2.9    21.7    +      -       +      +
    467A  ILE*     6.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    504A  VAL*     6.1     1.3    -      -       +      -
    369B  ASP*     3.9    20.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 407 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    400A  GLU*     3.5    12.9    +      -       -      -
    403A  SER*     2.8    54.0    +      -       -      +
    404A  ARG*     4.5     1.2    -      -       -      +
    406A  LYS*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    408A  MET*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    410A  LYS*     3.5     6.0    +      -       -      +
    411A  ALA      3.3    13.0    +      -       -      -
    369B  ASP*     3.1    46.0    +      -       -      +
    370B  GLY      3.2    24.0    -      -       -      +
    371B  ILE*     3.4     2.8    -      -       -      -
    372B  ILE*     3.2    37.1    +      -       +      +
    433B  PHE*     3.5    25.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 408 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    378A  LEU      3.4    20.6    -      -       -      +
    379A  GLY*     4.5     7.4    -      -       -      -
    380A  SER      4.5     5.8    -      -       -      +
    404A  ARG*     2.9    36.5    +      -       -      +
    405A  VAL*     2.8    34.5    -      -       +      +
    406A  LYS      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    407A  ARG*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    409A  GLN*     1.3    65.8    +      -       +      +
    411A  ALA*     3.7     4.4    -      -       -      +
    412A  ALA*     3.1    27.5    +      -       +      +
    372B  ILE*     3.7    19.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 409 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    378A  LEU*     2.9    43.1    -      -       +      +
    405A  VAL*     2.7    21.7    +      -       +      +
    406A  LYS*     2.8    13.1    +      -       -      +
    408A  MET*     1.3    79.9    -      -       +      +
    410A  LYS*     1.3    55.5    +      -       +      +
    411A  ALA      3.0     1.1    -      -       -      -
    412A  ALA*     2.5    28.1    +      -       -      +
    413A  LYS*     2.6    56.6    +      -       -      +
    426A  THR*     3.6    31.2    -      -       -      +
    427A  LEU*     4.1     3.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 410 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    406A  LYS*     2.9    23.6    +      -       +      +
    407A  ARG*     3.9     6.3    -      -       -      +
    409A  GLN*     1.3    76.3    -      -       +      +
    411A  ALA*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    413A  LYS*     3.2    13.3    +      -       +      +
    414A  ILE*     3.1    30.7    +      -       +      +
    366B  ASP*     3.9    24.5    +      -       -      +
    369B  ASP*     2.5    48.9    +      -       -      +
    370B  GLY      3.5    18.1    +      -       -      +
    371B  ILE*     3.8    13.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 411 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    407A  ARG      3.3     2.8    +      -       -      -
    408A  MET      3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
    409A  GLN      3.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    410A  LYS*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    412A  ALA*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    414A  ILE*     3.8     3.4    -      -       -      +
    415A  LYS*     3.2    21.8    +      -       -      +
    371B  ILE*     3.9     9.7    -      -       +      +
    372B  ILE      3.3    42.6    -      -       -      +
    373B  PHE*     3.8    29.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 412 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    408A  MET*     3.1    23.1    +      -       +      +
    409A  GLN*     2.5    28.3    +      -       +      +
    411A  ALA*     1.3    69.6    -      -       -      +
    413A  LYS*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    415A  LYS*     3.0    21.6    +      -       -      +
    416A  LYS*     3.3     5.2    +      -       -      +
    426A  THR*     4.5    17.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 413 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    409A  GLN*     2.6    51.3    +      -       -      +
    410A  LYS*     3.4    14.8    -      -       +      +
    412A  ALA*     1.3    71.4    -      -       -      +
    414A  ILE*     1.3    57.2    +      -       +      +
    416A  LYS*     2.4    41.2    +      -       -      +
    417A  LYS      3.4     2.4    +      -       -      -
    425A  GLN*     5.8     2.8    -      -       +      +
    426A  THR*     4.0    22.0    -      -       -      +
    427A  LEU*     4.9     4.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 414 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    410A  LYS      3.2    18.2    -      -       -      +
    411A  ALA*     3.8     7.6    -      -       -      +
    413A  LYS*     1.3    80.7    -      -       +      +
    415A  LYS*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    417A  LYS*     2.8    35.3    +      -       +      +
    418A  ALA*     3.9     2.6    +      -       -      +
    366B  ASP*     4.3    22.2    -      -       +      +
    367B  LEU*     6.1     0.7    -      -       +      -
    371B  ILE*     4.0    32.8    -      -       +      -
    373B  PHE*     4.7    10.3    -      -       +      -
    512B  LEU*     5.8     9.9    -      -       +      +
    516B  SER*     5.1     5.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 415 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    411A  ALA      3.2    11.6    +      -       -      +
    412A  ALA*     3.0    17.6    +      -       -      +
    413A  LYS      2.9     0.8    +      -       -      -
    414A  ILE*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    416A  LYS*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    417A  LYS      3.8     0.2    +      -       -      -
    418A  ALA*     3.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    373B  PHE*     5.2     7.4    -      -       +      -
    509B  ASP*     5.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    512B  LEU*     5.7     9.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 416 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    412A  ALA      3.3     5.4    +      -       -      +
    413A  LYS*     2.4    35.2    +      -       -      +
    415A  LYS*     1.3    65.7    -      -       -      +
    417A  LYS*     1.3    51.1    +      -       -      -
    418A  ALA      3.1     2.7    -      -       -      -
    419A  ASN*     2.7    48.7    -      -       +      +
    425A  GLN*     6.2     4.9    -      -       +      -
    426A  THR*     6.2     3.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 417 (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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    413A  LYS      3.4     3.0    +      -       -      -
    414A  ILE*     2.8    21.1    +      -       +      +
    416A  LYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    418A  ALA*     1.3    57.9    +      -       +      +
    419A  ASN*     2.6    25.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 418 (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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    414A  ILE      3.9     1.9    +      -       -      +
    415A  LYS*     3.9    14.0    +      -       -      +
    416A  LYS      3.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
    417A  LYS*     1.3    81.0    -      -       +      +
    419A  ASN*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    512B  LEU*     5.1    16.2    -      -       +      -
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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