Contacts of the helix formed by residues 576 - 604 (chain A) in PDB entry 4IM0


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.
For CSU analysis of other PDB entry

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 576 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    572A  GLU*     5.0     2.4    +      -       -      -
    574A  ARG*     3.6    17.6    -      -       -      +
    575A  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    577A  TYR*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    578A  ASN*     3.2     1.9    +      -       +      +
    579A  GLU*     3.2    22.7    +      -       -      +
    580A  GLU*     2.8    31.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 577 (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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    574A  ARG*     5.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    575A  LEU      3.9     0.2    +      -       -      -
    576A  ALA*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    578A  ASN*     1.3    80.6    +      -       -      +
    580A  GLU*     3.2    20.2    -      -       -      +
    581A  GLN*     3.1    45.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 578 (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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    576A  ALA*     3.3     1.8    -      -       +      +
    577A  TYR*     1.3    92.0    -      -       -      +
    579A  GLU*     1.3    79.8    +      -       -      +
    581A  GLN*     3.0     7.9    +      -       -      +
    582A  ILE*     3.0    34.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 579 (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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    569A  ASP*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    572A  GLU*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    575A  LEU*     3.5    24.6    -      -       +      +
    576A  ALA*     3.2    26.1    +      -       -      +
    578A  ASN*     1.3    84.2    -      -       -      +
    580A  GLU*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    582A  ILE*     3.8    16.0    -      -       +      +
    583A  HIS*     3.0    29.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 580 (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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    406A  TYR*     3.5    35.1    -      -       +      +
    575A  LEU*     3.9    14.5    -      -       +      +
    576A  ALA      2.8    13.4    +      -       -      +
    577A  TYR*     3.2    25.9    -      -       -      +
    578A  ASN      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    579A  GLU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    581A  GLN*     1.3    75.5    +      -       -      +
    583A  HIS*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    584A  LYS*     3.0    28.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 581 (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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    577A  TYR*     3.1    35.8    +      -       +      +
    578A  ASN*     3.0    11.2    +      -       -      +
    580A  GLU*     1.3    90.8    -      -       -      +
    582A  ILE*     1.3    54.1    +      -       +      +
    584A  LYS*     2.9    14.9    +      -       +      +
    585A  PHE*     2.7    61.8    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 582 (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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    578A  ASN*     3.0    30.6    +      -       +      +
    579A  GLU*     3.8    16.4    -      -       +      +
    581A  GLN*     1.3    75.3    -      -       +      +
    583A  HIS*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    585A  PHE*     3.4    15.7    +      -       +      +
    586A  ASP*     3.0    40.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 583 (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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    406A  TYR*     3.8    20.8    -      +       -      -
    408A  LEU*     3.8    21.6    -      -       +      +
    411A  ASP*     3.0    33.2    +      -       +      +
    566A  PHE*     3.2    45.5    -      +       +      -
    569A  ASP*     3.1    25.4    +      -       +      +
    575A  LEU*     3.8    11.7    -      -       +      -
    579A  GLU      3.0    19.6    +      -       -      +
    580A  GLU*     3.3     5.4    -      -       -      +
    582A  ILE*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    584A  LYS*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    586A  ASP*     3.6     0.8    +      -       -      -
    587A  LYS*     3.2    21.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 584 (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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    406A  TYR*     3.5    29.6    -      -       +      -
    580A  GLU*     3.0    20.2    +      -       +      +
    581A  GLN*     2.9    16.9    +      -       +      +
    583A  HIS*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    585A  PHE*     1.3    65.1    +      -       +      +
    587A  LYS*     3.3    23.3    -      -       +      +
    588A  GLN*     3.4    13.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 585 (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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    581A  GLN*     2.7    49.8    +      -       +      -
    582A  ILE*     3.6    16.6    -      -       +      +
    584A  LYS*     1.3    75.4    -      -       +      +
    586A  ASP*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    588A  GLN*     3.1    12.2    +      -       +      +
    589A  LYS*     3.0    43.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 586 (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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    562A  ILE*     3.7    37.1    -      -       +      +
    565A  GLN*     5.8     3.6    -      -       -      +
    566A  PHE*     4.6     4.0    -      -       +      -
    582A  ILE*     3.0    32.4    +      -       -      +
    583A  HIS*     4.1     3.8    -      -       -      +
    585A  PHE*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    587A  LYS*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    588A  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    589A  LYS*     3.5    30.1    +      -       -      +
    590A  LEU*     2.8    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 587 (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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    402A  VAL*     3.8    22.0    -      -       +      +
    403A  HIS      2.3    31.2    +      -       -      +
    404A  PRO*     3.4    14.6    +      -       +      +
    405A  ARG      3.2    19.0    +      -       -      -
    406A  TYR*     4.0     1.9    -      -       -      +
    411A  ASP*     3.3    32.3    +      -       -      +
    414A  MET*     4.1    17.4    -      -       +      +
    566A  PHE*     4.0    10.5    -      -       +      -
    583A  HIS*     3.2    15.5    +      -       +      +
    584A  LYS*     3.3    18.4    -      -       +      +
    585A  PHE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    586A  ASP*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    588A  GLN*     1.3    69.1    +      -       -      +
    590A  LEU*     3.4    19.0    -      -       -      +
    591A  TYR*     3.5     8.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 588 (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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    402A  VAL*     5.1    11.3    -      -       -      +
    404A  PRO*     5.5     8.7    -      -       -      +
    584A  LYS      3.7    12.8    +      -       -      +
    585A  PHE*     3.1    11.5    +      -       +      +
    587A  LYS*     1.3    87.7    +      -       -      +
    589A  LYS*     1.3    59.4    -      -       -      +
    591A  TYR*     3.3    17.2    +      -       -      +
    592A  TYR*     2.9    27.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 589 (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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    562A  ILE*     4.2     9.9    -      -       +      -
    585A  PHE*     3.0    26.9    +      -       -      +
    586A  ASP*     3.2    33.7    +      -       -      +
    588A  GLN*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    590A  LEU*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    592A  TYR*     3.2    11.5    +      -       +      +
    593A  HIS*     2.8    50.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 590 (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  MET*     4.3    14.4    -      -       +      -
    415A  ALA*     3.6    36.6    -      -       +      -
    418A  ILE*     4.0    10.3    -      -       +      -
    419A  THR*     4.1     4.5    -      -       -      +
    559A  MET*     3.6    55.5    -      -       +      +
    562A  ILE*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      +
    566A  PHE*     4.4     5.4    -      -       +      -
    586A  ASP      2.8    15.6    +      -       -      +
    587A  LYS      3.4     9.9    -      -       -      +
    589A  LYS*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    591A  TYR*     1.3    57.0    -      -       -      +
    593A  HIS*     3.2     4.8    +      -       -      +
    594A  ALA*     2.9    30.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 591 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    399A  LEU*     5.0    11.7    -      -       +      -
    400A  PRO      5.7     4.5    -      -       -      -
    401A  LYS*     6.2     4.3    -      -       +      -
    402A  VAL*     4.2    29.2    -      -       +      -
    418A  ILE*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      -
    587A  LYS      3.5     8.0    +      -       -      +
    588A  GLN*     3.3    18.1    +      -       -      +
    589A  LYS      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    590A  LEU*     1.3    80.6    -      -       -      +
    592A  TYR*     1.3    63.6    +      -       +      +
    594A  ALA*     3.7     0.5    -      -       -      +
    595A  THR*     2.9    60.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 592 (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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    588A  GLN      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    589A  LYS*     3.2    12.5    +      -       +      +
    591A  TYR*     1.3    85.3    -      -       +      +
    593A  HIS*     1.3    83.6    +      +       -      +
    595A  THR*     4.0     4.5    -      -       -      -
    596A  LYS*     2.8    57.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 593 (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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    555A  LEU*     3.8    28.9    -      -       +      +
    558A  CYS*     3.7    38.2    -      -       +      +
    559A  MET*     3.7    16.4    -      -       +      -
    562A  ILE*     4.4    10.6    -      -       +      +
    589A  LYS*     2.8    43.8    +      -       +      +
    590A  LEU*     3.6     5.6    -      -       -      +
    592A  TYR*     1.3    93.0    -      +       -      +
    594A  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    596A  LYS*     3.4     4.1    +      -       -      +
    597A  ALA*     3.0    28.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 594 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    399A  LEU*     3.6    15.0    -      -       +      -
    418A  ILE*     3.5    28.9    -      -       +      -
    422A  VAL*     4.0     5.1    -      -       +      +
    559A  MET*     3.7    18.1    -      -       +      -
    590A  LEU      2.9    16.8    +      -       -      +
    591A  TYR      3.7     2.0    -      -       -      +
    593A  HIS*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    595A  THR*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    597A  ALA*     3.2     2.1    +      -       -      +
    598A  MET*     3.0    28.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 595 (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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    399A  LEU*     3.8    10.7    -      -       -      +
    591A  TYR*     2.9    50.1    +      -       +      +
    592A  TYR*     4.0     6.1    -      -       -      -
    594A  ALA*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    596A  LYS*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    598A  MET*     3.9     2.5    -      -       -      +
    599A  THR*     2.8    39.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 596 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    555A  LEU*     3.6    32.9    -      -       +      +
    592A  TYR*     2.8    61.9    +      -       +      +
    593A  HIS*     3.6     5.8    +      -       -      +
    595A  THR*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
    597A  ALA*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    599A  THR*     3.7     5.3    -      -       -      -
    600A  HIS*     3.1    23.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 597 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    422A  VAL*     4.0    25.6    -      -       +      -
    425A  ALA*     6.2     0.7    -      -       +      -
    552A  LEU*     3.3    25.8    -      -       +      +
    555A  LEU*     3.8    19.3    -      -       +      +
    593A  HIS      3.0    17.5    +      -       -      +
    594A  ALA      3.2     4.9    +      -       -      +
    596A  LYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    598A  MET*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    600A  HIS*     3.2     2.2    +      -       -      -
    601A  PHE*     2.8    26.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 598 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    397A  ILE      3.7    23.1    -      -       -      +
    398A  SER*     5.3     2.7    -      -       -      -
    399A  LEU*     3.8    30.1    -      -       +      +
    421A  VAL*     4.6     4.7    -      -       +      -
    422A  VAL*     4.6     9.2    -      -       +      -
    425A  ALA*     3.8    25.4    -      -       +      -
    594A  ALA      3.0    20.6    +      -       -      +
    595A  THR*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
    597A  ALA*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    599A  THR*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    601A  PHE*     3.2    22.7    +      -       +      +
    602A  THR*     2.8    44.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 599 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    595A  THR*     2.8    30.7    +      -       -      +
    596A  LYS*     3.7     6.5    -      -       -      -
    598A  MET*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    600A  HIS*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    602A  THR*     3.8     5.4    -      -       -      -
    603A  ASP*     2.8    56.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 600 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    548A  ASN*     2.7    33.4    +      -       -      +
    551A  LYS*     4.0    28.1    -      -       +      +
    552A  LEU*     4.2    23.3    -      -       +      -
    555A  LEU*     5.7     3.1    -      -       +      -
    596A  LYS*     3.1    13.0    +      -       +      +
    597A  ALA*     3.5     8.1    -      -       -      +
    599A  THR*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    601A  PHE*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    603A  ASP*     5.0     0.7    -      -       -      -
    604A  GLU*     2.9    50.9    +      -       +      +
    605A  CYS*     3.2     9.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 601 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    394A  TYR*     4.4    11.9    -      +       -      -
    396A  LYS*     6.3     1.6    -      -       +      -
    425A  ALA*     3.3    38.4    -      -       +      -
    428A  ILE*     3.9    21.5    -      -       +      -
    429A  ALA*     3.8    25.8    -      -       +      -
    432A  LEU*     4.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    552A  LEU*     4.6     7.4    -      -       +      -
    597A  ALA      2.8    16.6    +      -       -      +
    598A  MET*     3.2    20.8    +      -       +      +
    600A  HIS*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    602A  THR*     1.3    66.4    +      -       +      +
    605A  CYS*     3.1    16.4    +      -       +      +
    606A  VAL*     2.7    59.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 602 (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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    598A  MET*     2.8    33.9    +      -       +      +
    599A  THR*     3.3     5.0    +      -       -      -
    601A  PHE*     1.3    88.9    -      -       +      +
    603A  ASP*     1.3    80.9    +      -       -      +
    606A  VAL*     3.6    13.0    -      -       +      +
    607A  LYS*     3.2    23.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 603 (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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    599A  THR*     2.8    40.9    +      -       +      +
    600A  HIS*     5.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
    602A  THR*     1.3    86.6    +      -       -      +
    604A  GLU*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
    607A  LYS*     3.3    28.2    -      -       +      +
    608A  LYS*     5.6     1.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 604 (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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    542A  THR*     4.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    546A  ASP*     5.6     3.5    -      -       -      +
    548A  ASN*     3.7    28.6    +      -       -      +
    600A  HIS*     2.9    37.0    +      -       +      +
    603A  ASP*     1.3    83.7    -      -       +      +
    605A  CYS*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    606A  VAL      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    607A  LYS      4.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    608A  LYS*     3.0    66.5    +      -       +      +
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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