Contacts of the helix formed by residues 228 - 251 (chain A) in PDB entry 4IVR


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 ASP 228 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101A  TYR*     4.7    12.7    -      -       +      -
    104A  GLN*     3.7    25.6    -      -       -      +
    105A  HIS*     5.5     0.9    +      -       -      -
    108A  ASP*     4.5     4.8    -      -       -      +
    176A  ARG*     4.9     0.3    +      -       -      -
    179A  MET*     3.7     4.6    -      -       -      +
    217A  LEU*     5.6     2.5    -      -       -      +
    226A  ARG*     2.9    13.4    +      -       +      +
    227A  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    229A  LEU*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    230A  ALA*     3.4    12.1    +      -       -      +
    231A  MET*     2.9    51.0    +      -       +      +
    232A  LEU*     3.0    13.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 229 (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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    210A  GLU*     5.6     0.3    -      -       -      +
    214A  ILE*     3.9    41.1    -      -       +      -
    227A  LEU*     3.7    32.2    +      -       +      +
    228A  ASP*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    230A  ALA*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    232A  LEU*     3.4    10.8    +      -       +      +
    233A  ALA*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 230 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    179A  MET*     3.6    21.4    -      -       +      +
    228A  ASP*     3.1     9.8    +      -       -      +
    229A  LEU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    231A  MET*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    233A  ALA*     3.5     6.6    +      -       -      +
    234A  ALA*     3.0    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 231 (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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     58A  HIS*     5.3     8.1    -      -       +      -
    101A  TYR*     4.7     8.3    -      -       +      +
    172A  TYR*     4.1    22.7    -      -       +      -
    175A  ALA*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      +
    176A  ARG*     3.3    48.0    -      -       +      +
    179A  MET*     3.7    26.6    -      -       +      +
    228A  ASP*     2.9    33.9    +      -       +      +
    230A  ALA*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    232A  LEU*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    234A  ALA*     2.9     3.4    +      -       -      +
    235A  ILE*     2.8    34.9    +      -       +      +
    501A  N50      5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 232 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     58A  HIS*     4.9     7.0    -      -       -      +
    210A  GLU*     5.4     2.0    -      -       +      +
    213A  HIS*     3.5    40.2    -      -       +      +
    214A  ILE*     3.6    44.9    -      -       +      +
    217A  LEU*     4.1    25.6    -      -       +      -
    227A  LEU*     5.9     0.2    -      -       +      -
    228A  ASP      3.0    11.4    +      -       -      +
    229A  LEU*     3.6    15.5    -      -       +      +
    231A  MET*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    233A  ALA*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    235A  ILE*     3.4    12.2    -      -       +      +
    236A  ARG*     2.9    44.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 233 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    210A  GLU*     4.5    15.3    -      -       -      +
    229A  LEU      2.9    17.6    +      -       -      +
    230A  ALA*     3.7     7.9    -      -       -      +
    232A  LEU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    234A  ALA*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    236A  ARG*     3.6     9.1    -      -       -      +
    237A  ARG*     2.9    28.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 234 (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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    175A  ALA*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      +
    178A  LEU*     4.1    19.2    -      -       +      +
    179A  MET*     4.3     8.7    -      -       +      -
    230A  ALA      3.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    231A  MET      2.9     9.0    +      -       -      +
    233A  ALA*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    235A  ILE*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    237A  ARG*     3.2     6.0    +      -       -      +
    238A  VAL*     2.9    32.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 235 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     57A  PRO*     4.0    17.9    -      -       +      -
     58A  HIS*     4.4    15.7    -      -       +      -
    171A  CYS*     3.7    24.0    -      -       +      +
    172A  TYR*     3.8    34.1    -      -       +      +
    175A  ALA*     3.7    13.1    -      -       +      +
    231A  MET*     2.8    20.3    +      -       +      +
    232A  LEU*     3.4    18.6    -      -       +      +
    234A  ALA*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    236A  ARG*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    238A  VAL*     3.3     2.6    +      -       +      +
    239A  TYR*     3.1    53.7    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 236 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     57A  PRO*     4.2    11.2    -      -       +      -
     60A  MET*     5.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
    208A  LEU*     2.8    31.1    +      -       -      +
    209A  PRO*     4.4     0.8    -      -       -      +
    210A  GLU*     3.4    36.8    -      -       -      +
    213A  HIS*     2.9    46.3    +      -       +      +
    232A  LEU*     2.9    38.2    +      -       +      +
    233A  ALA*     3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    234A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    235A  ILE*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    237A  ARG*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    239A  TYR*     3.6     1.7    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLY*     3.2    18.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 237 (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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    178A  LEU*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
    233A  ALA      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    234A  ALA*     3.2     7.4    +      -       -      +
    236A  ARG*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    238A  VAL*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLY*     3.2     3.3    +      -       -      -
    241A  LEU*     2.9    45.3    +      -       +      +
    290A  THR*     4.0    24.5    +      -       -      +
    291A  LEU*     4.1    10.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 238 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    170A  LEU*     5.9     0.2    -      -       +      -
    171A  CYS*     3.5    41.1    -      -       +      +
    174A  ALA*     4.1    11.7    -      -       +      -
    175A  ALA*     3.8    23.6    -      -       -      +
    178A  LEU*     3.9    15.5    -      -       +      -
    234A  ALA      2.9    19.7    +      -       -      +
    235A  ILE*     3.7     7.2    -      -       +      +
    236A  ARG      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    237A  ARG*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    239A  TYR*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    241A  LEU*     3.1    11.1    +      -       +      +
    242A  LEU*     2.9    25.8    +      -       -      +
    288A  LEU*     3.7    10.2    -      -       +      +
    291A  LEU*     4.8     6.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 239 (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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     55A  ASP*     2.6    34.1    +      -       -      -
     56A  GLY*     3.3    23.8    -      -       -      -
     57A  PRO*     3.5    25.6    -      -       +      -
    163A  ARG*     3.4     7.8    +      -       -      -
    166A  ILE*     5.8     0.9    -      -       +      -
    167A  ALA*     3.6     9.0    -      -       -      +
    171A  CYS*     3.5    30.0    -      -       +      +
    172A  TYR*     3.8     4.4    -      +       -      -
    205A  LEU*     3.9    24.1    -      -       +      +
    206A  GLY      6.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    235A  ILE*     3.1    50.7    +      -       +      +
    236A  ARG      4.3     1.8    -      -       -      +
    238A  VAL*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    240A  GLY*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    242A  LEU*     3.4    13.8    +      -       +      +
    243A  ALA*     3.1    23.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 240 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    236A  ARG      3.2    13.9    +      -       -      -
    237A  ARG*     3.5     5.4    -      -       -      -
    238A  VAL      3.1     1.0    -      -       -      -
    239A  TYR*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    241A  LEU*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    243A  ALA*     3.5     5.2    +      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     3.2    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 241 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    178A  LEU*     5.8     0.2    -      -       +      -
    237A  ARG*     2.9    44.9    +      -       +      +
    238A  VAL*     3.1     8.5    +      -       +      +
    240A  GLY*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    242A  LEU*     1.3    52.6    -      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     3.2     6.0    +      -       -      +
    245A  THR*     2.5    36.9    +      -       -      -
    285A  GLY      4.8     1.3    -      -       -      +
    286A  ASP*     3.4    29.8    -      -       -      +
    287A  THR*     3.8    18.0    -      -       -      +
    288A  LEU*     3.6    11.0    -      -       +      -
    290A  THR*     4.5     5.4    -      -       +      -
    291A  LEU*     4.1    34.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 242 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    166A  ILE*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      -
    170A  LEU*     4.3     2.9    -      -       +      -
    171A  CYS*     3.7    18.6    -      -       -      -
    203A  ILE*     5.8     1.6    -      -       +      -
    205A  LEU*     4.2    13.2    -      -       +      -
    238A  VAL      2.9    13.3    +      -       -      +
    239A  TYR*     3.5    23.6    -      -       +      +
    240A  GLY      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    241A  LEU*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    243A  ALA*     1.3    66.9    +      -       -      +
    245A  THR*     3.0    11.1    +      -       -      -
    246A  VAL*     3.2    19.4    +      -       +      +
    288A  LEU*     3.7    17.5    -      -       +      +
    319A  LEU*     3.7    37.0    -      -       +      -
    322A  MET*     5.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    324A  VAL*     6.0     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 243 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    205A  LEU*     3.9    17.7    -      -       +      -
    239A  TYR      3.1    13.7    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLY*     3.9     5.6    -      -       -      +
    241A  LEU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    242A  LEU*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    246A  VAL*     3.6     5.3    +      -       -      +
    247A  ARG*     3.3    21.1    +      -       -      +
    324A  VAL*     4.6    11.3    -      -       +      +
    326A  ILE*     4.4    15.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 244 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    240A  GLY      3.2    14.9    +      -       -      +
    241A  LEU*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    242A  LEU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    243A  ALA*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    245A  THR*     1.3    53.2    +      -       -      +
    247A  ARG*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    248A  TYR*     2.6    35.7    +      -       -      +
    282A  PRO*     3.4    25.9    -      -       +      +
    286A  ASP*     2.7    41.8    +      -       -      +
    287A  THR*     4.2     1.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 245 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    241A  LEU      2.5    23.4    +      -       -      -
    242A  LEU      3.0     8.2    +      -       -      -
    244A  ASN*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    246A  VAL*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    248A  TYR*     3.3     0.7    +      -       -      +
    249A  LEU*     2.9    45.9    +      -       +      +
    287A  THR*     3.3    10.8    -      -       +      -
    288A  LEU*     3.0    27.8    +      -       +      +
    289A  PHE*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      -
    315A  LEU*     5.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    319A  LEU*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      -
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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  LEU*     3.2    23.1    +      -       +      +
    243A  ALA      3.9     3.8    -      -       -      +
    245A  THR*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    247A  ARG*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    249A  LEU*     3.2     6.7    +      -       -      +
    250A  GLN*     2.8    43.7    +      -       -      +
    277A  ASN      5.7     1.3    -      -       -      +
    319A  LEU*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      +
    320A  ARG*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    322A  MET*     3.4    31.0    -      -       +      +
    324A  VAL*     3.6    30.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 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  ALA      3.3    11.1    +      -       -      +
    244A  ASN*     3.3     9.4    +      -       -      +
    245A  THR      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    246A  VAL*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
    248A  TYR*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    250A  GLN*     3.2    18.4    +      -       -      +
    251A  CYS*     3.0    43.4    +      -       -      -
    277A  ASN*     2.9    45.0    +      -       -      +
    278A  ALA*     3.3    18.9    +      -       -      +
    279A  GLY      3.1    25.5    +      -       -      +
    280A  PRO      3.8    16.4    -      -       -      +
    282A  PRO*     4.0     8.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 248 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244A  ASN      2.6    21.2    +      -       -      +
    245A  THR      3.5     3.8    -      -       -      +
    247A  ARG*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    249A  LEU*     1.3    70.5    +      -       +      +
    251A  CYS      3.5     2.9    +      -       -      -
    253A  GLY*     2.9    41.5    +      -       -      -
    254A  SER      3.1    23.9    +      -       -      -
    255A  TRP*     3.5    10.1    +      -       -      -
    258A  ASP*     2.6    27.1    +      -       -      +
    281A  ARG*     3.2    26.5    -      -       +      -
    282A  PRO*     3.3    34.0    -      -       +      +
    284A  ILE*     4.0    18.1    -      -       +      +
    287A  THR*     3.7    18.4    -      -       +      -
    289A  PHE*     4.2    19.3    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    245A  THR*     2.9    31.5    +      -       +      +
    246A  VAL      3.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    248A  TYR*     1.3    84.8    -      -       +      +
    250A  GLN*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    252A  GLY*     3.1    18.5    +      -       -      -
    253A  GLY      3.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     5.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
    255A  TRP      5.6     0.9    -      -       -      +
    289A  PHE*     4.4     6.7    -      -       +      -
    316A  ALA*     3.6    49.4    -      -       +      +
    319A  LEU*     3.7    12.1    -      -       +      -
    320A  ARG*     3.7    30.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 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    31.5    +      -       -      +
    247A  ARG*     4.0    23.8    +      -       -      +
    249A  LEU*     1.3    69.5    -      -       -      +
    251A  CYS*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    252A  GLY      3.1     8.3    +      -       -      -
    277A  ASN*     4.1     8.1    +      -       -      -
    320A  ARG*     3.0    26.9    +      -       +      +
    321A  SER*     4.3     1.4    -      -       -      +
    322A  MET      2.7    29.9    +      -       -      +
    323A  HIS*     4.9     6.9    +      -       -      +
    324A  VAL      5.7     0.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 251 (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  ARG*     3.0    49.2    +      -       -      +
    249A  LEU      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    250A  GLN*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    252A  GLY*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    253A  GLY      3.1     5.9    +      -       -      -
    279A  GLY      4.5     0.9    -      -       -      -
    280A  PRO*     4.3     1.6    -      -       -      -
    281A  ARG*     3.2    51.1    +      -       +      -
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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