Contacts of the helix formed by residues 239 - 261 (chain B) in PDB entry 5A86


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 LEU 239 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    175B  PRO*     3.9    26.7    -      -       +      -
    209B  LEU*     5.9     4.7    -      -       +      -
    210B  LYS*     6.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    211B  VAL*     3.5    27.8    -      -       +      +
    213B  LEU*     4.1    22.7    -      -       +      -
    225B  TYR*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      -
    227B  PRO*     4.4     9.4    -      -       +      -
    236B  ILE      5.0     1.8    +      -       -      +
    237B  PHE      3.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
    238B  SER*     1.3    79.5    +      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
    241B  PRO*     3.5     1.8    -      -       -      -
    242B  HIS*     3.3    14.6    +      -       +      +
    243B  MET*     2.9    28.7    +      -       -      +
   1432B  D7E      3.8    21.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 240 (chain B). 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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    206B  LEU*     4.9    13.7    -      -       +      -
    209B  LEU*     5.0     7.0    -      -       +      -
    236B  ILE      4.9     2.7    -      -       -      +
    237B  PHE*     3.2    45.3    +      -       +      +
    239B  LEU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    241B  PRO*     1.3    64.9    -      -       +      +
    243B  MET*     3.1    19.3    +      -       -      +
    244B  ALA*     2.8    30.5    +      -       -      +
    414B  ILE*     3.6    23.8    -      -       +      -
    418B  HIS*     4.2     6.7    -      -       +      -
    420B  PHE*     3.7    38.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 241 (chain B). 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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    173B  ARG*     3.5    42.6    +      -       +      +
    174B  LEU      6.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    237B  PHE      3.5    10.1    -      -       -      +
    238B  SER      3.8     8.3    -      -       -      +
    239B  LEU      3.6     2.9    -      -       -      -
    240B  LEU*     1.3    93.4    -      -       +      +
    242B  HIS*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    244B  ALA*     3.2     5.9    +      -       +      +
    245B  ASP*     3.1    27.4    +      -       -      -
    418B  HIS*     5.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
    420B  PHE*     5.1     7.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 242 (chain B). 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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    169B  PHE*     4.2     9.2    -      +       -      -
    172B  PHE*     3.6    31.3    -      +       -      +
    173B  ARG*     2.8    31.7    +      -       -      +
    174B  LEU*     3.7    12.7    -      -       +      +
    175B  PRO*     4.8     1.1    -      -       +      -
    213B  LEU*     3.6    18.4    -      -       +      +
    238B  SER      5.3     0.4    +      -       -      +
    239B  LEU*     3.3    16.9    +      -       +      +
    241B  PRO*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    243B  MET*     1.3    56.9    -      -       -      +
    245B  ASP*     3.1     7.3    +      -       -      +
    246B  MET*     2.9    26.4    +      -       +      +
    304B  LEU*     4.4     2.9    -      -       +      -
    306B  TYR*     2.7    33.6    +      +       -      -
   1432B  D7E      3.4    24.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 243 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    209B  LEU*     5.1     2.9    -      -       -      -
    239B  LEU      2.9    11.4    +      -       -      +
    240B  LEU*     3.4    23.3    -      -       +      +
    242B  HIS*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    244B  ALA*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    246B  MET*     3.3     2.2    +      -       -      +
    247B  SER*     2.9    46.1    +      -       -      +
    407B  HIS*     5.1    13.5    -      -       +      +
    411B  LEU*     5.3     2.5    -      -       +      -
    420B  PHE*     3.8    29.4    -      -       +      -
    425B  MET*     4.7     8.7    -      -       +      -
   1432B  D7E      3.2    76.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 244 (chain B). 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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    173B  ARG*     4.0     8.1    -      -       -      +
    240B  LEU      2.8    12.7    +      -       -      +
    241B  PRO      3.4     9.6    -      -       -      +
    243B  MET*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    245B  ASP*     1.3    54.1    +      -       -      +
    248B  THR*     2.7    38.0    +      -       -      -
    420B  PHE*     3.6    28.9    -      -       +      +
    422B  THR*     4.0     4.3    -      -       +      -
    425B  MET*     3.7    23.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 245 (chain B). 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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    169B  PHE*     3.5     5.9    -      -       +      -
    171B  ASN      4.8     1.0    -      -       -      +
    172B  PHE*     3.6    21.1    -      -       +      -
    173B  ARG*     2.8    62.1    +      -       -      +
    241B  PRO      3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    242B  HIS      3.1     7.3    +      -       -      +
    244B  ALA*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    246B  MET*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    248B  THR*     3.5     5.3    +      -       -      -
    249B  TYR*     3.0    29.3    +      -       -      +
    422B  THR*     4.1     6.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 246 (chain B). 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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    166B  PHE*     3.6    39.9    -      -       +      -
    169B  PHE*     3.6    27.3    -      -       +      -
    242B  HIS*     2.9    16.8    +      -       -      +
    243B  MET      3.8     4.9    -      -       -      +
    245B  ASP*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    247B  SER*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    249B  TYR*     3.2     6.0    +      -       -      +
    250B  MET*     3.0    32.5    +      -       -      +
    288B  PHE*     4.0    17.7    -      -       +      -
    301B  CYS*     4.1     8.1    -      -       +      -
    304B  LEU*     4.5     1.3    -      -       +      -
    306B  TYR*     3.4    39.9    -      -       +      +
   1432B  D7E      4.4    15.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 247 (chain B). 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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    243B  MET*     2.9    32.9    +      -       -      +
    244B  ALA      3.9     3.6    -      -       -      -
    246B  MET*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    248B  THR*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    250B  MET*     3.2     7.4    +      -       -      +
    251B  PHE*     2.8    56.8    +      -       -      -
    288B  PHE*     5.8     4.0    -      -       -      -
    425B  MET*     4.5    11.0    -      -       -      -
   1432B  D7E      4.8    10.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 248 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244B  ALA      2.7    23.0    +      -       -      -
    245B  ASP*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      -
    247B  SER*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    249B  TYR*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    251B  PHE*     3.3    10.2    +      -       -      +
    252B  LYS*     3.0    32.8    +      -       +      +
    422B  THR*     2.7    32.9    +      -       +      +
    424B  LEU*     4.1    21.8    -      -       +      -
    425B  MET*     3.7     5.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 249 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163B  ASP*     2.6    38.8    +      -       +      +
    166B  PHE*     4.2    20.4    -      +       -      -
    168B  HIS*     3.4    28.3    -      -       +      +
    169B  PHE*     3.6    39.3    -      +       +      -
    245B  ASP      3.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    246B  MET*     3.4     9.4    -      -       -      +
    248B  THR*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    250B  MET*     1.3    70.8    +      -       -      +
    252B  LYS*     3.4    13.7    +      -       +      +
    253B  GLY*     3.3    16.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 250 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    162B  PHE*     4.6     7.0    -      -       +      -
    166B  PHE*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      -
    246B  MET*     3.0    20.3    +      -       -      +
    247B  SER*     3.5     9.4    -      -       -      +
    249B  TYR*     1.3    81.1    -      -       -      +
    251B  PHE*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    253B  GLY*     3.1     4.8    +      -       -      -
    254B  ILE*     3.0    30.8    +      -       -      +
    284B  CYS*     3.6    26.0    -      -       +      +
    287B  ARG*     3.7    39.8    +      -       +      +
    288B  PHE*     3.4    35.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 251 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247B  SER*     2.8    42.8    +      -       -      +
    248B  THR*     3.3     8.9    +      -       -      +
    250B  MET*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    252B  LYS*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    254B  ILE*     3.1     5.8    +      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     2.9    35.4    +      -       +      +
    280B  ALA*     3.5    26.2    -      -       +      -
    281B  PHE*     4.0     7.4    -      +       +      -
    284B  CYS*     2.9    33.2    -      -       +      -
    424B  LEU*     4.3     7.0    -      -       +      -
    425B  MET*     4.0    11.2    -      -       +      -
    428B  LEU*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    429B  PHE*     3.4    39.3    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 252 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    248B  THR*     3.0    27.0    +      -       +      +
    249B  TYR*     3.7    15.3    -      -       +      +
    250B  MET      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    251B  PHE*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    253B  GLY*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     3.3    10.5    +      -       -      +
    256B  SER*     3.0    32.6    +      -       -      -
    424B  LEU*     3.9    16.8    -      -       +      -
    693D  LEU*     4.7    24.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 253 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161B  THR*     3.7    17.0    -      -       -      -
    249B  TYR      3.3     6.3    +      -       -      -
    250B  MET*     3.1     8.0    +      -       -      -
    252B  LYS*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    254B  ILE*     1.3    55.6    +      -       -      +
    256B  SER*     3.4     6.9    +      -       -      -
    257B  PHE*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
    287B  ARG*     3.4    17.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 254 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250B  MET*     3.0    17.1    +      -       +      +
    251B  PHE*     3.4     9.4    -      -       -      +
    253B  GLY*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    257B  PHE*     3.3     6.7    +      -       +      +
    258B  ALA*     3.1    21.8    +      -       -      +
    276B  LEU*     4.4    12.6    -      -       +      -
    280B  ALA*     4.4    15.7    -      -       +      +
    283B  LEU*     3.6    48.0    -      -       +      -
    284B  CYS*     3.6    20.4    -      -       -      +
    287B  ARG*     3.3    39.3    -      -       +      +
    348B  LEU*     5.9     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251B  PHE*     2.9    21.9    +      -       +      +
    252B  LYS*     3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    254B  ILE*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    256B  SER*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    258B  ALA*     3.2     4.0    +      -       -      +
    259B  LYS*     3.0    44.0    +      -       +      +
    276B  LEU*     4.0    33.7    -      -       +      -
    280B  ALA*     6.4     1.3    -      -       +      -
    424B  LEU*     4.1    15.3    -      -       +      -
    428B  LEU*     5.1     4.3    -      -       +      -
    690D  LEU*     3.6    25.4    -      -       +      -
    693D  LEU*     3.7    34.8    -      -       +      -
    694D  LEU*     4.4     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 256 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161B  THR*     3.5    21.6    -      -       -      +
    252B  LYS      3.0    17.3    +      -       -      -
    253B  GLY*     3.6     6.4    -      -       -      -
    254B  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    255B  ILE*     1.3    72.2    -      -       -      +
    257B  PHE*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    259B  LYS*     3.3    17.1    +      -       -      +
    260B  VAL*     3.2    26.3    +      -       -      +
    698D  SER      4.7     4.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 257 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    154B  LEU*     3.9     5.2    -      -       +      -
    157B  ALA*     3.8    23.6    -      -       +      -
    158B  GLN*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      -
    161B  THR*     3.4    18.8    -      -       -      +
    253B  GLY      3.0    11.6    +      -       -      +
    254B  ILE*     3.4    11.0    -      -       -      +
    255B  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    256B  SER*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    258B  ALA*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    260B  VAL*     3.1    19.2    -      -       -      +
    261B  ILE*     3.3    33.9    -      -       +      +
    283B  LEU*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      -
    287B  ARG*     3.6    18.6    -      -       -      +
    341B  VAL*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      -
    344B  GLN*     3.4    32.5    -      -       +      -
    345B  ALA      4.8     1.1    -      -       -      -
    348B  LEU*     4.6     7.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 258 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254B  ILE      3.1     9.7    +      -       -      +
    255B  ILE      3.5     7.9    -      -       -      +
    257B  PHE*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    259B  LYS*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    261B  ILE*     3.1    14.5    +      -       -      +
    264B  PHE*     3.2    46.9    -      -       +      +
    276B  LEU*     3.9    11.9    -      -       +      -
    348B  LEU*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 259 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255B  ILE*     3.0    31.0    +      -       +      +
    256B  SER*     3.3    16.4    +      -       -      +
    258B  ALA*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    260B  VAL*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    264B  PHE*     4.3     5.4    -      -       -      -
    265B  ARG*     3.1    34.3    +      -       +      +
    693D  LEU*     2.8    30.9    +      -       +      +
    694D  LEU*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      +
    696D  GLU*     4.0     5.7    +      -       -      +
    697D  GLY*     3.0    46.2    +      -       -      +
    698D  SER      4.2     8.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 260 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    153B  GLU*     3.9     9.7    -      -       -      +
    157B  ALA*     3.2    34.7    -      -       +      +
    160B  LYS*     5.2    12.8    -      -       +      -
    161B  THR*     4.4     8.7    -      -       +      -
    256B  SER      3.2    10.1    +      -       -      +
    257B  PHE*     3.1    18.8    -      -       -      +
    259B  LYS*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    261B  ILE*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    262B  SER      3.5     3.1    +      -       -      -
    265B  ARG*     4.1    10.3    +      -       -      +
    698D  SER*     3.4    27.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 261 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    153B  GLU*     3.8    11.7    -      -       -      +
    154B  LEU*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      -
    157B  ALA*     4.2    11.4    -      -       +      -
    257B  PHE*     3.3    48.9    -      -       +      +
    258B  ALA*     3.1     7.5    +      -       -      +
    259B  LYS      4.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    260B  VAL*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    262B  SER*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    263B  TYR*     3.7    28.3    -      -       +      +
    264B  PHE*     2.9    26.9    +      -       +      +
    265B  ARG*     3.0    13.8    +      -       -      +
    345B  ALA*     5.5     1.3    -      -       +      -
    348B  LEU*     4.3    15.0    -      -       +      -
    349B  PHE*     4.3    10.8    -      -       +      -
    369B  PHE*     5.0     0.2    -      -       +      -
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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