Contacts of the helix formed by residues 291 - 319 (chain A) in PDB entry 5CRV


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 PRO 291 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8A  PRO*     5.7     3.4    -      -       +      -
    289A  GLY      4.6     0.9    -      -       -      +
    290A  GLN*     1.4    97.9    -      -       +      +
    292A  ASP*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    293A  THR*     3.6    19.5    -      -       +      +
    294A  VAL*     3.1    19.8    +      -       +      +
    295A  GLN*     3.2     8.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 292 (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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    290A  GLN      5.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
    291A  PRO*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    293A  THR*     1.3    52.8    +      -       +      +
    295A  GLN*     4.0    13.4    -      -       +      +
    296A  ASP*     2.6    53.7    +      -       -      +
     57B  ARG*     6.1     1.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 293 (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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      5A  PRO*     4.8     2.0    -      -       -      +
      6A  ARG      4.2    13.7    -      -       -      +
      8A  PRO*     3.9    24.9    -      -       +      +
    291A  PRO*     3.6    17.1    -      -       +      +
    292A  ASP*     1.3    78.7    -      -       +      +
    294A  VAL*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      -
    296A  ASP*     3.5     7.4    +      -       -      +
    297A  ALA*     3.3    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 294 (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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      7A  MET*     4.0     9.4    -      -       -      +
      8A  PRO*     3.7    29.2    -      -       +      -
    240A  LEU*     4.0     7.4    -      -       +      -
    243A  MET*     3.7    20.9    -      -       +      -
    287A  ALA*     3.9    24.9    -      -       +      -
    290A  GLN*     3.7    25.8    -      -       +      +
    291A  PRO*     3.1    13.8    +      -       +      +
    293A  THR*     1.3    83.3    +      -       -      +
    295A  GLN*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    297A  ALA*     3.3     4.0    +      -       -      +
    298A  LEU*     3.1    26.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 295 (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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    284A  ILE*     5.3     5.0    -      -       -      +
    287A  ALA*     2.7    39.8    +      -       -      +
    288A  LYS*     4.6     0.6    -      -       -      +
    289A  GLY      4.2     3.8    -      -       -      +
    290A  GLN*     2.9    24.7    +      -       -      +
    291A  PRO      3.3    11.2    -      -       -      +
    292A  ASP*     3.1    17.0    +      -       +      +
    294A  VAL*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    296A  ASP*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    298A  LEU*     3.4     8.4    +      -       -      +
    299A  ARG*     2.9    41.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 296 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      5A  PRO*     3.6    19.3    -      -       +      +
    292A  ASP*     2.6    36.6    +      -       -      +
    293A  THR*     3.9     7.2    +      -       -      +
    295A  GLN*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    297A  ALA*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    299A  ARG*     3.6    17.3    +      -       -      +
    300A  PHE*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 297 (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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      4A  VAL*     3.5     9.2    -      -       +      +
      5A  PRO*     3.2    32.0    -      -       -      +
      6A  ARG      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      -
      7A  MET*     3.8    24.2    -      -       +      -
    247A  TYR*     4.5     3.4    -      -       -      +
    293A  THR      3.3    11.5    +      -       -      +
    294A  VAL      3.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
    295A  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    296A  ASP*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    298A  LEU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    300A  PHE      3.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
    301A  THR*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 298 (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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      7A  MET*     4.0     9.0    -      -       +      -
    243A  MET*     4.3     2.9    -      -       -      -
    247A  TYR*     3.5    30.5    -      -       +      -
    280A  LEU*     3.6    17.3    -      -       +      +
    283A  ALA*     4.2    11.0    -      -       +      +
    284A  ILE*     4.0    27.2    -      -       +      +
    287A  ALA*     3.5    32.3    -      -       +      -
    294A  VAL*     3.1    21.7    +      -       +      +
    295A  GLN*     3.8    11.2    -      -       -      +
    297A  ALA*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    299A  ARG*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    301A  THR*     3.3     4.3    +      -       -      +
    302A  MET*     2.9    31.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 299 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    284A  ILE*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    295A  GLN*     2.9    26.0    +      -       +      +
    296A  ASP*     3.6    19.9    +      -       -      +
    298A  LEU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    300A  PHE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    302A  MET*     3.1    12.3    +      -       -      +
    303A  ASP*     3.1    28.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 300 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  MET*     3.4    34.1    -      -       +      -
      3A  ALA*     3.6    33.0    -      -       +      -
      4A  VAL*     3.5    22.4    -      -       +      -
      5A  PRO*     3.6    19.7    -      -       +      -
    296A  ASP      3.1    15.7    +      -       -      +
    297A  ALA      3.6     2.9    -      -       -      +
    299A  ARG*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    301A  THR*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    303A  ASP*     3.3    14.1    +      -       +      +
    304A  VAL*     3.3    27.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 301 (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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      1A  MET      5.9     3.0    +      -       -      +
      4A  VAL*     3.5     8.1    -      -       -      +
    247A  TYR*     3.3    31.9    +      -       +      +
    250A  ALA*     5.7     0.4    -      -       +      -
    251A  VAL*     4.9     9.4    -      -       +      -
    254A  LEU*     5.4     4.0    -      -       +      -
    280A  LEU*     3.6     9.6    -      -       +      -
    297A  ALA      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      -
    298A  LEU      3.8     3.6    -      -       -      -
    299A  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    300A  PHE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    302A  MET*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    304A  VAL*     3.8     5.8    -      -       +      +
    305A  ILE*     3.0    55.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 302 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    277A  LEU*     5.1     9.0    -      -       +      +
    280A  LEU*     3.4    14.8    -      -       +      +
    281A  ASN*     3.6    24.0    -      -       -      +
    284A  ILE*     3.7    19.3    -      -       +      -
    298A  LEU      2.9    19.2    +      -       -      +
    299A  ARG*     3.4    11.0    -      -       -      +
    301A  THR*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    303A  ASP*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    305A  ILE*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    306A  GLY*     2.8    30.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 303 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    299A  ARG*     3.1    15.1    +      -       -      +
    300A  PHE*     3.4    13.2    -      -       +      +
    301A  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    302A  MET*     1.3    82.1    -      -       -      +
    304A  VAL*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    307A  GLY*     3.0    21.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 304 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  MET*     4.0    25.4    -      -       +      +
    254A  LEU*     4.3    19.1    -      -       +      -
    300A  PHE*     3.3    37.1    +      -       +      +
    301A  THR*     3.4     8.3    +      -       +      +
    303A  ASP*     1.3    77.8    -      -       +      +
    305A  ILE*     1.3    59.2    +      -       +      +
    307A  GLY*     3.8     0.5    -      -       -      -
    308A  LYS*     3.0    57.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 305 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  ALA*     4.2    14.6    -      -       +      +
    254A  LEU*     4.3    23.6    -      -       +      -
    273A  PHE*     3.8    13.5    -      -       +      +
    276A  ALA*     3.9    28.9    -      -       +      +
    277A  LEU*     3.7    34.5    -      -       +      +
    280A  LEU*     4.2     8.3    -      -       +      -
    301A  THR*     3.0    39.8    +      -       +      +
    302A  MET      4.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
    304A  VAL*     1.3    72.4    -      -       +      +
    306A  GLY*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    308A  LYS*     4.1     4.4    -      -       -      +
    309A  TYR*     2.9    29.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 306 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    277A  LEU*     4.4    16.0    -      -       -      +
    302A  MET*     2.8    20.4    +      -       -      -
    305A  ILE*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    307A  GLY*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    309A  TYR*     3.9     3.5    -      -       -      +
    310A  ASN*     3.2    31.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 307 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    303A  ASP      3.0    18.4    +      -       -      -
    304A  VAL      3.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    306A  GLY*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    308A  LYS*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    310A  ASN*     3.4     8.3    +      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     3.1    32.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 308 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1A  MET*     5.1    10.1    -      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     4.0    21.5    -      -       +      -
    258A  LYS*     4.5    23.8    -      -       +      +
    261A  GLU*     5.7     5.4    -      -       -      +
    269A  ARG*     5.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
    273A  PHE*     3.3    26.8    -      -       +      -
    304A  VAL*     3.0    33.5    +      -       +      +
    305A  ILE*     4.1     3.8    -      -       -      +
    307A  GLY*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    309A  TYR*     1.3    65.3    -      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     4.0     4.7    -      -       -      -
    312A  ALA*     3.0    27.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 309 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    270A  VAL*     4.4    15.3    -      -       +      +
    273A  PHE*     3.9    16.1    -      -       +      +
    274A  GLN*     3.6    59.3    +      -       +      -
    277A  LEU*     4.0    24.5    -      -       +      -
    305A  ILE      2.9    20.2    +      -       -      +
    306A  GLY      3.9     2.9    -      -       -      +
    308A  LYS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    310A  ASN*     1.3    73.5    +      -       -      +
    312A  ALA*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    313A  LYS*     2.9    62.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 310 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    306A  GLY      3.2    18.5    +      -       -      +
    307A  GLY*     3.6     6.6    -      -       -      +
    308A  LYS      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    309A  TYR*     1.3    97.1    -      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    313A  LYS*     3.5     3.1    +      -       -      +
    314A  LYS*     2.9    31.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 311 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    269A  ARG*     5.1     5.6    -      -       -      -
    307A  GLY      3.1    17.9    +      -       -      -
    308A  LYS*     4.1     5.2    -      -       -      -
    310A  ASN*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    312A  ALA*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    314A  LYS*     3.3    10.2    +      -       -      +
    315A  ASP*     2.9    42.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 312 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266A  PHE      5.0     0.5    -      -       -      +
    269A  ARG*     3.6    36.0    +      -       +      +
    270A  VAL*     3.4    20.1    -      -       +      +
    273A  PHE*     3.6    18.6    -      -       +      -
    308A  LYS      3.0    21.0    +      -       -      +
    309A  TYR*     3.7     2.7    -      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    313A  LYS*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    315A  ASP*     3.5     2.1    +      -       -      +
    316A  ASN*     3.1    23.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 313 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    270A  VAL*     3.6    21.1    -      -       +      +
    309A  TYR*     2.9    55.6    +      -       +      +
    310A  ASN*     4.1     2.9    -      -       -      +
    312A  ALA*     1.3    71.1    -      -       -      +
    314A  LYS*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    316A  ASN*     3.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    317A  ASP*     2.9    62.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 314 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    310A  ASN      2.9    19.3    +      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     3.4     9.2    -      -       -      +
    313A  LYS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    315A  ASP*     1.3    70.8    +      -       -      +
    317A  ASP*     3.3     2.8    +      -       -      -
    318A  PHE*     3.0    54.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 315 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    269A  ARG*     3.7    21.6    +      -       -      +
    311A  SER*     2.9    23.6    +      -       -      +
    312A  ALA      3.9     3.8    -      -       -      +
    314A  LYS*     1.3    86.9    -      -       -      +
    316A  ASN*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    318A  PHE*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    319A  ILE*     2.8    43.7    +      -       +      +
    320A  TYR*     3.2    29.7    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 316 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266A  PHE*     4.4    12.5    -      -       +      +
    267A  GLY*     4.5     1.9    +      -       -      -
    270A  VAL*     4.1    11.2    -      -       +      +
    312A  ALA      3.1    18.4    +      -       -      +
    313A  LYS*     4.0     3.1    -      -       -      +
    315A  ASP*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    317A  ASP*     1.3    68.5    +      -       -      +
    318A  PHE      3.6     0.3    +      -       -      -
    320A  TYR*     3.8     6.5    +      -       -      +
    321A  HIS*     2.7    35.1    +      -       -      +
    322A  GLU*     2.7    54.5    +      -       -      +
    324A  VAL*     3.8    19.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 317 (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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    313A  LYS*     2.9    58.8    +      -       -      +
    314A  LYS*     4.0     4.4    -      -       -      +
    316A  ASN*     1.3    87.3    +      -       -      +
    318A  PHE*     1.3    67.1    +      -       +      +
    321A  HIS*     3.3    18.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 318 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    314A  LYS*     3.0    49.3    +      -       +      +
    315A  ASP*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    317A  ASP*     1.3    86.6    -      -       +      +
    319A  ILE*     1.3    69.7    +      -       +      +
    321A  HIS*     3.3    17.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 319 (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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    315A  ASP*     2.8    36.1    +      -       +      +
    317A  ASP      3.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    318A  PHE*     1.3    84.0    -      -       +      +
    320A  TYR*     1.3    89.1    +      -       +      +
    321A  HIS*     3.0    20.6    +      -       -      -
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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