Contacts of the helix formed by residues 364 - 392 (chain E) in PDB entry 6CP3


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 GLY 364 (chain E).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360E  ALA*     3.3    20.9    +      -       -      -
    361E  ALA      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    362E  VAL      3.2     5.7    +      -       -      -
    363E  VAL*     1.3    94.2    -      -       -      +
    365E  GLN*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      -
    366E  GLU      3.4     2.2    -      -       -      -
    367E  HIS      4.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    368E  TYR      3.4     5.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 365 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360E  ALA*     3.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
    364E  GLY*     1.3    70.1    -      -       -      -
    366E  GLU*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    368E  TYR*     3.3    11.8    +      -       -      +
    369E  ASP*     2.9    66.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 366 (chain E). 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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    364E  GLY      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    365E  GLN*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    367E  HIS*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    369E  ASP*     3.4     7.4    +      -       -      +
    370E  VAL*     3.0    36.4    +      -       +      +
    435E  LYS*     5.8     1.4    +      -       -      -
    438E  VAL*     4.3    16.9    -      -       +      +
    439E  ALA*     5.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    442E  LYS*     2.6    46.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 367 (chain E). 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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    133E  ILE*     6.2     1.0    -      -       +      +
    142E  ASP      3.1    23.1    +      -       -      -
    143E  LEU*     3.1    31.2    +      -       +      +
    146E  PRO*     4.8     6.3    -      -       +      +
    358E  LEU*     4.1    14.5    -      -       +      +
    363E  VAL*     3.4    47.7    +      -       +      +
    364E  GLY      3.9     0.8    +      -       -      -
    365E  GLN      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    366E  GLU*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    368E  TYR*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    370E  VAL*     3.4     2.4    +      -       -      +
    371E  ALA*     3.0    26.3    +      -       -      +
    434E  LEU*     4.3    10.9    -      -       +      +
    435E  LYS*     6.2     1.8    -      -       -      +
    438E  VAL*     3.5    40.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 368 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    364B  ARG*     4.9    13.0    +      -       -      -
    358E  LEU*     3.6    40.4    -      -       +      -
    359E  ASP*     4.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    360E  ALA*     3.7    31.6    -      -       +      +
    363E  VAL*     3.9     6.0    -      -       +      +
    364E  GLY      3.4    16.3    +      -       -      +
    365E  GLN*     3.3    10.2    +      -       -      +
    366E  GLU      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    367E  HIS*     1.3    76.4    +      -       -      +
    369E  ASP*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    371E  ALA*     3.5     2.6    +      -       -      +
    372E  SER*     2.9    54.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 369 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    365E  GLN*     2.9    50.4    +      -       -      +
    366E  GLU*     3.7     7.6    -      -       -      +
    367E  HIS      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    368E  TYR*     1.3    81.1    -      -       -      +
    370E  VAL*     1.3    63.7    +      -       +      +
    372E  SER*     3.3     5.3    +      -       -      -
    373E  LYS*     3.0    42.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 370 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143E  LEU*     4.3    11.4    -      -       +      -
    366E  GLU*     3.0    23.3    +      -       +      +
    367E  HIS*     3.9     5.2    -      -       -      +
    369E  ASP*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    371E  ALA*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    373E  LYS*     4.8     0.7    -      -       -      -
    374E  VAL*     3.0    28.7    +      -       +      +
    438E  VAL*     4.3    10.8    -      -       +      +
    441E  PHE*     3.8    25.4    -      -       +      -
    442E  LYS*     3.8    36.6    -      -       +      +
    445E  LEU*     3.4    22.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 371 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143E  LEU*     3.9    17.0    -      -       +      +
    144E  LEU*     4.3     8.2    -      -       +      +
    358E  LEU*     3.8    33.0    -      -       +      -
    367E  HIS*     3.0    17.5    +      -       +      +
    368E  TYR      4.0     2.5    -      -       -      +
    370E  VAL*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    372E  SER*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    374E  VAL*     3.6     6.9    -      -       -      +
    375E  GLN*     2.9    34.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 372 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    358E  LEU*     5.8     1.0    -      -       -      +
    368E  TYR*     2.9    54.1    +      -       -      -
    369E  ASP*     3.3     6.3    +      -       -      -
    371E  ALA*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    373E  LYS*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    375E  GLN*     3.4     8.2    +      -       -      +
    376E  GLU*     3.0    38.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 373 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    369E  ASP*     3.0    33.4    +      -       +      +
    372E  SER*     1.3    81.2    -      -       -      +
    374E  VAL*     1.3    53.2    +      -       -      +
    376E  GLU*     3.5    15.5    +      -       -      +
    377E  THR*     2.4    40.1    +      -       -      +
    445E  LEU*     3.7    23.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 374 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143E  LEU*     4.4    16.4    -      -       +      -
    144E  LEU*     3.8    22.9    -      -       +      -
    370E  VAL*     3.0    23.4    +      -       +      +
    371E  ALA*     3.6     7.0    -      -       -      +
    373E  LYS*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    375E  GLN*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    377E  THR*     3.2     5.9    +      -       -      -
    378E  LEU*     2.9    47.1    +      -       +      +
    410E  ILE*     4.5    14.8    -      -       +      -
    414E  LEU*     5.7     1.8    -      -       +      -
    441E  PHE*     4.4    11.7    -      -       +      -
    445E  LEU*     3.7    21.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 375 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    144E  LEU*     4.3    19.2    +      -       +      +
    350E  PRO*     4.8    16.0    +      -       +      +
    351E  LEU*     4.0    13.2    -      -       +      +
    353E  SER      4.9     7.1    +      -       -      -
    354E  LYS*     5.0    16.2    -      -       -      +
    358E  LEU*     3.4    30.5    -      -       -      +
    371E  ALA      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    372E  SER*     3.8     6.8    -      -       -      +
    373E  LYS      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    374E  VAL*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    376E  GLU*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    378E  LEU*     3.8     2.9    -      -       -      -
    379E  GLN*     2.9    29.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 376 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    372E  SER*     3.0    24.5    +      -       -      +
    373E  LYS*     4.0    17.2    -      -       -      +
    375E  GLN*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    377E  THR*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    379E  GLN*     3.5     7.4    -      -       +      +
    380E  THR*     2.9    37.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 377 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    373E  LYS*     2.4    25.5    +      -       -      +
    374E  VAL*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      -
    376E  GLU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    378E  LEU*     1.3    58.8    +      -       +      +
    380E  THR*     2.6    22.8    +      -       -      +
    381E  TYR*     2.9    14.9    +      -       -      +
    403E  THR*     4.4     9.4    -      -       +      +
    406E  ARG*     4.8     6.7    -      -       +      -
    407E  ALA*     3.8    25.6    -      -       +      +
    410E  ILE*     4.0    18.8    -      -       +      -
    445E  LEU*     4.0     9.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 378 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    350E  PRO*     3.7    33.2    -      -       +      -
    351E  LEU*     4.2    16.2    -      -       +      +
    374E  VAL*     2.9    32.0    +      -       +      +
    375E  GLN*     4.2     3.6    -      -       -      +
    377E  THR*     1.3    74.7    -      -       +      +
    379E  GLN*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    381E  TYR*     3.4    12.6    +      -       +      +
    382E  LYS*     2.9    30.3    +      -       -      +
    407E  ALA*     4.1    28.5    -      -       +      +
    410E  ILE*     4.3    15.7    -      -       +      -
    411E  GLN*     4.6    13.7    -      -       +      +
    414E  LEU*     4.4     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 379 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360B  TYR*     5.0     9.4    +      -       -      -
    351E  LEU*     3.3    27.2    -      -       +      +
    375E  GLN      2.9    20.3    +      -       -      +
    376E  GLU*     3.5    10.3    -      -       +      +
    377E  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    378E  LEU*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    380E  THR*     1.3    61.9    +      -       +      +
    382E  LYS*     3.3     7.2    +      -       -      +
    383E  SER*     2.9    35.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 380 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    376E  GLU*     2.9    19.8    +      -       +      +
    377E  THR*     2.6    25.6    +      -       -      +
    379E  GLN*     1.3    73.4    -      -       +      +
    381E  TYR*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    383E  SER*     2.9    21.5    +      -       -      +
    384E  LEU*     2.9    30.8    +      -       -      +
    403E  THR*     4.9    12.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 381 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    377E  THR      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    378E  LEU*     3.5    15.7    -      -       +      +
    379E  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    380E  THR*     1.3    77.3    +      -       -      +
    382E  LYS*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
    384E  LEU*     3.1     9.3    +      -       +      +
    385E  GLN*     2.9    68.1    +      -       +      +
    403E  THR      6.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    404E  VAL*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      +
    407E  ALA*     3.5    24.0    -      -       +      -
    408E  ARG*     3.2    45.7    +      -       +      +
    411E  GLN*     3.4    26.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 382 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    339E  ILE*     6.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    349E  ASP*     5.2     7.7    +      -       -      -
    351E  LEU*     3.5    29.9    -      -       +      +
    378E  LEU      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    379E  GLN*     3.7     8.5    -      -       -      +
    381E  TYR*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    383E  SER*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    384E  LEU      3.4     0.3    +      -       -      -
    385E  GLN*     3.4    25.1    +      -       +      +
    386E  ASP*     4.6     5.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 383 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    379E  GLN*     2.9    21.9    +      -       -      +
    380E  THR*     2.9    24.6    +      -       -      +
    382E  LYS*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    384E  LEU*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    386E  ASP*     4.7     7.3    +      -       -      +
    387E  ILE*     5.1     5.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 384 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    380E  THR*     2.9    26.6    +      -       -      +
    381E  TYR*     3.7     6.5    -      -       +      +
    383E  SER*     1.3    83.8    -      -       -      +
    385E  GLN*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    386E  ASP      2.9     6.6    +      -       -      -
    387E  ILE*     3.0    30.9    +      -       +      +
    388E  ILE*     2.9    36.5    +      -       +      +
    396E  LEU*     4.4    15.0    -      -       +      -
    400E  ASP*     4.7     8.1    -      -       +      +
    403E  THR*     4.4    11.0    -      -       -      +
    404E  VAL*     3.8    26.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 385 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    381E  TYR*     2.9    68.0    +      -       +      +
    382E  LYS*     3.4    20.7    +      -       +      +
    384E  LEU*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    386E  ASP*     1.3    65.7    +      -       -      +
    388E  ILE*     4.0    19.7    -      -       -      +
    389E  ALA*     3.9    13.2    +      -       -      +
    408E  ARG*     4.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 386 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    382E  LYS      4.6     5.5    +      -       -      +
    383E  SER      4.7     5.3    +      -       -      +
    384E  LEU      2.9     1.2    +      -       -      -
    385E  GLN*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    387E  ILE*     1.3    65.4    +      -       +      +
    389E  ALA*     3.1     9.5    +      -       -      +
    390E  ILE*     3.0    37.1    +      -       +      +
     21G  LYS*     5.8     1.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 387 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    383E  SER      5.3     3.8    -      -       -      +
    384E  LEU*     3.0    41.2    +      -       +      +
    386E  ASP*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
    388E  ILE*     1.3    62.3    +      -       +      +
    390E  ILE*     3.6    19.3    -      -       +      -
    391E  LEU*     2.9    48.0    +      -       +      +
    392E  GLY      3.5     6.2    +      -       -      +
    395E  GLU*     5.7     5.8    -      -       +      -
    396E  LEU*     5.6     5.8    -      -       +      -
    234G  ARG*     6.0     2.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 388 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    381E  TYR*     6.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
    384E  LEU*     2.9    32.0    +      -       +      +
    385E  GLN*     4.1    21.5    -      -       -      +
    386E  ASP      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    387E  ILE*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
    389E  ALA*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    392E  GLY*     3.3    25.0    +      -       -      +
    393E  MET*     4.8    13.0    -      -       +      -
    396E  LEU*     4.0    33.7    -      -       +      -
    404E  VAL*     4.2    18.6    -      -       +      -
    408E  ARG*     4.2    20.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 389 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    385E  GLN      3.9     7.3    +      -       -      +
    386E  ASP*     3.1    10.9    +      -       -      +
    388E  ILE*     1.3    79.0    -      -       +      +
    390E  ILE*     1.3    68.7    +      -       +      +
    392E  GLY      4.8     0.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 390 (chain E). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    386E  ASP*     3.0    31.2    +      -       +      +
    387E  ILE*     3.5    16.1    +      -       +      -
    389E  ALA*     1.3    80.6    -      -       +      +
    391E  LEU*     1.3    81.8    +      -       +      +
     24G  LYS*     4.7    13.7    -      -       -      +
     25G  ILE*     6.2     3.4    -      -       +      -
     28G  SER*     4.0    21.8    -      -       -      +
    234G  ARG*     4.7    16.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 391 (chain E). 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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    387E  ILE*     2.9    33.9    +      -       +      +
    390E  ILE*     1.3    93.6    -      -       +      +
    392E  GLY*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    394E  ASP*     2.9    20.1    -      -       -      +
    395E  GLU*     3.7    36.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 392 (chain E). 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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    387E  ILE      3.5     4.0    +      -       -      +
    388E  ILE*     3.3    24.8    +      -       -      +
    389E  ALA      4.7     0.4    +      -       -      -
    390E  ILE      3.7     0.8    -      -       -      -
    391E  LEU*     1.3    84.3    -      -       -      +
    393E  MET*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      -
    394E  ASP*     3.1    13.1    +      -       -      +
    395E  GLU*     3.7     7.6    +      -       -      +
    396E  LEU*     4.7     4.2    -      -       -      +
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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