Contacts of the helix formed by residues 539 - 543 (chain A) in PDB entry 1BF5


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 TRP 539 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    428A  GLU*     5.9     1.8    -      -       +      -
    469A  ALA*     3.9     8.5    -      -       +      -
    470A  SER*     3.8    31.9    -      -       -      -
    473A  TRP*     3.4    58.4    -      +       +      -
    487A  PHE*     3.6    26.2    +      +       -      +
    490A  PRO*     3.5    45.8    +      -       +      +
    492A  CYS*     4.8     1.6    -      -       -      +
    537A  ILE      3.4     2.2    +      -       -      -
    538A  PRO*     1.3    68.5    -      -       -      +
    540A  THR*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    542A  PHE*     2.6    40.2    +      +       -      +
    543A  CYS*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
    544A  LYS*     4.0    26.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 540 (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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    490A  PRO*     5.3     3.5    -      -       -      +
    538A  PRO*     4.3    10.2    -      -       -      +
    539A  TRP*     1.3    82.0    +      -       -      +
    541A  ARG*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    542A  PHE      2.9     1.6    +      -       -      -
    544A  LYS*     3.0    32.5    +      -       +      +
    545A  GLU*     2.8    32.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 541 (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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    525A  LYS      5.6     0.7    -      -       -      -
    526A  LEU*     3.2    42.1    +      -       +      +
    527A  LEU*     4.4    15.4    +      -       -      +
    536A  LEU      4.9     1.4    +      -       -      -
    537A  ILE*     4.6     5.2    -      -       +      -
    538A  PRO*     2.9    42.1    +      -       +      +
    540A  THR*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    542A  PHE*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    545A  GLU*     3.7    41.1    +      -       -      +
    547A  ILE*     4.2     6.8    -      -       +      +
    554A  PHE*     4.0    14.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 542 (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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    469A  ALA*     4.4    13.9    -      -       +      -
    472A  LEU*     4.9     8.3    -      -       +      -
    473A  TRP*     3.7    31.9    -      +       +      -
    476A  MET*     6.0     1.3    -      -       +      -
    498A  LEU*     3.9    35.7    -      -       +      -
    502A  LEU*     4.4     2.0    -      -       +      -
    526A  LEU*     4.8     2.9    -      -       +      -
    537A  ILE*     4.7     2.5    -      -       +      -
    538A  PRO      3.1     8.8    +      -       -      +
    539A  TRP*     2.6    25.4    +      +       -      +
    541A  ARG*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    543A  CYS*     1.4    56.6    +      -       +      -
    544A  LYS      3.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    554A  PHE*     3.6    40.0    +      +       -      +
    555A  TRP*     3.0    68.1    +      +       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 543 (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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    466A  SER*     3.7    27.4    -      -       -      -
    469A  ALA*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    539A  TRP*     3.0    40.6    +      -       +      +
    542A  PHE*     1.4    79.1    -      -       +      +
    544A  LYS*     1.3    66.9    +      -       +      +
    553A  PRO*     3.8    17.9    -      -       -      +
    555A  TRP*     4.4     9.6    -      -       +      -
    556A  LEU*     4.9     7.7    -      -       -      +
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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).

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