Contacts of the helix formed by residues 134 - 157 (chain C) in PDB entry 1KN0


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 SER 134 (chain C).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103C  PHE*     3.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    132C  LEU*     4.0     4.4    -      -       -      +
    133C  LYS*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    135C  LYS*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    136C  ALA      3.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
    137C  LEU*     3.3    33.1    +      -       -      +
    138C  SER*     3.1    25.1    +      -       -      -
    130D  GLU*     3.1    34.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 135 (chain C). 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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     96C  VAL*     4.1    20.4    -      -       +      -
    103C  PHE*     3.4    46.3    -      -       +      -
    105C  VAL*     5.9     0.2    -      -       +      -
    133C  LYS      3.7     0.2    +      -       -      -
    134C  SER*     1.3    70.8    +      -       -      +
    136C  ALA*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    138C  SER*     3.0     5.4    +      -       -      -
    139C  LEU*     3.0    25.7    +      -       +      +
     95D  PHE*     3.5    37.0    -      -       +      +
     97D  ASP*     2.8    34.1    +      -       -      -
    130D  GLU*     5.1     0.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 136 (chain C). 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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    134C  SER*     3.4     6.9    +      -       -      +
    135C  LYS*     1.3    80.6    -      -       -      +
    137C  LEU*     1.3    64.6    +      -       +      +
    139C  LEU*     3.1     0.5    +      -       -      -
    140C  GLU*     2.9    21.8    +      -       -      +
     95D  PHE*     3.3    25.0    -      -       +      -
    105D  VAL      4.5     1.8    -      -       -      +
    126D  TYR*     3.6    14.4    -      -       +      -
    128D  VAL*     3.4    38.1    -      -       +      -
    130D  GLU*     4.3     6.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 137 (chain C). 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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    132C  LEU*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      +
    134C  SER*     3.3    26.6    +      -       -      +
    136C  ALA*     1.3    83.0    -      -       +      +
    138C  SER*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    140C  GLU*     3.6    18.3    +      -       -      +
    141C  LYS*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
     58D  GLY*     5.7     9.4    -      -       -      +
    128D  VAL*     4.7     9.6    -      -       +      -
    130D  GLU*     3.6    15.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 138 (chain C). 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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    103C  PHE*     3.6    18.3    +      -       -      +
    105C  VAL*     3.9    20.4    -      -       -      -
    129C  SER*     3.1    33.8    +      -       -      -
    132C  LEU*     3.3    15.1    -      -       -      +
    134C  SER      3.1    19.1    +      -       -      -
    135C  LYS      3.0     6.3    +      -       -      -
    137C  LEU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    139C  LEU*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    141C  LYS      3.5     0.7    +      -       -      -
    142C  ALA*     3.1    19.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 139 (chain C). 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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     93C  VAL*     4.4    15.5    -      -       +      -
     96C  VAL*     3.8    20.4    -      -       +      -
    105C  VAL*     3.5    30.3    -      -       +      -
    107C  VAL*     5.0     1.6    -      -       +      -
    135C  LYS*     3.0    15.2    +      -       +      +
    136C  ALA      3.7     2.5    -      -       -      +
    138C  SER*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    140C  GLU*     1.3    68.3    +      -       -      +
    141C  LYS      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    142C  ALA*     2.9     2.4    +      -       -      -
    143C  ARG*     2.8    31.6    +      -       +      +
     94D  ASP*     3.4    24.5    -      -       +      +
     95D  PHE*     3.7    19.5    -      -       +      -
    126D  TYR*     3.2    26.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 140 (chain C). 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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    136C  ALA      2.9    11.8    +      -       -      +
    137C  LEU*     3.9    20.8    -      -       -      +
    139C  LEU*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    141C  LYS*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    143C  ARG*     4.9     0.7    -      -       -      -
    144C  LYS*     3.0    59.6    +      -       +      +
    126D  TYR*     3.4    51.0    -      -       +      +
    128D  VAL*     5.0     6.2    -      -       +      +
    149D  ASP*     4.4     0.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 141 (chain C). 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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    128C  VAL*     2.8    31.4    +      -       -      +
    129C  SER*     3.9    14.3    -      -       -      +
    132C  LEU*     5.1     6.3    -      -       +      -
    137C  LEU      3.1    19.0    +      -       -      +
    138C  SER      3.6     4.9    -      -       -      +
    139C  LEU      3.0     0.8    -      -       -      -
    140C  GLU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    142C  ALA*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    144C  LYS*     4.0     2.6    -      -       -      +
    145C  GLU*     2.9    63.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 142 (chain C). 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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    105C  VAL*     3.8    26.7    -      -       +      +
    107C  VAL*     3.9     9.0    -      -       +      +
    127C  GLY*     3.2    34.8    -      -       -      +
    128C  VAL*     4.0     5.8    -      -       -      +
    138C  SER      3.1    12.4    +      -       -      +
    139C  LEU      2.9     3.6    +      -       -      +
    141C  LYS*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    143C  ARG*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    146C  ALA*     3.0    22.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 143 (chain C). 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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     91C  GLN*     2.7    63.5    +      -       -      +
     93C  VAL*     3.4    29.5    -      -       +      +
    107C  VAL*     4.2    12.3    -      -       +      -
    139C  LEU*     2.8    26.5    +      -       +      +
    140C  GLU*     4.3     3.1    -      -       -      +
    142C  ALA*     1.3    72.2    -      -       -      +
    144C  LYS*     1.3    64.6    +      -       +      +
    146C  ALA      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    147C  VAL*     3.4    14.9    +      -       -      +
     92D  ASN*     4.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
     94D  ASP*     2.5    36.1    +      -       -      -
    108D  CYS*     3.5    24.1    -      -       -      -
    110D  PHE*     4.3     5.1    -      -       -      -
    124D  VAL*     3.8     9.3    -      -       +      +
    126D  TYR*     3.8    23.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 144 (chain C). 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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    140C  GLU*     3.0    48.6    +      -       +      +
    141C  LYS*     4.0     2.7    -      -       -      +
    143C  ARG*     1.3    76.8    -      -       +      +
    145C  GLU*     1.3    67.3    +      -       +      +
    147C  VAL*     3.2     3.6    +      -       -      +
    148C  THR*     3.1    24.2    +      -       -      -
    124D  VAL*     4.3    10.3    -      -       +      +
    125D  GLY      5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    126D  TYR*     4.2     7.9    -      -       +      +
    149D  ASP*     2.6    40.9    +      -       -      -
    153D  ARG*     3.4    46.3    +      -       -      +
    156D  ARG*     5.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 145 (chain C). 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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    126C  TYR      4.2     1.9    -      -       -      +
    127C  GLY*     3.8    11.8    -      -       -      -
    128C  VAL*     3.6    10.9    +      -       -      +
    141C  LYS*     2.9    63.2    +      -       -      +
    144C  LYS*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    146C  ALA*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    148C  THR*     3.8     6.3    -      -       -      +
    149C  ASP*     2.7    34.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 146 (chain C). 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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     91C  GLN*     4.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    107C  VAL*     3.7    14.6    -      -       +      +
    108C  CYS      4.0     2.7    -      -       -      -
    109C  ALA*     3.8    23.5    -      -       +      +
    125C  GLY*     3.3     9.9    -      -       -      -
    126C  TYR      3.5     5.4    -      -       -      +
    127C  GLY*     3.4    20.3    -      -       -      +
    142C  ALA      3.0    20.4    +      -       -      +
    143C  ARG      3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    144C  LYS      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    145C  GLU*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    147C  VAL*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    150C  GLY*     2.8    24.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 147 (chain C). 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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     86C  HIS*     5.0     7.4    -      -       +      -
     88C  ILE*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      -
     91C  GLN*     3.7     9.4    -      -       -      +
    109C  ALA*     4.0    12.6    -      -       +      -
    111C  VAL*     3.7     7.3    -      -       +      +
    143C  ARG      3.4     5.6    +      -       -      +
    144C  LYS      3.2     7.5    +      -       -      +
    146C  ALA*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    148C  THR*     1.3    68.8    +      -       -      +
    150C  GLY*     3.0     1.9    +      -       -      -
    151C  LEU*     2.8    23.1    +      -       +      +
    122D  GLU      4.8     2.5    -      -       -      +
    123D  ASP*     3.7    24.9    -      -       -      +
    124D  VAL*     3.1    30.5    -      -       +      -
    153D  ARG*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 148 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     68C  GLY*     4.1    26.7    -      -       -      +
    144C  LYS      3.1    14.0    +      -       -      -
    145C  GLU*     3.9     6.1    -      -       -      -
    147C  VAL*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    149C  ASP*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    151C  LEU*     3.3     9.0    +      -       +      +
    152C  LYS*     2.9    35.2    +      -       +      +
    123D  ASP*     5.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
    153D  ARG*     3.7    14.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 149 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    140B  GLU*     5.2     0.9    -      -       -      -
    144B  LYS*     2.7    33.9    +      -       -      -
    125C  GLY*     3.4     2.1    -      -       -      -
    126C  TYR      2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
    145C  GLU      2.7    23.0    +      -       -      +
    146C  ALA      3.6     3.6    -      -       -      +
    148C  THR*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    150C  GLY*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    152C  LYS*     3.4    18.9    +      -       -      +
    153C  ARG*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
    156C  ARG*     5.2     3.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 150 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    111C  VAL*     3.7    16.5    -      -       -      +
    123C  ASP*     4.3     3.9    -      -       -      +
    124C  VAL      4.0     3.6    -      -       -      -
    125C  GLY*     3.3    22.6    -      -       -      -
    146C  ALA      2.8    12.9    +      -       -      -
    147C  VAL      3.0     4.0    +      -       -      -
    149C  ASP*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    151C  LEU*     1.3    55.3    +      -       -      +
    153C  ARG*     3.1     4.3    +      -       -      +
    154C  ALA*     2.8    30.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 151 (chain C). 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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     71C  VAL*     5.7     0.4    -      -       +      -
     72C  ILE*     4.7    16.6    -      -       +      -
     84C  TRP*     3.9    18.4    -      -       +      -
     86C  HIS*     3.5    38.6    -      -       +      +
    111C  VAL*     3.7    13.4    -      -       +      +
    113C  VAL*     3.5    24.5    -      -       +      -
    147C  VAL*     2.8    18.2    +      -       +      +
    148C  THR*     3.7     9.4    -      -       +      +
    150C  GLY*     1.3    71.1    -      -       -      +
    152C  LYS*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    154C  ALA*     3.2     2.2    +      -       -      +
    155C  LEU*     2.9    39.7    +      -       +      +
    123D  ASP*     6.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    157D  SER*     4.9     2.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 152 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     55C  ARG*     6.1     0.8    -      -       -      +
     65C  TYR*     4.3    15.8    -      -       -      +
     66C  ILE*     3.0    31.8    +      -       +      +
     67C  GLU*     5.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
     68C  GLY*     4.4    11.8    -      -       -      +
     71C  VAL*     3.8    33.8    -      -       +      +
    148C  THR*     2.9    29.9    +      -       +      +
    149C  ASP*     3.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    151C  LEU*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    153C  ARG*     1.3    65.5    +      -       +      +
    155C  LEU*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    156C  ARG*     3.1    38.2    +      -       -      +
    162C  LEU      4.5     1.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 153 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    144B  LYS*     3.5    69.9    +      -       -      +
    147B  VAL*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
    148B  THR*     3.7    13.7    +      -       -      -
    123C  ASP*     3.2    38.2    +      -       +      +
    124C  VAL      2.8    25.5    +      -       -      +
    149C  ASP*     3.0    19.9    +      -       -      +
    150C  GLY      3.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    152C  LYS*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    154C  ALA*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    156C  ARG*     3.5    52.3    +      -       -      +
    157C  SER*     4.0     4.7    +      -       -      -
    167C  LEU*     5.9     0.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 154 (chain C). 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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    111C  VAL      4.1    13.0    -      -       -      +
    113C  VAL*     3.5    26.0    -      -       +      -
    121C  HIS*     3.8    21.1    -      -       -      +
    122C  GLU      4.9     1.3    -      -       -      -
    123C  ASP*     3.8    12.3    -      -       -      +
    150C  GLY      2.8    16.5    +      -       -      +
    151C  LEU*     3.7     2.2    -      -       -      +
    152C  LYS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    153C  ARG*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    155C  LEU*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    157C  SER*     3.2    23.7    +      -       -      -
    158C  PHE*     4.4     1.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 155 (chain C). 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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     71C  VAL*     3.4    33.0    -      -       +      -
     72C  ILE*     5.3     0.7    -      -       -      +
     75C  ALA*     4.4    17.5    -      -       +      -
     79C  PHE*     4.8     3.6    -      -       +      -
     84C  TRP*     4.2    18.2    -      -       +      -
    113C  VAL*     3.7    25.4    -      -       +      -
    151C  LEU*     2.9    41.4    +      -       +      +
    152C  LYS      3.9     3.4    -      -       -      +
    154C  ALA*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    156C  ARG*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    158C  PHE*     2.9    28.8    +      -       +      +
    162C  LEU*     3.5    25.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 156 (chain C). 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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     72B  ILE*     4.7     4.5    -      -       +      -
    144B  LYS*     5.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
     65C  TYR*     6.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    149C  ASP*     5.2     4.4    +      -       -      -
    152C  LYS*     3.1    28.3    +      -       +      +
    153C  ARG*     3.6    50.7    -      -       -      +
    154C  ALA      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    155C  LEU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    157C  SER*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    158C  PHE      3.0     1.9    +      -       -      -
    159C  GLY      3.0    16.3    +      -       -      +
    162C  LEU      3.7    12.1    +      -       -      +
    163C  GLY*     3.7    23.3    -      -       -      -
    164C  ASN*     3.4    22.5    -      -       +      +
    166C  ILE*     3.9    18.7    -      -       -      +
    167C  LEU*     3.4    36.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 157 (chain C). 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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     72B  ILE*     3.4    26.2    -      -       -      +
     76B  ASN*     3.2    23.7    +      -       -      +
     84B  TRP*     3.9     6.0    -      -       -      -
     86B  HIS*     3.4    18.2    +      -       -      -
    151B  LEU*     5.1     0.9    -      -       -      +
    121C  HIS*     3.4    31.8    -      -       -      -
    123C  ASP*     4.8     2.6    +      -       -      -
    153C  ARG      4.0     6.4    +      -       -      -
    154C  ALA*     3.2    16.1    +      -       -      -
    155C  LEU      3.0     1.2    -      -       -      -
    156C  ARG*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    158C  PHE*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
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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).

Please E-mail any questions and/or suggestions concerning this page to Vladimir.Sobolev@weizmann.ac.il