Contacts of the helix formed by residues 276 - 302 (chain B) in PDB entry 1KNU


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 GLU 276 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    275B  LYS*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    277B  VAL*     1.3    73.3    +      -       +      +
    278B  ALA*     3.3    29.3    +      -       -      +
    279B  ILE*     3.2    40.9    +      -       +      +
    280B  ARG*     3.4     8.3    +      -       -      +
    357B  ARG*     2.8    40.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 277 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252B  MET*     3.9    34.1    -      -       +      -
    255B  LEU*     3.5    29.8    -      -       +      -
    275B  LYS      2.9     8.3    +      -       -      -
    276B  GLU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    278B  ALA*     1.3    73.5    +      -       +      +
    280B  ARG*     2.8    31.7    +      -       -      +
    281B  ILE*     3.0    24.2    +      -       +      +
    352B  PHE*     4.8     0.9    -      -       +      -
    356B  LEU*     4.7     6.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 278 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    276B  GLU*     3.3    15.8    +      -       -      +
    277B  VAL*     1.3    82.6    -      -       +      +
    279B  ILE*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    281B  ILE*     3.7     5.8    +      -       -      +
    282B  PHE*     3.3    19.1    +      -       -      +
    356B  LEU*     3.5    30.9    -      -       +      +
    357B  ARG*     4.1    10.1    -      -       +      -
    360B  PHE*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 279 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    276B  GLU*     3.2    36.6    -      -       +      +
    277B  VAL      2.8     4.6    +      -       -      -
    278B  ALA*     1.3    70.1    -      -       -      +
    280B  ARG*     1.3    55.3    +      -       -      +
    281B  ILE      3.1     1.6    -      -       -      -
    282B  PHE*     2.8    13.5    +      -       +      +
    283B  GLN*     2.8    37.8    +      -       +      +
    360B  PHE*     4.4     5.4    -      -       +      -
    460B  GLU*     2.8    55.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 280 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255B  LEU*     4.0    19.4    -      -       -      +
    256B  MET*     6.0     2.2    -      -       -      +
    259B  GLU*     3.2    35.9    +      -       -      +
    266B  HIS*     3.7    27.3    -      -       +      +
    267B  ILE*     4.5    14.1    -      -       +      -
    275B  LYS*     2.8    47.2    +      -       -      +
    276B  GLU      3.4     5.4    +      -       -      +
    277B  VAL*     2.8    24.4    +      -       -      +
    279B  ILE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    281B  ILE*     1.3    63.2    +      -       +      +
    283B  GLN*     3.4    13.0    +      -       -      +
    284B  GLY      3.1    15.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 281 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255B  LEU*     4.3    11.9    -      -       +      -
    266B  HIS*     5.6     1.3    -      -       -      -
    277B  VAL*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
    278B  ALA      3.8     6.7    -      -       -      +
    280B  ARG*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    282B  PHE*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    284B  GLY*     3.1     3.9    +      -       -      -
    285B  CYS*     3.1    20.4    +      -       +      +
    348B  MET*     4.3    25.4    -      -       +      -
    352B  PHE*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      -
    353B  LEU*     4.5    11.2    -      -       +      -
    356B  LEU*     4.3    20.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 282 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    278B  ALA      3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
    279B  ILE*     2.8    14.8    +      -       +      +
    281B  ILE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    283B  GLN*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    284B  GLY      2.9     4.5    -      -       -      -
    285B  CYS*     2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    286B  GLN*     2.9    40.7    +      -       +      +
    360B  PHE*     4.2    24.5    -      +       +      -
    363B  PHE*     3.5    45.3    -      +       -      -
    453B  LEU*     3.7    18.4    -      -       +      -
    456B  ILE*     3.7    25.4    -      -       +      -
    460B  GLU*     6.5     1.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 283 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266B  HIS*     3.2    30.0    +      -       +      +
    267B  ILE*     5.3     0.8    -      -       -      +
    268B  THR*     5.2     7.2    +      -       -      +
    279B  ILE*     2.8    22.5    +      -       +      +
    280B  ARG*     3.9    11.7    +      -       -      +
    282B  PHE*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    284B  GLY*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    286B  GLN*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      +
    469B  LEU*     3.3    34.7    -      -       -      +
    473B  TYR*     4.1    19.4    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 284 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266B  HIS*     3.8    30.4    +      -       -      -
    280B  ARG      3.1     7.5    +      -       -      -
    281B  ILE      3.1     8.0    +      -       -      -
    282B  PHE      2.9     1.2    -      -       -      -
    283B  GLN*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    285B  CYS*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.2     3.8    +      -       -      +
    288B  ARG*     3.1    23.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 285 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    281B  ILE*     3.1    11.9    +      -       +      +
    282B  PHE*     2.9    10.4    +      -       -      +
    284B  GLY*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    286B  GLN*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    288B  ARG*     3.6     5.7    +      -       -      +
    289B  SER*     2.9    33.3    +      -       -      -
    327B  TYR*     6.3     3.4    -      -       -      -
    330B  LEU*     6.2     2.2    -      -       -      -
    363B  PHE*     3.7    32.3    -      -       +      -
    364B  MET*     4.5    17.3    -      -       -      -
    367B  LYS*     6.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 286 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    282B  PHE*     2.9    54.6    +      -       +      +
    283B  GLN*     3.7    11.0    -      -       -      +
    285B  CYS*     1.3    79.6    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    289B  SER*     3.1    13.7    +      -       -      -
    290B  VAL*     3.1    26.2    +      -       -      +
    363B  PHE*     4.2    11.7    -      -       -      -
    449B  HIS*     4.7     5.5    -      -       -      -
    453B  LEU*     4.7     7.1    -      -       -      +
    473B  TYR*     4.3    23.9    -      -       +      +
    475B  ASP      3.8    19.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 287 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265B  LYS*     4.0    43.5    -      -       +      -
    266B  HIS*     4.1    24.2    -      +       +      -
    283B  GLN      3.0    18.5    +      -       -      +
    284B  GLY      3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    286B  GLN*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    288B  ARG*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
    290B  VAL*     3.4     4.9    +      -       -      +
    291B  GLU*     3.3    50.4    +      -       +      +
    473B  TYR*     3.5    30.2    -      +       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 288 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    226B  PHE*     5.7     1.0    -      -       -      -
    227B  PRO*     5.8     3.0    -      -       -      +
    228B  LEU*     6.3     1.4    -      -       -      +
    284B  GLY      3.1    15.1    +      -       -      +
    285B  CYS*     3.9     6.7    -      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     1.3    81.0    -      -       +      +
    289B  SER*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    291B  GLU*     3.1    34.1    +      -       -      +
    292B  ALA*     2.8    37.2    +      -       +      +
    295B  GLU*     2.8    35.5    +      -       -      -
    330B  LEU*     6.5     0.9    -      -       +      -
    343B  GLU*     6.2     1.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 289 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    285B  CYS*     2.9    22.9    +      -       -      -
    286B  GLN*     3.1    22.2    +      -       -      -
    288B  ARG*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    290B  VAL*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    292B  ALA*     3.0     9.5    +      -       -      +
    293B  VAL*     2.8    34.9    +      -       -      +
    326B  ILE*     4.2    23.9    -      -       -      +
    327B  TYR*     5.6     2.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 290 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    286B  GLN*     3.1     8.3    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE      3.6     7.9    -      -       -      +
    288B  ARG      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    289B  SER*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    291B  GLU*     1.3    63.9    +      -       +      +
    293B  VAL*     3.4    17.3    +      -       +      +
    294B  GLN*     3.5    18.3    +      -       +      +
    472B  ILE*     4.5    16.8    -      -       +      +
    473B  TYR*     3.5    35.0    -      -       +      -
    475B  ASP      5.9     2.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 291 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265B  LYS*     5.5     4.0    -      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.3    42.3    +      -       +      +
    288B  ARG*     3.1    33.5    +      -       -      +
    290B  VAL*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    292B  ALA*     1.3    68.1    +      -       -      +
    294B  GLN*     3.0    17.8    +      -       -      +
    295B  GLU*     3.2    17.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 292 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    226B  PHE*     6.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
    288B  ARG*     2.8    28.7    +      -       +      +
    289B  SER*     3.3    13.7    -      -       -      +
    291B  GLU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    293B  VAL*     1.3    55.7    -      -       -      +
    295B  GLU*     3.2    14.8    +      -       -      +
    296B  ILE*     2.9    38.0    +      -       +      +
    326B  ILE*     4.1    20.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 293 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    289B  SER*     2.8    22.6    +      -       -      +
    290B  VAL*     3.6    12.3    -      -       +      +
    291B  GLU      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    292B  ALA*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    294B  GLN*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    296B  ILE*     3.9     7.6    -      -       -      +
    297B  THR*     2.8    38.9    +      -       -      +
    322B  VAL*     4.0    28.2    -      -       +      +
    326B  ILE*     4.2    15.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 294 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    290B  VAL*     3.5    15.3    +      -       +      +
    291B  GLU*     3.0    10.4    +      -       -      +
    293B  VAL*     1.3    83.0    -      -       -      +
    295B  GLU*     1.3    65.4    -      -       +      +
    297B  THR*     3.3    16.9    +      -       -      +
    298B  GLU*     3.0    22.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 295 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    225B  SER*     3.5    23.0    -      -       -      +
    226B  PHE*     3.5    20.6    -      -       +      -
    227B  PRO*     2.9    33.4    -      -       -      +
    288B  ARG*     2.8    39.4    +      -       -      -
    291B  GLU*     3.2    11.6    +      -       +      +
    292B  ALA*     3.2     6.4    +      -       -      +
    294B  GLN*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    296B  ILE*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    298B  GLU*     3.1     8.0    +      -       -      +
    299B  TYR*     3.0    22.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 296 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    226B  PHE*     3.9    19.7    -      -       +      -
    292B  ALA*     2.9    25.9    +      -       +      +
    293B  VAL*     3.9     4.0    -      -       -      +
    295B  GLU*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    297B  THR*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    299B  TYR*     3.2     3.1    +      -       +      +
    300B  ALA*     2.9    28.4    +      -       -      +
    318B  LEU*     4.7     6.1    -      -       +      -
    322B  VAL*     4.0    24.7    -      -       +      +
    325B  ILE*     3.6    50.9    -      -       +      -
    326B  ILE*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      +
    329B  MET*     5.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    388B  ILE*     5.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
    392B  ILE*     4.5     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 297 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    293B  VAL*     2.8    32.7    +      -       -      +
    294B  GLN*     3.5    20.0    +      -       -      +
    295B  GLU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    296B  ILE*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    298B  GLU*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    300B  ALA*     3.6     3.0    +      -       -      +
    301B  LYS*     3.4    40.1    +      -       -      +
    318B  LEU*     3.9    30.6    -      -       +      +
    322B  VAL*     5.3     1.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 298 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    224B  LYS*     3.9    19.1    -      -       -      +
    225B  SER*     3.2    20.4    +      -       -      +
    294B  GLN      3.0    13.4    +      -       -      +
    295B  GLU*     3.1    10.3    +      -       -      +
    297B  THR*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    299B  TYR*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    301B  LYS*     3.4    21.9    -      -       -      +
    302B  SER*     3.6     6.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 299 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    218B  LEU*     3.3    39.5    -      -       +      +
    221B  SER*     3.5    17.7    -      -       -      -
    222B  TYR*     3.5    22.4    -      +       +      -
    225B  SER*     3.6     8.6    +      -       -      +
    226B  PHE*     3.9    18.4    -      +       +      -
    295B  GLU      3.0    12.8    +      -       -      +
    296B  ILE*     3.5     7.4    -      -       -      +
    298B  GLU*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    300B  ALA*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    302B  SER*     2.9    25.4    +      -       -      -
    303B  ILE*     3.6    16.7    +      -       +      +
    385B  ALA*     2.7    42.9    +      -       -      +
    388B  ILE*     4.1    24.7    -      -       +      -
    389B  ALA*     4.5     1.6    -      -       +      -
    392B  ILE*     4.4     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 300 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    296B  ILE      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    297B  THR      3.8     4.9    -      -       -      +
    298B  GLU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    299B  TYR*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    301B  LYS*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    303B  ILE*     2.7    42.6    +      -       -      +
    306B  PHE*     3.4    28.1    -      -       +      +
    318B  LEU*     3.9    23.3    -      -       +      -
    392B  ILE*     4.1    12.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 301 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    297B  THR*     3.4    34.6    +      -       +      +
    298B  GLU*     3.4    15.0    -      -       +      +
    300B  ALA*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    302B  SER*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    303B  ILE      3.5     3.5    +      -       -      +
    306B  PHE*     4.0    13.4    -      -       +      -
    307B  VAL*     3.3    40.6    -      -       +      +
    314B  GLN*     4.9     4.3    -      -       -      +
    318B  LEU*     6.0     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 302 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    217B  HIS*     2.9    34.7    -      -       -      -
    218B  LEU*     4.8     2.0    -      -       -      +
    221B  SER*     2.6    35.9    +      -       -      -
    298B  GLU      3.6     4.9    +      -       -      -
    299B  TYR*     2.9    15.7    +      -       -      -
    301B  LYS*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    303B  ILE*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    304B  PRO*     3.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
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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