Contacts of the helix formed by residues 235 - 261 (chain A) in PDB entry 1SL1


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 ASP 235 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234A  PHE*     1.3    72.1    -      -       -      +
    236A  THR*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    237A  LYS*     3.7     8.3    +      -       -      +
    238A  ALA*     3.1    35.4    +      -       +      +
    239A  ILE*     3.2    13.9    +      -       -      +
    453A  ALA      5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    454A  ALA*     2.8    20.4    +      -       -      +
    459A  HIS*     3.2    40.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 236 (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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    234A  PHE*     3.0    18.4    +      -       -      -
    235A  ASP*     1.3    70.2    -      -       -      +
    237A  LYS*     1.3    65.0    +      -       -      +
    239A  ILE*     3.1     5.4    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLU*     3.0    40.5    +      -       -      +
    407A  LEU*     3.8    18.8    -      -       +      +
    410A  VAL*     3.3    32.6    -      -       +      +
    414A  GLY*     5.4     1.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 237 (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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    235A  ASP*     3.3     7.0    +      -       -      +
    236A  THR*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    238A  ALA*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLU*     3.3    17.8    +      -       -      +
    241A  GLU*     3.1    45.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 238 (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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    235A  ASP*     3.1    37.7    +      -       +      +
    237A  LYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    239A  ILE*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
    241A  GLU*     3.3    16.0    +      -       -      +
    242A  LEU*     2.9    25.6    +      -       -      +
    450A  GLN*     5.6     2.6    +      -       -      +
    454A  ALA*     5.1     4.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 239 (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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    234A  PHE*     3.3    29.6    -      -       +      -
    235A  ASP      3.2     2.9    +      -       -      +
    236A  THR      3.1     7.4    +      -       -      +
    238A  ALA*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    240A  GLU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    242A  LEU*     3.2    19.5    +      -       +      +
    243A  TYR*     2.8    26.7    +      -       +      +
    399A  SER*     3.9    24.0    +      -       -      +
    406A  TRP*     4.1    17.5    -      -       +      -
    407A  LEU*     3.8    23.1    -      -       +      -
    450A  GLN      4.3     7.4    -      -       -      +
    451A  CYS*     4.6     0.9    -      -       -      -
    454A  ALA*     3.5    27.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 240 (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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    236A  THR*     3.0    33.7    +      -       -      +
    237A  LYS*     3.5    20.2    -      -       -      +
    238A  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    239A  ILE*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    241A  GLU*     1.3    59.3    +      -       +      +
    243A  TYR*     3.2    11.3    +      -       +      +
    244A  VAL*     3.0    31.5    +      -       -      +
    407A  LEU*     3.8    20.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 241 (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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    237A  LYS*     3.1    31.0    +      -       +      +
    238A  ALA*     3.6    14.6    -      -       -      +
    239A  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    240A  GLU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    242A  LEU*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     3.4     9.8    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     3.1    23.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 242 (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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    238A  ALA      2.9    14.0    +      -       -      +
    239A  ILE*     3.4    25.1    -      -       +      +
    241A  GLU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    243A  TYR*     1.3    56.9    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     3.3    10.1    +      -       -      +
    246A  LEU*     2.9    51.6    +      -       +      +
    395A  ARG*     6.0     0.4    -      -       +      -
    399A  SER*     5.0     7.9    -      -       -      +
    447A  TYR*     3.9    21.5    -      -       +      +
    450A  GLN*     3.5    44.2    -      -       +      +
    451A  CYS*     4.2    24.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 243 (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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    239A  ILE      2.8    13.7    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLU*     3.3    13.5    -      -       +      +
    242A  LEU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     1.3    69.6    +      -       +      +
    246A  LEU*     3.3     5.9    +      -       -      +
    247A  ALA*     2.9    34.9    +      -       +      +
    250A  ARG*     4.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
    396A  ILE*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
    399A  SER*     5.2     2.9    -      -       -      +
    400A  ALA*     3.7    28.3    -      -       +      -
    401A  GLU*     2.6    36.9    +      -       +      +
    407A  LEU*     4.5     7.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 244 (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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    240A  GLU      3.0    19.3    +      -       -      +
    241A  GLU*     3.7     9.4    -      -       -      +
    242A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    243A  TYR*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    245A  GLU*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    247A  ALA*     3.4     5.3    +      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     3.1    25.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 245 (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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    241A  GLU      3.1    11.4    +      -       -      +
    242A  LEU*     3.5    11.5    -      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     1.3    81.5    -      -       -      +
    246A  LEU*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     3.4     7.1    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.1    22.0    +      -       +      +
    447A  TYR*     3.5    30.1    +      -       +      +
    450A  GLN*     3.8    20.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 246 (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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    242A  LEU*     2.9    42.9    +      -       +      +
    243A  TYR*     3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    247A  ALA*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.3     5.8    +      -       -      +
    250A  ARG*     2.8    28.4    +      -       -      +
    392A  ILE*     3.8    15.9    -      -       +      +
    395A  ARG*     3.9    22.4    -      -       +      +
    396A  ILE*     3.6    31.6    -      -       +      +
    399A  SER*     4.5     4.7    -      -       -      +
    447A  TYR*     3.7    47.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 247 (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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    243A  TYR*     2.9    28.1    +      -       +      +
    244A  VAL*     3.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
    246A  LEU*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    250A  ARG*     3.2    23.2    +      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     3.0    27.7    +      -       -      -
    396A  ILE*     4.0     5.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 248 (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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    244A  VAL*     3.1    19.1    +      -       +      +
    245A  GLU*     3.6     7.0    -      -       -      +
    247A  ALA*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     3.3     7.1    +      -       -      -
    252A  GLU*     3.1    24.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 249 (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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    245A  GLU*     3.1    12.0    +      -       +      +
    246A  LEU*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    250A  ARG*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    252A  GLU*     3.9    20.9    -      -       -      +
    253A  LEU*     3.0    50.5    +      -       +      +
    256A  LYS*     5.4     5.9    -      -       -      +
    385A  LEU*     4.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
    388A  GLU*     2.7    37.5    +      -       -      +
    392A  ILE*     3.3    25.6    -      -       +      -
    447A  TYR*     4.7     7.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243A  TYR*     4.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
    246A  LEU      2.8    14.7    +      -       -      +
    247A  ALA*     3.4    20.9    +      -       -      +
    248A  ALA      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    249A  ARG*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     1.3    67.1    +      -       -      +
    253A  LEU*     3.2     4.0    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     2.9    24.0    +      -       +      +
    389A  TYR*     3.6    32.1    -      -       +      +
    392A  ILE*     4.3    13.9    -      -       +      +
    393A  GLN*     2.7    41.5    +      -       -      +
    396A  ILE*     3.7    20.4    -      -       +      +
    401A  GLU*     3.1    40.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  ALA      3.0    14.5    +      -       -      -
    248A  ALA*     3.7     9.5    -      -       -      -
    250A  ARG*     1.3    78.0    +      -       -      +
    252A  GLU*     1.3    52.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     2.8    12.9    +      -       -      +
    255A  ARG*     2.7    35.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 252 (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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    248A  ALA      3.1    13.6    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.9    25.1    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    253A  LEU*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    255A  ARG*     2.7    45.6    +      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     3.1    41.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  ARG*     3.0    46.1    +      -       -      +
    250A  ARG*     3.6     4.7    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    252A  GLU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     3.5     6.9    +      -       +      +
    257A  LEU*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
    385A  LEU*     4.1    26.0    -      -       +      +
    388A  GLU*     3.3    44.2    -      -       +      +
    389A  TYR*     3.8    27.8    -      -       +      +
    392A  ILE*     3.7    14.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  ARG*     2.9    14.6    +      -       +      +
    251A  SER*     2.8    13.4    +      -       -      +
    253A  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    255A  ARG*     1.3    54.1    +      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     4.7     1.8    -      -       -      -
    258A  THR*     2.7    63.2    +      -       +      +
    334A  PHE      4.3     3.1    -      -       -      +
    335A  ASN*     5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    336A  PRO*     3.4    32.8    -      -       +      -
    389A  TYR*     4.1    16.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251A  SER      2.7    16.4    +      -       -      +
    252A  GLU*     2.7    43.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     1.3    80.4    +      -       -      +
    258A  THR*     2.9    18.1    +      -       -      -
    259A  GLU*     3.2    21.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  ARG*     5.4     5.2    -      -       -      +
    252A  GLU*     3.1    41.7    +      -       +      +
    253A  LEU*     3.8     9.2    -      -       +      +
    255A  ARG*     1.3    92.0    -      -       -      +
    257A  LEU*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    259A  GLU*     3.1     8.6    +      -       -      +
    260A  THR*     3.0    31.7    +      -       -      +
    385A  LEU*     4.2    28.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253A  LEU      3.0    19.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  LEU      4.0     1.8    -      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    258A  THR*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    260A  THR*     4.4     3.1    -      -       -      -
    261A  PHE*     2.8    40.5    +      -       +      +
    334A  PHE*     3.8    13.3    -      -       +      -
    336A  PRO*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      -
    382A  ALA*     3.7    36.8    -      -       +      +
    385A  LEU*     3.8    21.3    -      -       +      +
    386A  ILE*     3.7    31.6    -      -       +      +
    389A  TYR*     4.5     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254A  LEU*     2.7    53.1    +      -       +      +
    255A  ARG*     2.9    16.5    +      -       -      -
    257A  LEU*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    259A  GLU*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    261A  PHE      2.8    22.8    -      -       -      +
    262A  GLY*     3.8     5.9    -      -       -      -
    333A  VAL*     4.1    17.9    -      -       +      -
    334A  PHE*     3.9    17.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 259 (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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    255A  ARG*     3.2    19.9    +      -       +      +
    256A  LYS*     3.1    11.4    +      -       -      +
    258A  THR*     1.3    81.9    +      -       -      +
    260A  THR*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    261A  PHE      4.4     1.6    -      -       -      -
    262A  GLY*     4.4     2.6    +      -       -      -
    378A  GLU*     5.2     4.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256A  LYS      3.0    16.9    +      -       -      -
    257A  LEU*     3.8     6.8    -      -       -      +
    259A  GLU*     1.3    81.0    +      -       -      +
    261A  PHE*     1.3    88.6    +      -       +      +
    262A  GLY      3.9     1.6    +      -       -      -
    378A  GLU*     3.4    39.5    +      -       +      +
    379A  LYS*     4.0    18.1    +      -       +      +
    382A  ALA*     4.3    10.6    -      -       +      +
    385A  LEU*     5.9     2.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 261 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257A  LEU*     2.8    29.2    +      -       +      +
    258A  THR*     2.8    21.6    -      -       -      +
    260A  THR*     1.3    79.2    -      -       +      +
    262A  GLY*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    333A  VAL*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    334A  PHE*     3.5    38.0    +      +       +      +
    345A  LYS*     3.9    40.4    -      -       +      +
    346A  LEU*     4.5    14.1    -      -       +      -
    379A  LYS*     3.7    37.9    -      -       +      -
    382A  ALA*     3.9    29.8    -      -       +      -
    386A  ILE*     3.9    22.0    -      -       +      -
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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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