Contacts of the helix formed by residues 267 - 291 (chain B) in PDB entry 1XIU


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 PRO 267 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265B  GLU      3.7     4.2    -      -       -      +
    266B  LEU*     1.4    89.0    -      -       +      +
    268B  LEU*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    269B  GLU*     3.2     4.5    -      -       +      +
    270B  ASP*     2.6    51.0    +      -       -      +
    271B  GLN      3.2     2.6    +      -       -      -
    358B  THR*     3.7    18.4    -      -       -      +
    359B  ALA*     3.9    19.3    -      -       +      -
    362B  GLU*     6.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 268 (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  LEU      2.6     8.1    +      -       -      -
    267B  PRO*     1.3    70.1    -      -       -      +
    269B  GLU*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    271B  GLN*     3.2    24.2    +      -       -      +
    272B  VAL*     3.1    27.7    +      -       +      +
    691F  HIS*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      +
    694F  LEU*     4.3    25.6    -      -       +      +
    695F  GLN*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 269 (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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    267B  PRO*     3.1     4.8    +      -       +      +
    268B  LEU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    270B  ASP*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    272B  VAL*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    273B  ILE*     3.1    35.7    +      -       +      +
    358B  THR*     5.4     8.3    -      -       +      -
    691F  HIS*     5.9     1.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 270 (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  LEU*     4.3    14.6    -      -       +      -
    267B  PRO*     2.6    24.8    +      -       +      +
    269B  GLU*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    271B  GLN*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    272B  VAL      3.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    273B  ILE*     3.7     1.4    -      -       -      +
    274B  LEU*     2.9    37.2    +      -       +      +
    356B  GLY      4.1     1.9    -      -       -      +
    357B  LEU*     3.5    21.6    -      -       +      +
    358B  THR*     2.9    33.2    +      -       -      +
    359B  ALA*     2.6    39.6    +      -       -      +
    363B  VAL*     5.0     1.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 271 (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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    263B  PHE*     3.3    39.3    +      -       +      +
    264B  THR*     3.2    37.4    +      -       -      +
    266B  LEU*     3.0    31.5    +      -       +      +
    267B  PRO      3.2     1.8    +      -       -      +
    268B  LEU*     3.2    20.2    +      -       -      +
    270B  ASP*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
    272B  VAL*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    274B  LEU      3.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
    275B  LEU*     2.9    38.1    +      -       -      +
    694F  LEU*     3.2    31.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 272 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    268B  LEU*     3.1    20.2    -      -       +      +
    269B  GLU*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    271B  GLN*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    273B  ILE*     1.3    66.8    +      -       +      +
    275B  LEU*     4.0     0.5    -      -       -      +
    276B  ARG*     2.9    29.1    +      -       +      +
    431B  ASN*     4.6    14.8    -      -       -      +
    688F  LYS*     6.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
    690F  LEU*     3.8    29.0    -      -       +      +
    691F  HIS*     4.1    36.1    -      -       +      +
    694F  LEU*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 273 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    269B  GLU*     3.1    26.7    +      -       +      +
    270B  ASP*     3.2     8.2    +      -       -      +
    272B  VAL*     1.3    83.8    -      -       +      +
    274B  LEU*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    276B  ARG*     3.3     4.0    +      -       -      +
    277B  ALA*     2.9    29.1    +      -       +      +
    354B  ALA*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      -
    355B  LYS      3.3    21.3    -      -       -      +
    356B  GLY*     3.2    32.8    -      -       -      +
    357B  LEU*     3.9     9.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 274 (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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    263B  PHE*     4.2    10.3    -      -       +      -
    266B  LEU*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
    270B  ASP      2.9    17.1    +      -       -      +
    271B  GLN      3.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    273B  ILE*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    275B  LEU*     1.3    54.0    +      -       -      +
    277B  ALA*     2.9     4.3    +      -       +      +
    278B  GLY*     2.7    35.3    +      -       -      -
    349B  LEU*     3.6    35.4    -      -       +      +
    350B  PHE*     4.5     8.1    -      -       +      -
    351B  ASN*     3.6    27.1    -      -       +      +
    354B  ALA*     4.1     6.3    -      -       +      -
    357B  LEU*     3.8    20.6    -      -       +      -
    363B  VAL*     4.1    11.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 275 (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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    253B  LEU*     3.8    31.0    -      -       +      +
    254B  VAL*     4.4    14.8    -      -       +      -
    257B  ALA*     3.8    22.0    -      -       +      -
    263B  PHE*     3.6    30.1    -      -       +      -
    271B  GLN      2.9    15.1    +      -       -      +
    272B  VAL      4.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    274B  LEU*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    276B  ARG*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    278B  GLY*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    279B  TRP*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
    282B  LEU*     4.4     2.5    -      -       +      -
    349B  LEU*     3.9    12.1    -      -       +      -
    428B  MET*     4.1     9.2    -      -       +      -
    690F  LEU*     4.5    10.5    -      -       +      -
    694F  LEU*     4.2    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 276 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    272B  VAL*     2.9    20.3    +      -       +      +
    273B  ILE*     3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    275B  LEU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    277B  ALA*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    279B  TRP*     3.2    20.6    +      -       -      -
    428B  MET*     4.1    12.3    -      -       +      -
    431B  ASN*     3.0    49.8    -      -       +      +
    432B  PRO*     5.3     6.4    -      -       -      +
    690F  LEU*     5.9     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 277 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    273B  ILE*     2.9    18.9    +      -       +      +
    274B  LEU*     2.9     3.6    +      -       +      +
    276B  ARG*     1.3    81.2    -      -       -      +
    278B  GLY*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    279B  TRP      3.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    280B  ASN*     3.8    11.7    -      -       -      +
    281B  GLU*     5.4     3.6    -      -       -      +
    351B  ASN*     5.0    11.1    +      -       +      +
    354B  ALA*     4.2    21.8    -      -       +      -
    355B  LYS      6.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
    432B  PRO      5.8     3.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 278 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    274B  LEU      2.7    14.8    +      -       -      -
    277B  ALA*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    279B  TRP*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    280B  ASN*     3.1     3.8    +      -       -      -
    281B  GLU*     3.2     6.8    +      -       -      +
    282B  LEU*     2.8    38.5    +      -       -      +
    348B  VAL*     4.6    15.9    -      -       -      -
    349B  LEU*     5.7     0.9    -      -       -      -
    351B  ASN*     6.3     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 279 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      4.1    10.5    -      -       +      -
    246B  ALA*     5.0     1.3    -      -       +      -
    250B  LEU*     3.7    22.9    -      -       +      -
    253B  LEU*     4.0    16.4    -      -       +      -
    275B  LEU      2.9    16.8    +      -       -      +
    276B  ARG      3.2    26.0    +      -       -      -
    278B  GLY*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    280B  ASN*     1.3    85.3    +      -       +      +
    282B  LEU*     3.5     0.9    -      -       -      +
    283B  LEU*     2.8    50.0    +      -       +      +
    407B  LEU*     4.1    21.2    -      -       +      +
    410B  LEU*     3.9    17.0    -      -       +      -
    425B  LEU*     3.6    26.9    -      -       +      -
    428B  MET*     3.1    50.9    +      -       +      +
    429B  LEU*     4.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
    432B  PRO*     6.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 280 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      4.5     9.4    -      -       +      +
    277B  ALA      3.8    17.5    -      -       -      +
    279B  TRP*     1.3   109.7    +      -       +      +
    281B  GLU*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    283B  LEU*     3.9     1.2    -      -       -      +
    284B  ILE*     3.0    37.3    +      -       +      +
    403B  GLY*     2.9    37.5    +      -       -      +
    404B  LEU*     4.1     1.2    -      -       -      +
    407B  LEU*     3.5    26.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 281 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    278B  GLY*     3.2     7.9    +      -       -      +
    280B  ASN*     1.3    81.4    +      -       -      +
    282B  LEU*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    284B  ILE*     3.7     3.2    -      -       -      -
    285B  ALA*     2.8    26.0    +      -       -      +
    348B  VAL*     3.7    23.6    -      -       +      +
    351B  ASN*     5.8     0.5    +      -       -      -
    396B  LEU      5.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    399B  LEU*     3.7    39.0    -      -       +      +
    400B  ARG*     2.7    63.6    +      -       -      +
    403B  GLY*     4.4     7.6    -      -       -      -
    404B  LEU      5.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 282 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253B  LEU*     4.0    32.3    -      -       +      -
    256B  TRP*     4.3     6.1    -      -       +      -
    274B  LEU      5.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    275B  LEU*     4.4     2.2    -      -       +      -
    278B  GLY*     2.8    32.6    +      -       -      +
    279B  TRP      3.5     5.8    -      -       -      +
    281B  GLU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    283B  LEU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    285B  ALA*     3.4     2.2    +      -       -      -
    286B  GLY      3.0    20.3    +      -       -      -
    345B  ARG*     3.1    57.5    +      -       +      +
    348B  VAL*     3.4    22.0    -      -       +      -
    349B  LEU*     4.1    26.0    -      -       +      +
    399B  LEU*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 283 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      4.0    29.7    +      -       +      +
    246B  ALA*     3.8    23.8    -      -       +      +
    249B  GLN*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      +
    250B  LEU*     4.0     5.8    -      -       +      -
    253B  LEU*     4.0    31.4    -      -       +      -
    279B  TRP*     2.8    46.6    +      -       +      +
    280B  ASN      3.9     2.9    -      -       -      +
    282B  LEU*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    284B  ILE*     1.3    67.1    +      -       -      +
    286B  GLY*     3.0    11.1    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.1    19.2    +      -       -      +
    345B  ARG*     4.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 284 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      4.3    11.0    -      -       +      -
    280B  ASN*     3.0    21.0    +      -       +      +
    281B  GLU*     3.8     3.6    -      -       -      +
    283B  LEU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    285B  ALA*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.5    26.7    -      -       +      -
    288B  SER*     2.6    36.4    +      -       -      +
    323B  VAL*     5.0     1.8    -      -       +      -
    327B  LEU*     3.8    27.4    -      -       +      -
    399B  LEU*     3.9     7.6    -      -       +      -
    402B  ILE*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
    403B  GLY*     3.7    29.8    -      -       -      +
    406B  CYS*     4.0    23.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 285 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    281B  GLU      2.8    20.3    +      -       -      +
    282B  LEU      3.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
    284B  ILE*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    286B  GLY*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    288B  SER*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      -
    289B  HIS*     3.1    23.9    +      -       -      +
    331B  MET*     4.1     9.2    -      -       +      +
    341B  LEU*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      +
    344B  LEU*     6.3     1.6    -      -       +      -
    345B  ARG*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    399B  LEU*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 286 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      5.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
    221B  GLU*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    282B  LEU      3.0    11.2    +      -       -      -
    283B  LEU*     3.0     8.8    +      -       -      -
    285B  ALA*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     1.3    55.6    +      -       -      -
    289B  HIS*     3.3     2.6    +      -       -      +
    290B  ARG*     3.2    31.9    +      -       -      +
    338B  LYS*     5.1     2.9    +      -       -      -
    341B  LEU*     5.0     8.1    -      -       -      +
    345B  ARG*     4.2    14.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 287 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    202B  9CR      3.5    70.6    +      -       +      +
    283B  LEU      3.1    19.3    +      -       -      -
    284B  ILE*     3.5    29.6    -      -       +      -
    286B  GLY*     1.3    72.2    -      -       -      +
    288B  SER*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    289B  HIS      3.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
    290B  ARG*     3.4    30.3    -      -       -      +
    291B  SER*     2.5    38.3    +      -       -      -
    298B  ILE*     4.0    37.7    -      -       +      -
    299B  LEU      4.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    300B  LEU*     5.8     0.2    -      -       +      -
    323B  VAL*     4.0     9.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 288 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    284B  ILE*     2.6    25.6    +      -       -      +
    285B  ALA      3.8     3.6    -      -       -      -
    287B  PHE*     1.3    82.4    -      -       -      +
    289B  HIS*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    291B  SER*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      -
    292B  ILE*     3.5     7.8    +      -       -      +
    323B  VAL*     3.7    17.5    -      -       -      +
    327B  LEU*     3.8    22.6    -      -       -      +
    328B  VAL*     3.3    32.0    -      -       -      +
    331B  MET*     4.0    10.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 289 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    285B  ALA      3.1    15.1    +      -       -      +
    286B  GLY      3.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    287B  PHE      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    288B  SER*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    290B  ARG*     1.3    68.1    +      -       -      +
    291B  SER      2.9     1.6    +      -       -      -
    292B  ILE*     3.1    34.0    +      -       +      +
    293B  MET*     5.3     2.0    -      -       +      +
    331B  MET*     3.7    24.2    -      -       +      -
    336B  MET*     2.9    46.2    +      -       +      -
    337B  ASP*     4.2     4.7    +      -       -      -
    338B  LYS*     3.6    38.2    +      -       +      -
    341B  LEU*     3.7    20.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 290 (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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    202B  9CR      2.6    43.4    +      -       -      -
    226B  PRO*     3.7    35.2    -      -       -      +
    228B  ILE*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    231B  TYR*     3.7    24.9    -      -       -      +
    249B  GLN*     4.3     4.8    -      -       -      +
    286B  GLY      3.2    15.7    +      -       -      +
    287B  PHE*     3.4    11.3    -      -       -      +
    289B  HIS*     1.3    81.2    +      -       -      +
    291B  SER*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    292B  ILE*     3.2     2.4    +      -       -      +
    293B  MET*     3.5    16.6    +      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     2.9    37.4    +      -       +      +
    300B  LEU      4.0     2.7    -      -       -      -
    301B  ALA*     3.1    14.8    -      -       -      +
    338B  LYS*     5.0     6.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 291 (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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    287B  PHE      2.5    24.5    +      -       -      -
    288B  SER*     3.4     7.6    -      -       -      -
    289B  HIS      2.9     0.8    -      -       -      -
    290B  ARG*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    292B  ILE*     1.3    59.0    -      -       -      +
    293B  MET      3.0     3.1    -      -       -      -
    294B  ALA*     2.8    25.2    +      -       -      +
    297B  GLY      4.1     3.2    -      -       -      +
    298B  ILE*     3.3    16.7    -      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     2.8    35.7    +      -       -      -
    328B  VAL*     3.7    20.0    -      -       -      +
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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).

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