Contacts of the helix formed by residues 154 - 178 (chain D) in PDB entry 1XV9


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 VAL 154 (chain D).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    148D  LEU*     4.4     4.9    -      -       +      -
    152D  ALA      3.2     1.0    +      -       -      +
    153D  PRO*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    155D  LEU*     1.3    53.8    +      -       -      +
    156D  PRO      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    157D  LEU*     2.7    38.0    +      -       +      +
    158D  VAL*     3.1    30.3    +      -       +      +
    231D  ARG*     3.3    63.0    -      -       +      +
    232D  VAL*     4.4     1.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 155 (chain D). 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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    153D  PRO*     4.9     5.2    -      -       +      -
    154D  VAL*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    156D  PRO*     1.3    66.8    -      -       +      +
    158D  VAL*     4.3     7.2    -      -       +      -
    159D  THR*     2.8    50.5    +      -       -      +
    339D  MET*     5.0    15.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 156 (chain D). 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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    136D  ARG*     4.0     5.4    -      -       -      +
    138D  PRO*     3.1    25.4    -      -       +      +
    153D  PRO*     3.1    36.3    -      -       +      +
    154D  VAL      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
    155D  LEU*     1.3    94.3    -      -       +      +
    157D  LEU*     1.3    54.6    +      -       -      +
    159D  THR*     4.0     5.6    +      -       -      +
    160D  HIS*     3.3    17.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 157 (chain D). 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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    138D  PRO*     3.3    17.2    -      -       +      +
    140D  HIS*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      +
    141D  LEU*     4.5    15.7    -      -       +      -
    148D  LEU*     4.5    12.6    -      -       +      -
    153D  PRO      5.1     0.4    +      -       -      +
    154D  VAL*     2.7    20.5    +      -       +      +
    156D  PRO*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
    158D  VAL*     1.3    53.9    +      -       -      +
    159D  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    160D  HIS*     2.9     8.8    +      -       +      +
    161D  PHE*     2.7    33.8    +      -       +      +
    224D  TYR*     5.7     2.5    -      -       +      -
    228D  ASP*     3.7    36.3    -      -       +      +
    231D  ARG*     3.8    20.9    -      -       +      -
    232D  VAL*     3.9    13.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 158 (chain D). 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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    154D  VAL*     3.1    32.0    +      -       +      +
    155D  LEU*     3.8    11.2    -      -       +      +
    157D  LEU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    159D  THR*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    161D  PHE*     3.8     7.1    -      -       -      +
    162D  ALA*     2.9    27.9    +      -       -      +
    232D  VAL*     3.9    27.1    -      -       +      +
    333D  ILE*     6.4     1.3    -      -       +      -
    336D  LEU*     4.5    15.7    -      -       +      -
    339D  MET*     3.8    28.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 159 (chain D). 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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    136D  ARG*     4.7    12.3    -      -       +      +
    155D  LEU*     2.8    42.0    +      -       -      +
    156D  PRO*     4.1     7.1    -      -       -      +
    158D  VAL*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    160D  HIS*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    162D  ALA*     4.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    163D  ASP*     2.6    54.5    +      -       -      +
    339D  MET*     4.4    12.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 160 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    132D  PHE      3.6    13.5    -      -       -      -
    135D  PHE      2.9    24.9    +      -       -      -
    136D  ARG*     4.0     3.6    -      -       -      +
    137D  PRO*     3.5    25.8    -      -       +      +
    138D  PRO*     3.6     8.5    -      -       +      -
    141D  LEU*     3.4    22.8    -      -       +      +
    156D  PRO      3.3    13.9    +      -       -      +
    157D  LEU*     2.9    12.9    +      -       +      +
    159D  THR*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    161D  PHE*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    163D  ASP*     3.2     2.1    +      -       -      +
    164D  ILE*     2.9    49.5    +      -       +      +
    224D  TYR*     2.7    31.1    +      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 161 (chain D). 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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    157D  LEU*     2.7    19.7    +      -       +      +
    158D  VAL      3.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
    160D  HIS*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    162D  ALA*     1.3    75.4    +      -       -      +
    164D  ILE*     3.9    12.5    -      -       +      +
    165D  ASN*     2.9    58.0    +      -       +      +
    168D  MET*     6.6     0.2    -      -       +      -
    224D  TYR*     6.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
    232D  VAL*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    234D  PHE*     3.3    37.5    -      +       -      -
    326D  TYR*     4.8     4.7    -      +       -      -
    336D  LEU*     4.0    14.4    -      -       +      -
    340D  MET*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 162 (chain D). 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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    158D  VAL      2.9    22.0    +      -       -      +
    159D  THR      4.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    161D  PHE*     1.3    82.4    -      -       +      +
    163D  ASP*     1.3    67.9    +      -       -      +
    165D  ASN*     3.6     1.6    -      -       -      +
    166D  THR*     3.3    25.8    +      -       -      -
    336D  LEU*     4.7     3.1    -      -       +      -
    339D  MET*     3.7    40.7    -      -       +      +
    340D  MET*     3.9    15.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 163 (chain D). 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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    135D  PHE*     4.5    13.6    -      -       +      +
    136D  ARG*     2.6    33.1    +      -       -      +
    159D  THR*     2.6    43.0    +      -       -      +
    160D  HIS*     3.5     5.4    -      -       -      +
    161D  PHE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    162D  ALA*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    164D  ILE*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    165D  ASN      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    166D  THR*     3.4     7.6    +      -       -      +
    167D  PHE*     3.1    19.6    +      -       -      +
    339D  MET*     4.8     4.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 164 (chain D). 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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    132D  PHE*     3.9    30.7    -      -       +      +
    135D  PHE*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    160D  HIS*     2.9    53.1    +      -       +      +
    161D  PHE*     3.9    13.9    -      -       +      +
    163D  ASP*     1.3    69.1    -      -       -      +
    165D  ASN*     1.3    73.1    +      -       +      +
    167D  PHE*     3.2     9.3    -      -       -      +
    168D  MET*     3.0    40.2    +      -       +      +
    224D  TYR*     4.5     9.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 165 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161D  PHE*     2.9    53.2    +      -       +      +
    162D  ALA      3.6     4.9    -      -       -      +
    164D  ILE*     1.3    85.6    -      -       +      +
    166D  THR*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    167D  PHE      3.0     1.4    +      -       -      -
    168D  MET*     3.1    23.0    +      -       -      +
    169D  VAL*     3.5    11.6    +      -       -      +
    202D  CYS*     6.0     1.0    -      -       -      -
    326D  TYR*     3.3    17.5    +      -       -      -
    340D  MET*     3.9     9.6    -      -       -      +
    343D  LEU*     3.4    23.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 166 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    162D  ALA      3.3     8.7    +      -       -      -
    163D  ASP*     3.7     5.8    -      -       -      +
    165D  ASN*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    167D  PHE*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    169D  VAL*     3.8     3.6    +      -       -      +
    170D  LEU*     3.2    34.8    +      -       +      +
    339D  MET      4.9     0.3    +      -       -      -
    340D  MET*     3.1    34.1    -      -       -      +
    341D  PRO*     5.1     2.4    -      -       +      +
    342D  LEU*     4.0    19.1    -      -       +      +
    343D  LEU*     3.7    15.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 167 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    128D  MET*     3.4    46.7    -      -       +      -
    131D  GLN*     4.4    14.8    -      -       +      -
    132D  PHE*     3.4    27.1    -      +       -      -
    135D  PHE*     3.9    34.3    -      +       +      -
    163D  ASP      3.1    13.9    +      -       -      +
    164D  ILE*     3.2     9.6    -      -       -      +
    165D  ASN      3.0     0.8    +      -       -      -
    166D  THR*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    168D  MET*     1.3    67.7    +      -       -      +
    170D  LEU*     3.2    21.7    +      -       +      +
    171D  GLN*     3.4    28.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 168 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    128D  MET*     3.6    33.0    -      -       +      +
    132D  PHE*     4.0    11.4    -      -       +      -
    164D  ILE*     3.0    35.5    +      -       +      +
    165D  ASN*     3.1    17.7    +      -       -      +
    167D  PHE*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    169D  VAL*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
    171D  GLN*     2.8    25.8    +      -       -      +
    172D  VAL*     2.8    16.2    +      -       +      +
    202D  CYS*     3.8    32.1    -      -       +      +
    206D  LEU*     3.6    35.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 169 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    165D  ASN*     3.5     7.3    +      -       -      +
    166D  THR      3.9     2.9    -      -       -      +
    167D  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    168D  MET*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    170D  LEU*     1.3    54.0    +      -       -      +
    172D  VAL*     3.4     7.7    -      -       -      +
    173D  ILE*     2.7    44.8    +      -       +      +
    198D  ALA*     4.5    18.6    -      -       +      +
    199D  VAL*     5.5     1.8    -      -       +      +
    202D  CYS*     4.2    14.6    -      -       -      -
    342D  LEU*     3.3    30.1    -      -       +      -
    343D  LEU*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      -
    346D  ILE*     4.5    12.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 170 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    166D  THR*     3.2    28.2    +      -       +      +
    167D  PHE*     3.2    19.7    +      -       +      +
    168D  MET      3.1     0.6    -      -       -      -
    169D  VAL*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    171D  GLN*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    173D  ILE*     3.8     5.7    -      -       +      +
    174D  LYS*     2.7    44.5    +      -       -      +
    342D  LEU*     4.4    12.1    -      -       +      -
    693H  LEU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 171 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    124D  HIS*     3.2    32.9    +      -       -      +
    125D  MET*     3.6    18.6    -      -       +      +
    128D  MET*     3.7    21.5    -      -       -      +
    131D  GLN*     5.5     2.8    +      -       -      -
    167D  PHE*     3.6    31.8    -      -       +      +
    168D  MET      2.8     9.9    +      -       -      +
    170D  LEU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    172D  VAL*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    173D  ILE      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    174D  LYS*     2.9    39.9    +      -       -      +
    175D  PHE*     2.5    35.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 172 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    125D  MET*     3.6    13.0    -      -       -      -
    168D  MET*     2.8    10.9    +      -       +      +
    169D  VAL*     3.4    10.3    -      -       -      +
    171D  GLN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    173D  ILE*     1.3    60.9    +      -       +      +
    175D  PHE*     3.7     1.2    -      -       +      +
    176D  THR*     3.2    32.0    +      -       +      +
    194D  LEU*     4.5     9.0    -      -       +      -
    198D  ALA*     3.9    20.9    -      -       +      +
    201D  ILE*     3.6    48.7    -      -       +      -
    202D  CYS*     3.6    28.7    -      -       -      -
    205D  VAL*     5.4     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 173 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    169D  VAL*     2.7    36.2    +      -       +      +
    170D  LEU*     3.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
    172D  VAL*     1.3    76.1    -      -       +      +
    174D  LYS*     1.3    65.2    +      -       +      +
    176D  THR*     3.1     7.8    +      -       -      -
    177D  LYS*     3.0    44.5    +      -       +      +
    194D  LEU*     4.2    22.2    -      -       +      -
    198D  ALA*     6.0     0.2    -      -       +      -
    342D  LEU*     4.5    10.1    -      -       +      -
    346D  ILE*     5.4     2.2    -      -       +      -
    690H  LEU*     4.6    19.3    -      -       +      -
    693H  LEU*     4.0    38.8    -      -       +      -
    694H  LEU*     4.6     6.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 174 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    124D  HIS*     3.2    28.4    +      -       +      +
    170D  LEU*     2.7    29.6    +      -       -      +
    171D  GLN*     2.9    32.3    +      -       -      +
    173D  ILE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       +      +
    175D  PHE*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    177D  LYS*     3.2    22.1    +      -       -      +
    178D  ASP*     3.3    12.1    +      -       -      +
    693H  LEU*     6.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 175 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    117D  LEU*     3.5    19.3    -      -       +      -
    120D  ALA*     3.3    24.2    -      -       +      +
    121D  HIS*     3.3    34.1    -      -       +      -
    124D  HIS*     3.8    12.5    -      -       +      -
    125D  MET*     3.8    27.8    -      -       +      -
    171D  GLN      2.5    21.7    +      -       -      +
    172D  VAL*     3.7     4.0    -      -       +      +
    174D  LYS*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    176D  THR*     1.3    83.2    +      -       +      +
    178D  ASP*     3.1    20.1    +      -       -      +
    179D  LEU*     3.7    23.3    -      -       +      +
    201D  ILE*     5.7     5.6    -      -       +      -
    260D  VAL*     4.6     9.2    -      -       +      -
    263D  ALA*     5.7    10.8    -      -       +      -
    264D  ALA*     6.1     2.5    -      -       -      -
    267D  LEU*     5.3     4.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 176 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    172D  VAL*     3.2    18.8    +      -       +      +
    173D  ILE*     3.1    15.6    +      -       -      -
    175D  PHE*     1.3    87.6    -      -       +      +
    177D  LYS*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    178D  ASP      3.0     5.2    -      -       -      -
    179D  LEU*     3.0    37.0    +      -       -      +
    182D  PHE*     3.9    26.9    -      -       -      +
    194D  LEU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      +
    201D  ILE*     5.2     2.7    -      -       +      -
    267D  LEU*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    694H  LEU*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 177 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    173D  ILE*     3.0    34.7    +      -       +      +
    174D  LYS*     3.2    13.0    +      -       -      +
    176D  THR*     1.3    77.3    +      -       -      +
    178D  ASP*     1.3    54.3    +      -       -      +
    179D  LEU      3.1     4.7    +      -       -      -
    182D  PHE*     5.5     1.8    -      -       +      -
    183D  ARG*     3.5    33.4    -      -       -      +
    693H  LEU*     2.7    41.7    +      -       -      +
    694H  LEU*     3.6    23.6    -      -       +      -
    696H  GLU      4.1    20.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 178 (chain D). 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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    116D  THR*     5.0     1.9    -      -       -      +
    120D  ALA*     3.3    18.3    -      -       +      +
    123D  ARG*     3.4    24.3    +      -       -      -
    124D  HIS*     3.6    24.6    -      -       +      +
    174D  LYS      3.3     2.5    +      -       -      +
    175D  PHE      3.1    10.5    +      -       -      +
    176D  THR      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    177D  LYS*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    179D  LEU*     1.3    71.8    +      -       -      +
    180D  PRO*     4.3     3.8    -      -       -      +
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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