Contacts of the helix formed by residues 263 - 285 (chain A) 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.
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 ASP 263 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253A  ASN*     3.9     0.4    -      -       -      +
    255A  GLY*     4.5     5.2    -      -       -      +
    257A  ASN      3.6    18.2    -      -       -      +
    258A  PRO*     3.1    29.1    -      -       +      +
    260A  SER*     3.1    16.4    +      -       -      +
    261A  PRO      3.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    262A  ASN*     1.3    72.2    -      -       -      +
    264A  PRO*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    265A  VAL*     3.3    17.4    +      -       -      +
    266A  THR*     3.0    26.8    +      -       -      +
    267A  ASN*     2.7    29.0    +      -       -      +
    340A  ALA*     5.7     0.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 264 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252A  ALA*     5.0     5.2    -      -       +      -
    253A  ASN      3.9    12.1    -      -       -      +
    255A  GLY*     3.2    23.3    -      -       -      +
    262A  ASN      3.1     9.2    -      -       -      +
    263A  ASP*     1.3    85.5    -      -       -      +
    265A  VAL*     1.3    71.6    +      -       -      +
    267A  ASN*     2.9    19.1    +      -       +      +
    268A  ILE*     3.2    15.9    +      -       +      +
    332A  VAL*     5.3    13.1    -      -       +      +
    336A  SER*     3.9    23.8    -      -       -      +
    337A  ALA*     5.9     1.1    -      -       -      -
    340A  ALA*     4.1    14.8    -      -       +      -
    342A  VAL*     6.2     2.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 265 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    263A  ASP*     3.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  PRO*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    266A  THR*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    268A  ILE*     3.1    18.6    +      -       -      +
    269A  CYS*     3.5    12.8    +      -       -      -
    340A  ALA*     4.5    22.9    -      -       +      +
    342A  VAL*     4.9     7.8    -      -       +      +
    439A  PHE*     4.0    38.1    -      -       +      -
    445A  THR*     3.4    33.0    -      -       +      +
   1003A  F15      6.3     2.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 266 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  PRO*     4.8     7.0    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASP*     3.0    32.6    +      -       +      +
    264A  PRO      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    265A  VAL*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    267A  ASN*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    269A  CYS*     3.4     6.4    +      -       -      +
    270A  GLN*     3.1    39.6    +      -       +      +
    445A  THR*     4.4    10.4    -      -       -      +
    446A  PRO*     3.8    37.7    -      -       +      +
    685H  GLU      6.3     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 267 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252A  ALA*     4.5     0.4    -      -       -      +
    261A  PRO      3.6    13.7    -      -       -      +
    262A  ASN*     2.9    27.5    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASP      2.7    24.2    +      -       -      -
    264A  PRO*     2.9    14.6    +      -       +      +
    266A  THR*     1.3    70.3    -      -       -      +
    268A  ILE*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    270A  GLN*     3.2    26.8    +      -       -      +
    271A  ALA*     2.9    28.4    +      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     3.9     8.4    -      -       +      +
    328A  THR*     4.2     3.1    +      -       -      +
    330A  LEU*     3.2    34.8    -      -       +      +
    332A  VAL*     5.8     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 268 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    264A  PRO      3.2    12.5    +      -       -      +
    265A  VAL*     3.1    10.4    +      -       -      +
    267A  ASN*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    269A  CYS*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    271A  ALA*     3.3     6.9    +      -       -      +
    272A  ALA*     2.8    26.3    +      -       -      +
    324A  ILE*     6.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
    326A  LEU*     4.2    19.5    -      -       +      -
    332A  VAL*     5.6     9.4    -      -       +      -
    342A  VAL*     6.2     1.3    -      -       +      -
   1003A  F15      3.6    81.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 269 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265A  VAL*     3.5    17.7    -      -       -      -
    266A  THR*     3.4     7.8    +      -       -      +
    267A  ASN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    268A  ILE*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    270A  GLN*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    272A  ALA*     3.8     2.0    -      -       -      +
    273A  ASP*     3.2    22.9    +      -       -      +
    436A  LEU*     4.7    15.3    -      -       -      -
    439A  PHE*     5.4     4.7    -      -       -      -
    445A  THR*     4.3    19.1    -      -       -      -
    446A  PRO      4.5    14.4    -      -       -      +
    447A  ILE*     5.0     9.0    -      -       -      -
    448A  ASP*     5.0     5.4    +      -       -      +
    451A  LEU*     3.7    28.1    -      -       +      +
   1003A  F15      6.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 270 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    261A  PRO      5.4     2.5    +      -       -      +
    266A  THR*     3.1    36.7    +      -       +      +
    267A  ASN*     3.3    28.6    +      -       -      +
    269A  CYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    271A  ALA*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    273A  ASP*     3.7     6.4    +      -       -      +
    274A  LYS*     3.4    21.1    +      -       -      +
    328A  THR*     4.2    19.1    -      -       +      +
    446A  PRO      5.9     1.3    -      -       -      +
    448A  ASP*     5.0    12.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 271 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    267A  ASN      2.9    16.7    +      -       -      +
    268A  ILE*     3.6     5.8    -      -       -      +
    270A  GLN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    272A  ALA*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    274A  LYS*     3.6     3.5    -      -       -      +
    275A  GLN*     2.9    33.8    +      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      -
    327A  ALA      4.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
    328A  THR*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      +
   1003A  F15      4.0    18.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 272 (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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    268A  ILE      2.8    22.0    +      -       -      +
    269A  CYS*     4.2     3.6    -      -       -      +
    270A  GLN      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    271A  ALA*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    273A  ASP*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    275A  GLN      3.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    276A  LEU*     3.0    28.2    +      -       -      +
    305A  TRP*     5.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
    309A  LEU*     3.7    10.3    -      -       +      +
    436A  LEU*     6.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
    451A  LEU*     4.2    20.9    -      -       +      -
   1003A  F15      3.3    33.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 273 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    269A  CYS      3.2    18.8    +      -       -      +
    270A  GLN*     3.7     7.6    -      -       -      +
    272A  ALA*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    274A  LYS*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    276A  LEU*     3.0    14.9    +      -       -      +
    277A  PHE*     3.0    36.4    -      -       -      -
    448A  ASP*     3.4    28.3    -      -       +      +
    449A  THR*     3.9     5.9    +      -       -      -
    450A  PHE*     3.4    13.0    +      -       -      -
    451A  LEU*     3.3    27.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 274 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244A  PRO*     5.4     6.5    -      -       -      -
    270A  GLN      3.4    13.2    +      -       -      +
    271A  ALA      3.6     2.2    -      -       -      +
    273A  ASP*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    275A  GLN*     1.3    76.3    +      -       -      +
    276A  LEU      2.9     6.2    +      -       -      -
    277A  PHE*     2.9    26.9    +      -       -      +
    278A  THR*     3.4    12.6    +      -       +      +
    327A  ALA*     3.1    35.8    +      -       +      +
    328A  THR*     4.3    14.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 275 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242A  VAL*     4.4    10.4    -      -       -      +
    244A  PRO*     5.2    10.7    -      -       -      +
    271A  ALA      2.9    15.0    +      -       -      +
    272A  ALA      3.8     0.7    -      -       -      -
    274A  LYS*     1.3    94.7    -      -       -      +
    276A  LEU*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    278A  THR*     3.1    27.5    +      -       -      +
    279A  LEU*     3.2    14.7    +      -       -      +
    309A  LEU*     3.1    36.3    -      -       +      +
    312A  SER*     4.9     2.9    +      -       -      -
    316A  ARG*     4.1    10.3    +      -       -      -
    327A  ALA*     3.1    37.8    -      -       +      +
   1003A  F15      3.5    14.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 276 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    272A  ALA      3.0    15.8    +      -       -      +
    273A  ASP      3.1     9.0    -      -       -      +
    274A  LYS      2.9     1.4    +      -       -      -
    275A  GLN*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    277A  PHE*     1.3    68.1    -      -       -      +
    279A  LEU*     2.9    26.2    +      -       +      +
    280A  VAL*     3.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    305A  TRP*     3.7    34.8    -      -       +      -
    309A  LEU*     3.7    17.9    -      -       +      -
    450A  PHE*     3.2    25.7    -      -       +      +
    451A  LEU*     3.6    28.0    -      -       +      +
    454A  MET*     3.3    30.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 277 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    273A  ASP*     3.0    43.1    -      -       -      -
    274A  LYS*     2.9    12.0    +      -       -      +
    276A  LEU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    278A  THR*     1.3    61.6    +      -       +      +
    280A  VAL*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      +
    281A  GLU*     3.7     5.2    +      -       -      +
    449A  THR*     4.9     6.1    -      -       -      -
    450A  PHE*     3.3    37.4    -      +       +      -
    632E  ILE*     5.2     6.1    -      -       +      -
    635E  ARG*     6.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    636E  LEU*     5.0    23.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 278 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242A  VAL*     3.8    21.7    -      -       -      +
    274A  LYS*     3.4    19.7    +      -       +      +
    275A  GLN*     3.1    36.5    +      -       -      +
    277A  PHE*     1.3    76.9    -      -       +      +
    279A  LEU*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    280A  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    281A  GLU*     3.5    11.2    +      -       -      +
    282A  TRP*     3.0    22.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 279 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    275A  GLN      3.2    11.4    +      -       -      +
    276A  LEU*     2.9    25.2    +      -       +      +
    278A  THR*     1.3    80.9    +      -       -      +
    280A  VAL*     1.3    51.3    +      -       +      +
    282A  TRP*     3.2    14.2    +      -       +      +
    283A  ALA*     2.8    32.6    +      -       -      +
    301A  LEU*     4.9     7.4    -      -       +      -
    305A  TRP*     3.5    30.1    -      -       +      +
    308A  LEU*     3.3    40.2    -      -       +      -
    309A  LEU*     3.9     5.8    -      -       +      -
    371A  ARG*     3.4    28.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 280 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    276A  LEU      3.9     2.7    -      -       -      +
    277A  PHE      2.9    13.3    +      -       -      +
    279A  LEU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       +      +
    281A  GLU*     1.3    69.3    -      -       -      +
    283A  ALA*     3.0    10.3    -      -       -      +
    284A  LYS*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
    289A  PHE*     5.1     0.5    -      -       -      -
    301A  LEU*     4.5    17.0    -      -       +      +
    450A  PHE*     3.7    27.8    -      -       +      -
    633E  LEU*     4.5     5.6    -      -       +      -
    636E  LEU*     3.8    35.9    -      -       +      +
    637E  LEU*     4.3    14.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 281 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    242A  VAL*     6.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
    277A  PHE      4.4     8.5    -      -       -      +
    278A  THR*     3.5    11.2    +      -       -      +
    279A  LEU      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    280A  VAL*     1.3    82.4    -      -       -      +
    282A  TRP*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    284A  LYS*     3.2    33.0    +      -       -      +
    285A  ARG*     2.9    44.5    +      -       +      +
    636E  LEU*     4.3    12.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 282 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    238A  ALA*     3.6     8.5    -      -       -      +
    239A  GLU*     2.8    34.7    +      -       -      +
    242A  VAL*     3.3    33.6    -      -       +      +
    278A  THR      3.0    12.6    +      -       -      +
    279A  LEU*     3.4    21.1    -      -       +      +
    281A  GLU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    283A  ALA*     1.3    84.3    +      -       +      +
    285A  ARG*     3.7     7.2    +      -       -      +
    286A  ILE*     3.0    40.3    +      -       +      +
    308A  LEU*     4.4     7.9    -      -       +      -
    368A  GLY      4.2     3.6    -      -       -      -
    371A  ARG*     3.0    63.5    -      -       +      +
    372A  ALA*     3.7     7.0    -      -       -      -
    375A  LEU*     3.5    28.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 283 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    279A  LEU      2.8    13.3    +      -       -      +
    280A  VAL*     3.0    12.1    -      -       -      +
    282A  TRP*     1.3    89.7    -      -       +      +
    284A  LYS*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    286A  ILE*     2.7    24.0    +      -       -      +
    289A  PHE*     3.6    29.9    -      -       +      +
    301A  LEU*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      -
    375A  LEU*     4.2     4.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 284 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    280A  VAL*     2.9    13.4    +      -       +      +
    281A  GLU*     3.3    37.2    +      -       -      +
    283A  ALA*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    285A  ARG*     1.3    55.8    +      -       +      +
    286A  ILE      2.7    22.0    +      -       -      +
    289A  PHE*     3.7    10.0    -      -       +      +
    290A  SER*     3.8    23.7    +      -       -      +
    297A  GLN*     5.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    636E  LEU      3.5    19.0    +      -       -      -
    637E  LEU*     4.3    22.2    -      -       +      +
    638E  GLN      4.2     0.6    +      -       -      -
    639E  GLU*     2.7    31.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 285 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234A  ARG*     3.7    13.2    -      -       -      +
    237A  GLU*     5.2     7.4    +      -       -      +
    238A  ALA*     3.1    34.7    -      -       +      +
    241A  ALA*     3.7    33.5    -      -       -      +
    242A  VAL*     5.7     0.7    -      -       -      -
    281A  GLU*     2.9    35.4    +      -       -      +
    282A  TRP*     3.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    283A  ALA      3.2     0.6    +      -       -      -
    284A  LYS*     1.3    75.1    -      -       +      +
    286A  ILE*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    287A  PRO*     4.0     1.9    -      -       -      +
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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