Contacts of the helix formed by residues 232 - 256 (chain A) in PDB entry 2R8J


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 232 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2A  SER*     2.7    31.4    +      -       -      -
      3A  LYS*     3.4    25.3    +      -       -      +
      4A  PHE*     3.8    17.0    -      -       +      -
    208A  ILE*     3.6    13.8    -      -       -      +
    230A  ILE*     4.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    231A  THR*     1.3    85.0    +      -       -      +
    233A  TRP*     1.3    86.2    +      -       -      +
    234A  ASP*     3.3    12.8    -      -       -      +
    235A  ASP*     3.0    20.2    +      -       -      +
    236A  VAL*     3.4     7.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 233 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2A  SER*     3.4     9.4    +      -       -      -
      4A  PHE*     4.9     0.4    -      +       +      -
      9A  LEU*     5.5     5.2    -      -       +      -
     23A  LEU*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
    169A  LEU*     4.3    19.7    -      -       +      -
    187A  LEU*     3.7    24.2    -      -       +      -
    190A  ILE*     3.9    33.2    -      -       +      -
    205A  LEU*     3.5    27.1    -      -       +      +
    206A  PRO*     3.0    25.4    +      -       +      -
    207A  LEU      4.5     1.1    -      -       -      -
    208A  ILE*     3.4    23.9    -      -       +      +
    209A  PRO*     3.6    21.8    -      -       +      -
    232A  ASP*     1.3    97.8    +      -       -      +
    234A  ASP*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    236A  VAL*     2.9    23.1    +      -       +      +
    237A  ILE*     2.7    38.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 234 (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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      3A  LYS*     5.4     1.6    +      -       -      -
      4A  PHE*     3.0    28.2    -      -       +      -
     22A  SER      4.7     4.0    -      -       -      +
     23A  LEU*     3.4    24.7    -      -       +      +
    232A  ASP*     3.6    11.2    -      -       -      +
    233A  TRP*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    235A  ASP*     1.3    79.3    +      -       -      +
    237A  ILE*     3.9     5.3    -      -       -      +
    238A  LEU*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
    288A  ASN*     3.5    30.5    -      -       -      +
    289A  ASP*     5.1     5.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 235 (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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    217A  PHE*     3.6     5.6    -      -       -      -
    229A  LEU      3.4    21.3    -      -       -      +
    230A  ILE*     3.8    11.6    -      -       +      +
    231A  THR*     3.2    28.1    +      -       -      -
    232A  ASP      3.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
    233A  TRP      3.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    234A  ASP*     1.3    89.2    +      -       -      +
    236A  VAL*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    238A  LEU*     4.2     4.6    -      -       -      +
    239A  ALA*     2.8    30.5    +      -       -      +
    287A  LYS*     3.2    38.0    +      -       -      +
    288A  ASN      5.1     1.2    +      -       -      -
    289A  ASP*     4.3     5.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 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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    169A  LEU*     3.9    27.6    -      -       +      -
    208A  ILE*     4.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
    212A  ILE*     3.8    31.6    -      -       +      -
    215A  LEU*     3.9    17.0    -      -       +      -
    230A  ILE*     4.2    12.6    -      -       +      -
    232A  ASP      3.7    13.7    -      -       -      +
    233A  TRP*     2.9    26.3    +      -       +      +
    235A  ASP*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    237A  ILE*     1.3    66.0    +      -       +      +
    239A  ALA*     3.0     6.6    +      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     2.9    27.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 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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      9A  LEU*     4.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
     12A  LEU*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      -
     23A  LEU*     3.6    25.1    -      -       +      +
     24A  ALA      5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
     25A  CYS*     3.9    14.3    -      -       +      -
    165A  CYS*     3.5    34.9    -      -       +      +
    166A  PHE      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      +
    169A  LEU*     3.5    33.4    -      -       +      -
    233A  TRP*     2.7    25.9    +      -       +      +
    234A  ASP*     3.9     5.2    -      -       -      +
    236A  VAL*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    238A  LEU*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     3.4     3.1    +      -       +      +
    241A  GLY*     2.9    24.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 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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     25A  CYS*     4.0    18.4    -      -       +      -
    217A  PHE*     4.0     8.5    -      -       +      -
    234A  ASP      2.9    21.0    +      -       -      +
    235A  ASP*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
    236A  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    237A  ILE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    239A  ALA*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    241A  GLY*     3.2     0.7    +      -       -      -
    242A  SER*     2.8    29.5    +      -       -      -
    264A  LEU*     3.9    25.1    -      -       +      -
    265A  SER*     4.1    14.8    -      -       -      +
    285A  ILE*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    286A  VAL      4.0     5.6    -      -       -      +
    287A  LYS*     3.9    28.7    -      -       +      -
    288A  ASN*     6.1     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 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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    215A  LEU*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    216A  LYS      4.3     5.0    -      -       -      +
    217A  PHE*     3.5    27.1    -      -       +      -
    230A  ILE*     4.3     4.3    -      -       +      -
    235A  ASP      2.8    21.9    +      -       -      +
    236A  VAL*     3.0     5.4    +      -       -      +
    238A  LEU*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    242A  SER*     2.5    20.6    +      -       -      -
    243A  GLN*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 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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    165A  CYS*     4.0    26.0    -      -       +      +
    168A  MET*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      -
    169A  LEU*     4.0    31.2    -      -       +      +
    175A  TYR*     4.4     7.0    -      -       +      -
    183A  LEU*     4.1    18.2    -      -       +      -
    215A  LEU*     3.9    28.3    -      -       +      -
    236A  VAL*     2.9    21.4    +      -       +      +
    237A  ILE*     3.8     5.6    -      -       -      +
    239A  ALA*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    241A  GLY*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    243A  GLN*     2.9     8.3    +      -       +      +
    244A  VAL*     2.8    27.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 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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     25A  CYS*     4.0     4.0    -      -       -      -
    161A  LEU*     3.5    13.3    -      -       -      +
    165A  CYS*     3.5    22.2    -      -       -      -
    237A  ILE      2.9    11.6    +      -       -      -
    238A  LEU      3.5     4.0    -      -       -      -
    240A  LEU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    242A  SER*     1.3    51.4    +      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     3.2     2.1    +      -       -      +
    245A  CYS*     2.7    36.6    +      -       -      +
    264A  LEU*     3.5     6.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 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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    217A  PHE*     3.7     5.0    -      -       -      -
    218A  GLU*     3.1    44.7    +      -       -      +
    238A  LEU      2.8    14.9    +      -       -      -
    239A  ALA*     2.5    23.0    +      -       -      -
    241A  GLY*     1.3    71.6    -      -       -      +
    243A  GLN*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    245A  CYS*     3.6     3.4    -      -       -      +
    246A  LYS*     3.1    17.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  LEU*     3.3    15.5    -      -       -      +
    283A  GLN*     3.7     4.5    -      -       -      +
    285A  ILE*     3.8    15.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 243 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    168A  MET*     5.5     3.6    -      -       +      -
    175A  TYR*     3.3    36.7    +      -       +      +
    215A  LEU*     5.2     1.8    -      -       +      -
    216A  LYS*     3.2    24.0    +      -       -      +
    217A  PHE      4.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    218A  GLU*     3.3    38.5    +      -       -      +
    239A  ALA      3.1    11.9    +      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     2.9    14.2    +      -       +      +
    242A  SER*     1.3    78.5    +      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     1.3    69.0    +      -       +      +
    246A  LYS*     3.0    18.8    +      -       -      +
    247A  GLY*     3.3     4.5    +      -       -      -
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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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    161A  LEU*     4.9     7.2    -      -       +      -
    164A  ILE*     3.7    42.6    -      -       +      -
    165A  CYS*     5.4     2.2    -      -       -      -
    168A  MET*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      -
    240A  LEU*     2.8    20.9    +      -       +      +
    241A  GLY*     3.6     9.0    -      -       -      +
    243A  GLN*     1.3    72.1    -      -       -      +
    245A  CYS*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    247A  GLY*     3.1    12.4    +      -       -      +
    248A  ILE*     3.3    21.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 245 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27A  ALA*     4.1    13.9    -      -       -      -
     29A  ILE*     4.5    10.3    -      -       -      -
    159A  LEU*     5.2     4.3    -      -       -      -
    161A  LEU*     4.4     6.9    -      -       +      +
    241A  GLY      2.7    22.7    +      -       -      +
    242A  SER*     3.6     4.0    -      -       -      +
    244A  VAL*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    246A  LYS*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    247A  GLY      3.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    248A  ILE*     3.3    10.4    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.1    27.1    +      -       -      +
    262A  CYS*     3.3    34.1    -      -       -      -
    264A  LEU*     3.8     8.7    -      -       +      -
    283A  GLN*     3.4    12.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 246 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    218A  GLU*     3.5    41.7    +      -       +      +
    242A  SER      3.1     6.7    +      -       -      +
    243A  GLN      3.0    11.5    +      -       -      +
    245A  CYS*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    247A  GLY*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.4    15.3    +      -       +      +
    250A  ASP*     2.6    61.0    +      -       -      +
    281A  ASP*     5.7     3.0    +      -       -      -
    283A  GLN*     3.9    13.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 247 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243A  GLN      3.3     5.1    +      -       -      -
    244A  VAL*     3.1     9.0    +      -       -      -
    246A  LYS*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    248A  ILE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    250A  ASP*     2.9    11.8    +      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     2.8    24.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 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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     29A  ILE*     5.1     2.0    -      -       +      -
    141A  ILE*     5.3     2.5    -      -       +      +
    142A  PHE*     3.8    34.8    -      -       +      +
    145A  ALA*     3.7    39.7    -      -       +      +
    146A  CYS*     5.0     3.4    -      -       +      -
    159A  LEU*     4.1    22.4    -      -       +      -
    161A  LEU*     5.8     3.6    -      -       +      -
    164A  ILE*     5.2     2.0    -      -       +      -
    244A  VAL*     3.3    25.0    +      -       +      +
    245A  CYS*     3.3    11.3    +      -       -      +
    247A  GLY*     1.3    72.4    -      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     1.3    66.2    +      -       +      +
    251A  SER*     2.9    27.4    +      -       -      -
    252A  ILE*     3.2     8.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  ILE*     4.0    20.0    -      -       +      -
    245A  CYS      3.1    13.7    +      -       -      +
    246A  LYS*     3.7    20.4    -      -       +      +
    248A  ILE*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    250A  ASP*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    252A  ILE*     3.1    21.9    +      -       +      +
    253A  LYS*     3.1    12.6    +      -       -      +
    258A  TYR      5.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    260A  THR*     2.8    46.1    +      -       -      +
    262A  CYS*     3.5    24.7    -      -       -      +
    281A  ASP*     3.5    18.4    +      -       -      -
    282A  ALA      3.0    17.6    +      -       -      +
    283A  GLN*     3.2    40.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    246A  LYS*     2.6    58.4    +      -       -      +
    247A  GLY*     2.9    11.6    +      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    253A  LYS*     3.1     9.5    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASP*     2.8    42.9    +      -       -      +
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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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    141A  ILE*     4.2    16.8    -      -       -      -
    247A  GLY      2.8    17.9    +      -       -      -
    248A  ILE*     2.9    18.5    +      -       -      -
    250A  ASP*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    252A  ILE*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASP*     3.9     4.2    -      -       -      -
    255A  ILE*     2.9    43.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  ILE*     5.4     3.1    -      -       +      -
     31A  MET*     4.6    10.1    -      -       +      -
    138A  ALA*     4.9     5.2    -      -       +      +
    141A  ILE*     4.4    22.0    -      -       +      -
    142A  PHE*     3.1    46.9    -      -       +      -
    248A  ILE      3.6    11.7    -      -       -      +
    249A  ARG*     3.1    13.4    +      -       -      +
    250A  ASP      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    251A  SER*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    253A  LYS*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASP      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    256A  LEU*     2.8    41.9    +      -       +      +
    257A  GLY      2.9     5.4    +      -       -      -
    258A  TYR*     3.8    27.6    -      -       +      +
    260A  THR*     5.2     6.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     47A  LYS*     5.5     7.9    -      -       -      -
    249A  ARG      3.1    11.2    +      -       -      +
    250A  ASP*     3.1    13.9    +      -       -      +
    252A  ILE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    254A  ASP*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    257A  GLY*     3.0    42.8    +      -       -      -
    258A  TYR      3.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
    259A  THR*     4.6    15.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 254 (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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    250A  ASP*     2.8    26.2    +      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    253A  LYS*     1.3    88.2    -      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     1.3    67.0    +      -       +      +
    257A  GLY      4.8     0.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (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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    141A  ILE*     3.4    35.9    -      -       +      -
    251A  SER*     2.9    26.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASP*     1.3    81.9    -      -       +      +
    256A  LEU*     1.3    76.0    +      -       +      +
    171B  PHE*     5.1    10.3    -      -       +      -
    173B  ASN*     6.3     0.7    -      -       -      +
    195B  ILE*     5.3    13.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 256 (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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     41A  MET*     3.7    17.8    -      -       -      +
    134A  GLU*     4.5     5.3    -      -       -      +
    137A  LYS*     4.1    28.5    -      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     3.6    40.4    -      -       +      +
    141A  ILE*     4.0    11.9    -      -       +      -
    252A  ILE*     2.8    14.8    +      -       +      +
    255A  ILE*     1.3    95.4    -      -       +      +
    257A  GLY*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    258A  TYR*     3.7    32.5    -      -       +      +
    195B  ILE*     5.2     4.3    -      -       +      -
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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