Contacts of the helix formed by residues 261 - 282 (chain A) in PDB entry 3ELP


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 THR 261 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    215A  ASN*     4.1     5.7    +      -       -      -
    257A  ARG      5.6     0.9    -      -       -      +
    258A  GLY*     3.3     8.2    +      -       -      -
    259A  LEU      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    260A  LYS*     1.3    78.8    -      -       +      +
    262A  LEU*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    263A  HIS*     3.2     4.3    -      -       -      -
    264A  VAL*     3.0    21.8    -      -       +      +
    265A  ARG*     2.9    44.2    +      -       -      +
    261B  THR*     5.7     5.5    -      -       -      +
    265B  ARG*     4.4    10.3    -      -       +      -
    344B  PHE*     3.5    37.2    -      -       +      -
    380B  LEU*     4.8     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 262 (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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     18A  PHE*     3.9    28.9    -      -       +      -
     78A  LEU*     5.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
    192A  SER*     4.6     9.4    -      -       -      +
    193A  PRO*     4.3    17.0    -      -       +      -
    194A  TYR*     4.6     5.2    -      -       +      -
    208A  TYR*     5.0    10.5    -      -       +      +
    214A  MET*     5.4     2.5    -      -       +      -
    259A  LEU*     2.8    36.9    +      -       +      +
    261A  THR*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    263A  HIS*     1.3    55.9    +      -       -      +
    265A  ARG*     3.5    28.5    -      -       -      +
    266A  MET*     2.9    59.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 263 (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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     18A  PHE*     4.3     8.3    -      +       +      -
     19A  ALA*     3.7    25.1    -      -       +      +
     22A  ALA*     5.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
     23A  ILE*     4.3     1.6    -      -       -      +
    194A  TYR*     3.5    36.2    -      -       +      +
    259A  LEU      4.9     1.6    -      -       -      -
    260A  LYS      3.2    27.2    +      -       -      -
    261A  THR*     4.2     2.2    -      -       -      -
    262A  LEU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    264A  VAL*     1.3    88.6    +      -       +      +
    266A  MET      4.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    267A  GLU*     3.1    34.8    +      -       -      +
    268B  LYS*     4.2    11.2    -      -       +      -
    380B  LEU*     3.0    37.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 264 (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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    261A  THR*     3.0    38.1    -      -       +      +
    263A  HIS*     1.3   102.3    -      -       +      +
    265A  ARG*     1.3    66.5    +      -       +      +
    267A  GLU*     3.7     5.5    +      -       -      +
    268A  LYS*     3.5    18.9    +      -       -      +
    264B  VAL*     3.8    35.5    -      -       +      +
    265B  ARG*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
    268B  LYS*     3.5    32.3    -      -       +      -
    380B  LEU*     4.8     4.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 265 (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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    214A  MET*     2.8    47.1    -      -       +      +
    215A  ASN*     3.6    15.2    +      -       -      +
    258A  GLY      2.9    28.7    +      -       -      -
    259A  LEU*     4.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
    261A  THR*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
    262A  LEU*     3.5    28.0    -      -       -      +
    264A  VAL*     1.3    79.0    -      -       +      +
    266A  MET*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    268A  LYS      3.2     3.6    +      -       -      -
    269A  HIS*     3.1    25.4    +      -       +      -
    344A  PHE*     3.4    31.0    -      -       +      -
    380A  LEU*     3.6    22.6    -      -       +      +
    261B  THR*     4.6     8.3    -      -       +      -
    264B  VAL*     4.9     3.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 266 (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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    189A  THR      6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    190A  PHE      6.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    191A  MET      3.7     9.2    -      -       -      +
    192A  SER*     3.4    32.5    -      -       -      +
    194A  TYR*     3.8    12.8    -      -       +      -
    195A  PHE*     3.4    27.5    -      -       +      -
    208A  TYR*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    214A  MET*     5.3     8.1    -      -       -      +
    262A  LEU*     2.9    42.1    +      -       +      +
    265A  ARG*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    269A  HIS*     3.2    24.8    +      -       -      +
    270A  PHE      3.1    17.3    +      -       -      -
    311A  THR*     4.4    20.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 267 (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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     14A  HIS*     3.0    27.3    +      -       -      -
    194A  TYR*     2.9    32.5    +      -       +      +
    195A  PHE*     4.7     2.7    -      -       -      -
    263A  HIS      3.1    17.7    +      -       -      +
    264A  VAL*     4.0     7.4    -      -       -      +
    265A  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    266A  MET*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    268A  LYS*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    270A  PHE*     3.2    21.4    +      -       -      +
    271A  LYS*     2.9    34.0    +      -       +      +
    268B  LYS*     6.5     1.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 268 (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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    264A  VAL      3.5     3.2    +      -       -      +
    265A  ARG      3.2     4.1    +      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    269A  HIS*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    270A  PHE      3.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    271A  LYS*     4.1    25.1    -      -       +      +
    272A  ASN*     3.0    57.1    +      -       -      +
    380A  LEU*     3.6    31.6    -      -       +      -
    381A  GLU      3.6    10.7    +      -       -      -
    382A  ASP*     5.0     4.2    +      -       -      +
    383A  GLU*     4.4     7.7    -      -       -      +
     19B  ALA*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      +
    263B  HIS*     4.4     9.4    +      -       -      +
    264B  VAL*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 269 (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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    214A  MET*     3.3    27.5    -      -       +      +
    265A  ARG      3.1    24.2    +      -       -      -
    266A  MET*     3.2    32.9    +      -       -      +
    268A  LYS*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    270A  PHE*     1.3    52.6    +      -       -      +
    272A  ASN*     4.0     1.2    -      -       -      +
    273A  GLY*     2.7    30.5    +      -       -      -
    311A  THR*     4.6     4.0    -      -       +      -
    312A  GLY*     3.5    23.7    +      -       -      +
    342A  GLY*     4.1     5.4    -      -       -      -
    343A  GLY      3.3    23.8    -      -       -      -
    377A  SER*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    378A  VAL      2.9    25.5    +      -       -      +
    379A  GLY*     3.8     6.7    -      -       -      -
    380A  LEU*     3.8    16.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 270 (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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     11A  PHE*     4.1    23.8    -      +       -      -
     14A  HIS*     6.0     1.6    -      +       -      -
    195A  PHE*     3.8     7.0    -      +       +      -
    266A  MET      3.1    10.8    +      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     3.3    23.6    -      -       -      +
    268A  LYS      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    269A  HIS*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    271A  LYS*     1.3    62.6    +      -       +      +
    274A  MET*     2.8    48.4    +      -       +      +
    291A  TYR*     3.2    18.8    -      -       -      -
    293A  GLY*     4.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    308A  THR      4.7     3.1    -      -       -      -
    309A  GLY*     3.8    17.7    -      -       -      -
    310A  CYS*     3.1    42.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 271 (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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    267A  GLU*     2.9    24.0    +      -       +      +
    268A  LYS*     3.4    29.1    +      -       +      +
    270A  PHE*     1.3    77.6    -      -       +      +
    272A  ASN*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    274A  MET*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      +
    275A  ALA*     3.1    28.9    +      -       -      +
    383A  GLU*     3.7    22.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 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  LYS*     3.0    42.8    +      -       -      +
    269A  HIS      4.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
    271A  LYS*     1.3    77.3    +      -       -      +
    273A  GLY*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    275A  ALA*     3.5     5.3    +      -       -      +
    276A  VAL*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
    378A  VAL*     3.3    18.8    -      -       +      -
    379A  GLY      3.0    20.2    +      -       -      +
    380A  LEU      3.7     0.8    -      -       -      -
    381A  GLU      2.8    26.2    +      -       -      -
    383A  GLU*     3.6    16.8    -      -       -      +
    386A  LEU*     3.6    13.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 273 (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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    269A  HIS      2.7    23.7    +      -       -      -
    270A  PHE      3.3     1.5    +      -       -      -
    272A  ASN*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    274A  MET*     1.3    51.7    +      -       -      +
    276A  VAL*     3.2     1.0    +      -       -      +
    277A  ALA*     2.8    37.1    +      -       -      +
    291A  TYR*     3.7    13.7    -      -       -      -
    312A  GLY*     4.3     3.1    -      -       -      -
    314A  VAL*     3.6    16.0    -      -       -      +
    378A  VAL*     4.0     9.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 274 (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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     11A  PHE*     5.8     0.9    -      -       -      -
    270A  PHE*     2.8    36.6    +      -       +      +
    271A  LYS*     3.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
    273A  GLY*     1.3    70.7    -      -       -      +
    275A  ALA*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    277A  ALA*     3.1     3.5    +      -       -      +
    278A  GLN*     2.9    46.8    +      -       -      +
    291A  TYR*     3.5    19.0    +      -       +      -
    293A  GLY*     3.0    33.9    -      -       -      +
    294A  LEU*     3.3    33.2    -      -       +      -
    295A  PRO*     5.3     1.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 275 (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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    271A  LYS      3.1    12.4    +      -       -      +
    272A  ASN      3.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    274A  MET*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    276A  VAL*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    278A  GLN*     3.3    10.6    +      -       -      +
    279A  PHE*     3.0    25.3    +      -       -      +
    383A  GLU*     3.0    44.9    -      -       +      +
    387A  LEU*     4.2     8.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 276 (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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    272A  ASN      2.9    21.1    +      -       -      +
    273A  GLY      3.6     3.1    -      -       -      +
    275A  ALA*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    277A  ALA*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    279A  PHE*     3.4     1.8    +      -       -      +
    280A  LEU*     3.1    29.6    +      -       +      +
    314A  VAL*     4.4     4.5    -      -       +      -
    335A  PHE*     4.7     2.5    -      -       +      -
    376A  LEU*     3.7    22.0    -      -       +      -
    378A  VAL*     3.7    25.6    -      -       +      -
    386A  LEU*     4.5    11.4    -      -       +      -
    387A  LEU*     4.0    21.1    -      -       +      -
    390A  LEU*     3.6    24.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 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  GLY      2.8    21.2    +      -       -      +
    274A  MET      3.5     3.4    -      -       -      +
    276A  VAL*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    278A  GLN*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    280A  LEU*     3.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
    281A  GLU*     3.2    24.1    +      -       -      +
    289A  VAL*     3.8     3.6    -      -       +      +
    291A  TYR*     3.3    41.3    -      -       +      -
    294A  LEU*     3.7    12.9    -      -       +      +
    314A  VAL*     4.0    14.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 278 (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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    274A  MET*     2.9    46.6    +      -       -      +
    275A  ALA*     3.6     7.5    -      -       -      +
    277A  ALA*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    279A  PHE*     1.3    68.8    +      -       -      +
    280A  LEU      3.1     0.3    +      -       -      -
    281A  GLU*     3.1     5.1    +      -       -      +
    282A  SER*     3.0    28.9    +      -       -      +
    294A  LEU*     3.7    18.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 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  ALA      3.0    15.1    +      -       -      +
    276A  VAL      3.7     2.7    -      -       -      +
    278A  GLN*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    280A  LEU*     1.3    72.8    +      -       +      +
    282A  SER*     3.2     7.2    +      -       -      -
    283A  ASN*     3.1    38.6    +      -       -      +
    387A  LEU*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      -
    390A  LEU*     3.9    16.6    -      -       +      -
    391A  ASP*     3.2    52.9    -      -       +      -
    394A  LEU*     4.3     6.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 280 (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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    276A  VAL*     3.1    36.2    +      -       +      +
    277A  ALA      3.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    279A  PHE*     1.3    86.7    -      -       +      +
    281A  GLU*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    282A  SER      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    283A  ASN*     2.8    28.8    +      -       -      +
    286A  VAL*     3.3    29.3    -      -       +      +
    289A  VAL*     3.6    13.0    -      -       +      -
    314A  VAL*     4.0    13.9    -      -       +      -
    316A  PHE*     3.4    41.3    -      -       +      -
    328A  PHE*     5.8     0.2    -      -       +      -
    376A  LEU*     4.1     2.9    -      -       +      -
    390A  LEU*     4.1    17.7    -      -       +      -
    394A  LEU*     4.2    11.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 281 (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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    277A  ALA      3.2    15.0    +      -       -      +
    278A  GLN*     3.1     5.6    +      -       -      +
    280A  LEU*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    282A  SER*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    283A  ASN      3.3     3.5    +      -       -      +
    286A  VAL*     5.0     4.8    -      -       -      +
    288A  LYS*     5.8     0.8    -      -       -      +
    289A  VAL*     3.3    28.5    +      -       +      +
    294A  LEU*     3.5    18.6    -      -       +      +
    295A  PRO*     5.6     2.1    -      -       -      +
    296A  SER*     2.7    38.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 282 (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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    278A  GLN*     3.0    19.1    +      -       -      +
    279A  PHE*     3.5     7.2    -      -       -      -
    281A  GLU*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    283A  ASN*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    284A  PRO*     3.7     6.9    -      -       -      +
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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
------------------------------------------------------------
   I  (Hydrophilic)      +   +    +    -   +   +    +    +
  II  (Acceptor)         +   -    +    -   +   +    +    -
 III  (Donor)            +   +    -    -   +   +    -    +
  IV  (Hydrophobic)      -   -    -    +   +   +    +    +
   V  (Aromatic)         +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
  VI  (Neutral)          +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
 VII  (Neutral-donor)    +   +    -    +   +   +    -    +
VIII  (Neutral-acceptor) +   -    +    +   +   +    +    -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases (see below) the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous. In these cases, the user is advised to manually analyse the full list of contacts using LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are 
   considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
   planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
   VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
   "hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
   "carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).

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