Contacts of the helix formed by residues 646 - 672 (chain A) in PDB entry 3IKM


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 646 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    644A  GLY      2.9     9.5    +      -       -      -
    645A  VAL*     1.3    97.5    -      -       -      +
    647A  CYS*     1.3    80.5    +      -       +      +
    649A  TYR*     4.9     0.3    -      -       -      +
    650A  ARG*     4.0    22.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 647 (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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    645A  VAL*     2.7    32.4    -      -       -      +
    646A  VAL*     1.3    84.8    -      -       +      +
    648A  PRO*     1.4    71.7    -      -       +      +
    649A  TYR*     2.9    24.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 648 (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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    647A  CYS*     1.4    91.3    -      -       +      +
    649A  TYR*     1.3    56.6    +      -       +      +
    651A  ALA*     2.9    12.3    +      -       +      +
    652A  ILE*     2.3    60.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 649 (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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    646A  VAL      4.9     0.4    -      -       -      +
    647A  CYS*     2.9    20.7    -      -       +      -
    648A  PRO*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    650A  ARG*     1.3    54.0    +      -       +      +
    651A  ALA      2.9     4.5    -      -       -      -
    652A  ILE*     2.7    24.5    +      -       +      -
    653A  GLU*     2.1    47.5    +      -       -      +
    656A  TYR*     4.8    11.7    -      +       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 650 (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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    641A  GLU*     3.4    38.9    +      -       -      +
    642A  SER*     3.7    15.4    -      -       -      +
    645A  VAL*     2.5    63.3    +      -       +      +
    646A  VAL*     4.0    13.9    +      -       +      +
    647A  CYS      3.5     4.0    +      -       -      -
    649A  TYR*     1.3    77.7    -      -       +      +
    651A  ALA*     1.3    48.0    +      -       -      +
    653A  GLU*     3.7    18.6    +      -       -      +
    654A  SER*     2.8    34.7    +      -       -      -
    657A  ARG*     5.5     6.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 651 (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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    477A  GLU*     6.0     1.8    -      -       -      +
    645A  VAL*     3.9    14.6    -      -       +      +
    648A  PRO*     2.9    17.8    +      -       +      +
    649A  TYR      2.9     0.6    -      -       -      -
    650A  ARG*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    652A  ILE*     1.3    52.1    +      -       +      +
    654A  SER*     2.6    22.3    +      -       -      -
    655A  LEU*     2.8    27.2    +      -       +      +
    713A  PRO*     5.9     0.5    -      -       -      +
    722A  ARG*     5.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 652 (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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    648A  PRO*     2.3    59.3    +      -       +      +
    649A  TYR*     3.5    20.4    -      -       +      +
    651A  ALA*     1.3    65.2    -      -       +      +
    653A  GLU*     1.3    51.1    +      -       -      +
    655A  LEU*     2.5    45.0    -      -       +      +
    656A  TYR*     2.7    33.3    +      -       +      -
    719A  LEU      4.6     0.4    -      -       -      +
    720A  THR      4.5     8.5    -      -       -      +
    722A  ARG*     4.1    29.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 653 (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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    649A  TYR*     2.1    37.5    +      -       -      +
    650A  ARG*     3.7    16.0    +      -       -      +
    652A  ILE*     1.3    66.0    -      -       -      +
    654A  SER*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    655A  LEU      2.9     1.6    -      -       -      -
    656A  TYR*     2.9    39.4    +      -       +      +
    657A  ARG*     2.6    81.4    +      -       -      +
    744A  ILE*     4.2     2.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 654 (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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    650A  ARG      2.8    21.0    +      -       -      -
    651A  ALA*     2.6    29.1    +      -       -      -
    653A  GLU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    655A  LEU*     1.3    49.7    +      -       -      +
    657A  ARG*     3.1    14.4    +      -       -      +
    658A  LYS*     2.6    48.1    +      -       -      +
    713A  PRO*     4.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 655 (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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    651A  ALA*     2.8    18.6    -      -       +      +
    652A  ILE*     2.5    42.8    -      -       +      +
    653A  GLU      2.9     0.8    -      -       -      -
    654A  SER*     1.3    77.0    +      -       -      +
    656A  TYR*     1.3    46.9    +      -       -      -
    657A  ARG      2.8     4.3    -      -       -      -
    659A  HIS*     2.5    35.4    +      -       -      +
    712A  VAL      4.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    713A  PRO*     3.8    21.7    -      -       +      +
    719A  LEU*     2.6    58.3    -      -       +      +
    720A  THR*     3.1     5.6    -      -       -      +
    722A  ARG*     3.0    41.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 656 (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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    649A  TYR*     4.1    12.9    +      +       -      +
    652A  ILE*     2.7    39.7    +      -       +      -
    653A  GLU*     2.9    57.4    +      -       +      +
    655A  LEU*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    657A  ARG*     1.3    54.7    +      -       -      +
    659A  HIS*     3.1    12.8    -      -       +      +
    660A  CYS*     3.0    20.1    +      -       -      +
    663A  GLN*     3.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
    720A  THR*     2.5    47.6    -      -       +      +
    743A  ASP*     4.7    10.5    +      -       +      +
    744A  ILE*     2.9    45.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 657 (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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    630A  ASN*     3.6    12.8    -      -       -      +
    631A  LEU      4.5     1.8    +      -       -      -
    632A  ALA*     3.2    42.1    -      -       -      +
    642A  SER*     5.5     7.5    +      -       -      -
    650A  ARG*     5.5     8.3    +      -       -      +
    653A  GLU*     2.6    57.7    +      -       -      +
    654A  SER*     3.1    13.5    -      -       -      +
    655A  LEU      2.8     1.2    -      -       -      -
    656A  TYR*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    658A  LYS*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    659A  HIS      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    660A  CYS*     2.5    27.9    -      -       +      +
    661A  LEU*     3.4     2.4    +      -       -      +
    744A  ILE*     3.3    29.9    -      -       +      +
    745A  PRO*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 658 (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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    654A  SER*     2.6    27.0    +      -       -      +
    657A  ARG*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    659A  HIS*     1.3    53.2    +      -       -      +
    660A  CYS*     2.5    10.7    +      -       -      -
    661A  LEU*     3.3     1.4    +      -       -      +
    662A  GLU*     2.5    33.2    -      -       -      +
    710A  ALA*     6.3     2.9    -      -       +      -
    713A  PRO*     2.6    54.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 659 (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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    612A  LEU*     4.6     3.0    -      -       +      +
    613A  HIS*     4.4     1.6    -      -       -      -
    614A  TYR      5.7     0.8    +      -       -      -
    655A  LEU      2.5    22.7    +      -       -      +
    656A  TYR*     3.1     5.6    -      -       -      -
    658A  LYS*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    660A  CYS*     1.3    48.8    +      -       -      +
    662A  GLU*     2.9    10.1    -      -       -      +
    663A  GLN*     2.7    82.8    +      -       -      +
    713A  PRO      3.3     2.8    +      -       -      -
    716A  PRO*     2.6    53.5    +      -       +      +
    717A  LEU*     3.5     4.5    +      -       -      -
    719A  LEU*     3.0     9.6    -      -       +      -
    720A  THR*     2.8    50.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 660 (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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    630A  ASN*     5.5     2.7    -      -       -      -
    656A  TYR      3.0     4.4    +      -       -      +
    657A  ARG*     2.5    29.0    +      -       -      +
    658A  LYS      2.5     4.2    +      -       -      -
    659A  HIS*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    661A  LEU*     1.3    98.1    +      -       -      -
    662A  GLU      3.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    663A  GLN*     3.1    18.7    +      -       -      +
    664A  GLY*     3.1    10.7    +      -       -      -
    745A  PRO*     2.8    44.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 661 (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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    657A  ARG      4.8     0.9    -      -       -      +
    658A  LYS      3.3     4.4    +      -       -      +
    660A  CYS*     1.3    90.8    -      -       -      +
    662A  GLU*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    664A  GLY*     3.3     3.2    +      -       -      -
    665A  LYS*     2.8    34.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 662 (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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    658A  LYS*     2.5    57.1    -      -       -      +
    659A  HIS*     2.9    13.5    -      -       -      +
    661A  LEU*     1.3    85.2    -      -       -      +
    663A  GLN*     1.3    50.3    +      -       -      +
    665A  LYS*     3.2    18.6    -      -       +      +
    666A  GLN*     2.5    45.1    +      -       +      +
    713A  PRO      3.5     4.7    -      -       -      +
    714A  GLY*     4.2    17.4    -      -       -      +
    716A  PRO*     5.3     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 663 (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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    612A  LEU*     2.8    39.7    -      -       +      +
    613A  HIS*     4.1     9.6    -      -       +      -
    621A  GLY*     4.7     6.5    -      -       -      -
    622A  TYR      5.3     7.7    +      -       -      +
    656A  TYR*     3.6    12.1    -      -       -      +
    659A  HIS*     2.7    66.6    +      -       +      +
    660A  CYS*     3.1     8.8    +      -       -      +
    662A  GLU*     1.3    71.3    -      -       -      +
    664A  GLY*     1.3    53.7    +      -       -      +
    666A  GLN*     3.3     8.4    +      -       -      +
    667A  GLN*     2.6    41.4    +      -       -      +
    716A  PRO*     3.7     4.9    -      -       +      -
    720A  THR*     5.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
    745A  PRO*     5.4     3.1    -      -       -      +
    746A  GLY*     5.9     1.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 664 (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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    623A  LEU*     4.2    10.1    -      -       -      +
    660A  CYS      3.1     9.8    +      -       -      -
    661A  LEU*     3.6     3.8    -      -       -      -
    663A  GLN*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    665A  LYS*     1.3    54.3    +      -       -      +
    667A  GLN*     2.7    39.1    -      -       -      +
    668A  LEU*     2.7    21.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 665 (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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    661A  LEU*     2.8    20.5    +      -       +      +
    662A  GLU*     3.2    25.1    -      -       +      +
    664A  GLY*     1.3    68.8    -      -       -      -
    666A  GLN*     1.3    91.1    +      -       -      +
    667A  GLN      3.2     0.3    +      -       -      -
    668A  LEU*     3.4    14.6    -      -       +      +
    669A  MET*     3.0    50.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 666 (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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    607A  TRP*     5.7     3.5    +      -       -      -
    611A  PRO*     5.3     2.2    -      -       -      +
    612A  LEU      3.5     8.5    +      -       -      -
    613A  HIS*     3.0    42.6    +      -       +      +
    662A  GLU*     2.5    23.0    +      -       +      +
    663A  GLN*     3.4     6.3    +      -       -      +
    665A  LYS*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
    667A  GLN*     1.3    51.7    -      -       -      +
    669A  MET*     3.3    26.2    -      -       +      +
    670A  PRO*     2.1    47.2    -      -       +      +
    716A  PRO*     5.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    783A  PRO*     5.1    13.2    -      -       -      +
    363C  ARG*     5.4     7.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 667 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    611A  PRO*     3.5    28.4    -      -       +      +
    612A  LEU*     5.6     1.3    -      -       -      +
    622A  TYR*     4.0     5.7    -      -       -      +
    623A  LEU*     2.7    65.6    -      -       -      +
    663A  GLN*     2.6    15.1    +      -       -      +
    664A  GLY*     2.7    31.0    -      -       -      +
    666A  GLN*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    668A  LEU*     1.3    70.5    +      -       +      +
    670A  PRO*     2.5    22.9    -      -       -      +
    671A  GLN*     2.7    22.4    +      -       +      +
    672A  GLU*     5.5     2.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 668 (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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    623A  LEU*     4.7    10.5    -      -       +      -
    664A  GLY      2.7    26.5    -      -       -      +
    665A  LYS*     3.4    17.5    -      -       -      +
    667A  GLN*     1.3    87.1    -      -       +      +
    669A  MET*     1.3    71.6    +      -       +      +
    672A  GLU*     2.9    50.5    +      -       +      +
    673A  ALA      3.4     0.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 669 (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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    665A  LYS*     3.0    45.7    +      -       +      +
    666A  GLN*     3.3    42.2    -      -       +      +
    668A  LEU*     1.3    78.2    -      -       +      +
    670A  PRO*     1.3    49.1    -      -       +      -
    672A  GLU      5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    673A  ALA*     2.1    46.1    +      -       +      +
    363C  ARG      5.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 670 (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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    607A  TRP*     3.1    23.4    -      -       +      +
    666A  GLN*     2.1    42.4    -      -       +      +
    667A  GLN*     2.5    18.2    -      -       -      +
    669A  MET*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    671A  GLN*     1.3    89.8    +      -       -      +
    673A  ALA*     2.8    24.0    +      -       +      +
    783A  PRO*     5.8     6.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 671 (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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    607A  TRP*     2.6    60.5    -      -       -      +
    610A  PHE*     3.0    37.1    -      -       +      +
    611A  PRO*     3.2    39.4    -      -       +      +
    666A  GLN*     5.5     0.4    -      -       -      +
    667A  GLN*     2.7    26.3    +      -       +      +
    670A  PRO*     1.3    82.9    -      -       -      +
    672A  GLU*     1.3    70.6    +      -       +      +
    673A  ALA      3.3     2.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 672 (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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    667A  GLN*     5.5     2.6    -      -       -      +
    668A  LEU*     2.9    35.9    +      -       +      +
    669A  MET      3.4     2.0    -      -       -      -
    671A  GLN*     1.3    81.7    -      -       +      +
    673A  ALA*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
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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).

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