Contacts of the helix formed by residues 279 - 301 (chain B) in PDB entry 3KG2


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 LYS 279 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24B  GLN*     3.4    20.9    +      -       -      +
     25B  GLU*     5.0     1.6    -      -       -      +
    229B  ASP*     3.2    17.0    -      -       +      +
    278B  ILE*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    280B  TYR*     1.3    67.5    +      -       +      +
    281B  THR*     3.8    16.8    -      -       +      +
    282B  SER*     2.9     5.7    +      -       -      +
    283B  ALA*     2.9    19.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 280 (chain B). 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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     99B  PRO      5.4     2.0    -      -       -      -
    114B  ARG*     5.4     3.8    -      -       +      -
    141B  ARG*     4.9    13.2    -      -       -      -
    197B  GLU*     6.1     1.2    -      -       -      -
    198B  ARG*     6.0     7.0    -      -       +      -
    224B  ASN*     4.7    12.7    -      -       +      +
    225B  LEU*     3.7    41.5    -      -       +      +
    226B  GLY*     3.6    17.9    -      -       -      -
    229B  ASP*     2.9    23.4    +      -       +      +
    246B  GLN*     5.9     0.4    -      -       -      +
    247B  ILE*     3.5    24.4    -      -       +      +
    248B  VAL*     4.2    12.8    -      -       +      -
    278B  ILE      3.5     1.2    +      -       -      -
    279B  LYS*     1.3    72.3    -      -       +      +
    281B  THR*     1.3    80.5    +      -       +      +
    283B  ALA*     3.7     1.1    -      -       -      +
    284B  LEU*     3.0    45.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 281 (chain B). 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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     25B  GLU*     2.8    30.9    +      -       -      +
     76B  PHE*     4.9     8.6    -      -       +      -
     99B  PRO*     3.9    10.5    -      -       +      +
    100B  SER*     6.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    279B  LYS*     3.8    10.3    -      -       +      +
    280B  TYR*     1.3   110.5    -      -       +      +
    282B  SER*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    284B  LEU*     3.5     7.8    +      -       -      +
    285B  THR*     3.0    26.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 282 (chain B). 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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     24B  GLN*     3.3    38.8    +      -       -      +
     25B  GLU*     3.3    23.4    +      -       -      +
     28B  ALA*     3.4     8.3    -      -       -      +
    278B  ILE*     3.6    19.1    -      -       -      -
    279B  LYS*     2.9     8.7    +      -       -      +
    281B  THR*     1.3    78.7    +      -       -      +
    283B  ALA*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    285B  THR*     3.1    17.9    +      -       -      -
    286B  TYR*     3.1    10.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 283 (chain B). 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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    248B  VAL*     3.6    30.3    -      -       +      -
    278B  ILE*     3.5    18.1    -      -       +      +
    279B  LYS      2.9    11.5    +      -       -      +
    280B  TYR      3.7     2.9    -      -       -      +
    281B  THR      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    282B  SER*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    284B  LEU*     1.3    59.0    +      -       +      +
    286B  TYR*     3.4     4.1    +      -       -      +
    287B  ASP*     3.1    32.7    +      -       -      +
    341B  LEU*     4.1    19.9    -      -       +      +
    342B  SER*     5.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 284 (chain B). 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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     99B  PRO*     3.7    27.6    -      -       +      +
    113B  MET*     3.3    30.4    -      -       +      +
    114B  ARG*     3.6    32.5    -      -       +      +
    115B  PRO*     4.8     4.7    -      -       +      -
    225B  LEU*     5.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
    247B  ILE*     5.4     4.3    -      -       +      -
    280B  TYR*     3.0    34.3    +      -       +      +
    281B  THR*     3.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    282B  SER      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    283B  ALA*     1.3    73.9    -      -       +      +
    285B  THR*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    287B  ASP*     3.2     5.7    +      -       +      +
    288B  ALA*     2.8    34.5    +      -       -      +
    342B  SER*     3.6    31.0    -      -       -      +
    353B  ARG*     4.0     1.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 285 (chain B). 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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     18B  PHE*     4.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
     25B  GLU*     3.3    27.7    +      -       -      +
     29B  PHE*     3.6    21.3    -      -       +      +
     74B  PHE*     3.4    29.6    -      -       +      -
     76B  PHE*     3.7     8.8    -      -       -      -
     99B  PRO*     3.7    11.3    -      -       -      +
    281B  THR      3.0    16.8    +      -       -      -
    282B  SER*     3.1    12.7    +      -       -      -
    284B  LEU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    286B  TYR*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    288B  ALA*     3.1    16.5    +      -       -      +
    289B  VAL*     3.3    10.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 286 (chain B). 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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     28B  ALA*     3.9    18.6    +      -       +      +
     31B  VAL*     4.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
     32B  GLY*     3.7    26.7    -      -       -      -
     35B  GLN*     3.3    25.3    +      -       +      +
     36B  PHE*     3.5    31.1    -      +       -      -
    254B  LEU*     5.8     4.2    -      -       +      +
    258B  PHE*     3.4    38.0    -      +       +      -
    282B  SER      3.1     9.4    +      -       -      +
    283B  ALA*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    285B  THR*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    287B  ASP*     1.3    78.4    +      -       -      +
    288B  ALA      3.3     0.5    +      -       -      -
    289B  VAL*     3.3    15.7    +      -       -      +
    290B  GLN*     3.5     9.6    +      -       -      -
    340B  GLY*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    341B  LEU*     3.7    21.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 287 (chain B). 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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    113B  MET*     4.3     4.3    -      -       -      -
    283B  ALA      3.1    17.7    +      -       -      +
    284B  LEU*     3.7     7.4    -      -       +      +
    286B  TYR*     1.3    88.2    -      -       -      +
    288B  ALA*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    290B  GLN*     3.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
    291B  VAL*     3.1    27.3    +      -       -      +
    340B  GLY*     3.5    11.1    -      -       -      -
    341B  LEU*     3.0    21.2    +      -       -      +
    342B  SER*     3.0    37.6    +      -       -      +
    345B  ILE*     3.8    15.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 288 (chain B). 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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     74B  PHE*     3.4    33.4    -      -       +      -
     97B  ILE*     3.9     5.8    -      -       +      +
    113B  MET*     3.7    19.7    -      -       +      -
    284B  LEU      2.8    13.9    +      -       -      +
    285B  THR      3.1    11.0    +      -       -      +
    287B  ASP*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    289B  VAL*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
    291B  VAL*     3.1     4.8    +      -       -      +
    292B  MET*     3.0    30.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 289 (chain B). 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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     29B  PHE*     3.8    42.2    -      -       +      +
     32B  GLY*     3.4    32.3    -      -       -      +
     33B  MET*     3.8    15.5    -      -       -      +
     36B  PHE*     4.1     4.7    -      -       +      -
     43B  LEU*     4.9     5.3    -      -       +      +
    285B  THR      3.3    13.9    +      -       -      +
    286B  TYR*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      +
    287B  ASP      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    288B  ALA*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    290B  GLN*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    292B  MET*     3.3    10.4    +      -       -      +
    293B  THR*     3.0    38.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 290 (chain B). 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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     36B  PHE*     3.5    49.4    -      -       +      -
    286B  TYR*     3.5     5.4    +      -       -      +
    287B  ASP*     3.4    15.1    +      -       -      +
    288B  ALA      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    289B  VAL*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    291B  VAL*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    293B  THR*     3.4     2.6    +      -       -      -
    294B  GLU*     3.0    28.5    +      -       +      +
    338B  VAL*     3.3    36.5    -      -       +      +
    339B  GLU      3.3    25.4    +      -       -      +
    340B  GLY*     4.0     9.7    -      -       -      -
    345B  ILE*     5.2     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 291 (chain B). 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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     97B  ILE*     5.8     2.0    -      -       +      -
    111B  ILE*     5.0     3.6    -      -       +      -
    113B  MET*     4.3    10.1    -      -       +      -
    287B  ASP      3.1    17.8    +      -       -      +
    288B  ALA*     3.1     8.8    +      -       -      +
    290B  GLN*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    292B  MET*     1.3    57.8    +      -       +      +
    294B  GLU      3.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    295B  ALA*     3.0    27.4    +      -       -      +
    333B  LEU*     4.1    18.2    -      -       +      +
    336B  VAL*     3.5    29.8    -      -       +      +
    338B  VAL*     4.9     3.4    -      -       +      -
    345B  ILE*     4.2    29.4    -      -       +      -
    347B  PHE*     4.1    18.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 292 (chain B). 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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     14B  ILE*     3.7    42.8    -      -       +      -
     29B  PHE*     5.4     4.3    -      -       -      -
     43B  LEU*     4.5    11.9    -      -       +      +
     72B  ALA*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
     74B  PHE*     4.1    26.5    -      -       +      +
     97B  ILE*     4.3    18.6    -      -       +      -
    288B  ALA      3.0    21.0    +      -       -      +
    289B  VAL*     3.7     8.5    -      -       -      +
    291B  VAL*     1.3    74.7    -      -       +      +
    293B  THR*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    295B  ALA*     3.7     1.0    -      -       -      +
    296B  PHE*     3.1    24.6    +      -       -      +
    333B  LEU*     3.8    19.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 293 (chain B). 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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     36B  PHE*     3.7    38.7    +      -       +      +
     38B  THR*     5.4     3.4    -      -       +      -
     41B  PHE*     3.5    25.7    -      -       +      -
     43B  LEU*     4.2    14.9    -      -       -      +
    289B  VAL*     3.0    19.0    +      -       -      +
    290B  GLN      3.7     5.4    -      -       -      -
    292B  MET*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    294B  GLU*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    295B  ALA      3.2     0.2    +      -       -      -
    296B  PHE      3.3     1.4    +      -       -      -
    297B  ARG*     3.0    31.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 294 (chain B). 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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    290B  GLN*     3.0    16.8    +      -       +      +
    293B  THR*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    295B  ALA*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    297B  ARG*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    298B  ASN*     3.1    58.6    +      -       -      +
    336B  VAL*     3.8    26.9    -      -       +      -
    337B  GLN      5.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
    338B  VAL*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 295 (chain B). 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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    291B  VAL      3.0    18.9    +      -       -      +
    292B  MET      3.7     2.2    -      -       -      +
    293B  THR      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    294B  GLU*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    296B  PHE*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    297B  ARG      3.1     2.0    +      -       -      -
    298B  ASN*     3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     3.4     9.6    +      -       -      +
    329B  ILE*     6.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
    332B  ALA*     3.7    19.4    -      -       +      +
    333B  LEU*     3.4    37.7    -      -       +      +
    336B  VAL*     3.6    15.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 296 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     12B  ILE*     3.6    33.1    -      -       +      +
     41B  PHE*     4.1    13.1    -      -       +      -
     43B  LEU*     5.6     1.6    -      -       +      -
    292B  MET      3.1    16.0    +      -       -      +
    293B  THR      4.0     2.2    -      -       -      +
    295B  ALA*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    297B  ARG*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     3.6    14.2    +      -       +      +
    300B  ARG*     3.5    18.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 297 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     41B  PHE*     3.7    20.8    -      -       +      -
    293B  THR*     3.0    19.7    +      -       +      +
    294B  GLU*     3.7    13.2    -      -       -      +
    295B  ALA      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    296B  PHE*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    298B  ASN*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    299B  LEU      3.1     4.7    -      -       -      -
    300B  ARG*     3.3     5.3    +      -       -      +
    301B  LYS*     3.2    24.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 298 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    294B  GLU*     3.1    48.1    +      -       -      +
    295B  ALA*     3.3     5.8    +      -       -      +
    297B  ARG*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     1.3    63.4    +      -       +      +
    301B  LYS*     4.2     7.2    -      -       -      +
    302B  GLN*     3.0    25.6    +      -       -      +
    332B  ALA*     5.1     5.6    +      -       +      +
    335B  GLN*     5.2     5.5    +      -       -      +
    336B  VAL*     4.8    13.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 299 (chain B). 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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    295B  ALA      3.4     6.4    +      -       -      +
    296B  PHE*     3.8    13.9    -      -       -      +
    297B  ARG      3.1     1.0    -      -       -      -
    298B  ASN*     1.3    84.9    -      -       +      +
    300B  ARG*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    301B  LYS      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    302B  GLN*     3.5     2.1    +      -       +      -
    303B  ARG      3.4     2.4    +      -       -      -
    304B  ILE*     3.1    61.7    +      -       +      +
    306B  ILE*     3.9    28.9    -      -       +      -
    328B  GLU*     4.3     7.0    -      -       -      +
    329B  ILE*     4.2    17.0    -      -       +      +
    332B  ALA*     3.3    37.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 300 (chain B). 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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     10B  ASN*     5.8     3.6    -      -       -      +
     40B  GLU*     6.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
     41B  PHE*     5.4     9.2    -      -       +      -
    296B  PHE      3.5     9.8    +      -       -      +
    297B  ARG*     3.3    10.4    +      -       -      +
    299B  LEU*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    301B  LYS*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    302B  GLN      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    303B  ARG*     3.2    12.8    +      -       -      -
    304B  ILE      5.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 301 (chain B). 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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    297B  ARG      3.2    13.6    +      -       -      +
    298B  ASN*     4.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
    300B  ARG*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    302B  GLN*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    303B  ARG*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      +
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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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