Contacts of the helix formed by residues 527 - 554 (chain A) in PDB entry 3L7A


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 ASP 527 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    506A  ARG*     5.5     2.1    +      -       -      -
    523A  SER      5.1     1.7    +      -       -      +
    524A  TYR*     2.9    48.5    +      -       +      +
    526A  ASP*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    528A  GLU*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    529A  ALA*     3.1    23.0    +      -       -      +
    530A  PHE*     3.2    11.7    +      -       +      +
    531A  ILE*     3.0    30.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 528 (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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    526A  ASP      3.4    10.2    +      -       -      +
    527A  ASP*     1.3    73.7    +      -       -      +
    529A  ALA*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    531A  ILE*     3.7     9.0    +      -       -      +
    532A  ARG*     3.2    41.7    +      -       -      +
    795A  ARG*     2.8    40.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 529 (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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    506A  ARG*     4.0    12.6    -      -       -      +
    527A  ASP*     3.1    10.8    +      -       -      +
    528A  GLU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    530A  PHE*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    532A  ARG*     3.3    18.3    +      -       -      +
    533A  ASP*     3.0    32.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 530 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    499A  LEU*     6.0     0.4    -      -       +      -
    502A  ILE*     3.9    29.6    -      -       +      -
    503A  ILE*     4.7     5.6    -      -       +      -
    506A  ARG*     3.6    36.0    -      -       +      +
    521A  LEU*     3.8    32.1    -      -       +      -
    524A  TYR*     3.7    20.9    -      -       +      +
    527A  ASP*     3.2    23.4    +      -       +      +
    529A  ALA*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    531A  ILE*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    533A  ASP*     3.0     1.6    +      -       -      +
    534A  VAL*     2.8    56.0    +      -       +      +
    802A  ILE*     3.9    31.9    -      -       +      -
    805A  ILE*     6.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 531 (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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    525A  VAL      3.4    22.7    -      -       -      +
    526A  ASP      4.2     3.4    -      -       -      -
    527A  ASP      3.0    26.4    +      -       -      +
    528A  GLU*     3.9    10.5    -      -       -      +
    530A  PHE*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    532A  ARG*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    534A  VAL      3.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
    535A  ALA*     3.2    21.5    +      -       +      +
    795A  ARG*     3.6    42.8    -      -       +      +
    798A  THR*     3.6    23.7    -      -       +      +
    799A  ARG*     3.8    11.7    -      -       +      -
    802A  ILE*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 532 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    528A  GLU*     3.2    41.6    +      -       -      +
    529A  ALA*     3.5    16.2    +      -       -      +
    531A  ILE*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    533A  ASP*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    535A  ALA*     3.4     5.9    +      -       -      +
    536A  LYS*     2.9    31.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 533 (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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    502A  ILE*     3.7    23.6    -      -       +      +
    505A  GLU*     4.7     3.3    -      -       -      +
    506A  ARG*     2.8    30.4    +      -       -      +
    529A  ALA*     3.0    14.8    +      -       -      +
    530A  PHE*     3.0     7.2    +      -       +      +
    532A  ARG*     1.3    79.7    +      -       -      +
    534A  VAL*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    536A  LYS*     3.3    20.3    +      -       -      +
    537A  VAL*     3.1    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 534 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    499A  LEU*     4.9     8.7    -      -       +      +
    502A  ILE*     3.8    13.9    -      -       +      -
    530A  PHE*     2.8    56.4    +      -       +      +
    531A  ILE      4.0     3.8    -      -       -      +
    533A  ASP*     1.3    71.6    -      -       -      +
    535A  ALA*     1.3    62.7    -      -       -      +
    537A  VAL*     3.5     3.3    +      -       -      +
    538A  LYS*     3.3    22.2    +      -       +      +
    685A  GLY*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    798A  THR*     3.9    17.9    -      -       +      -
    801A  VAL*     4.2    22.2    -      -       +      -
    802A  ILE*     4.0     8.7    -      -       +      -
    805A  ILE*     4.6    10.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 535 (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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    531A  ILE*     3.2    18.6    +      -       +      +
    532A  ARG*     3.8     5.4    -      -       -      +
    534A  VAL*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    536A  LYS*     1.3    65.0    +      -       -      +
    538A  LYS*     3.4     7.1    +      -       -      +
    539A  GLN*     3.1    22.5    +      -       -      +
    798A  THR*     3.9    18.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 536 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    502A  ILE*     4.6     5.5    -      -       -      +
    532A  ARG*     2.9    21.7    +      -       +      +
    533A  ASP*     3.3    34.0    +      -       -      +
    535A  ALA*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    537A  VAL*     1.3    76.8    +      -       -      +
    539A  GLN*     3.3     7.2    +      -       +      +
    540A  GLU*     3.0    53.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 537 (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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    496A  ASN*     3.9     2.5    -      -       -      +
    498A  GLY*     3.8    26.0    -      -       -      +
    499A  LEU*     3.6    29.4    -      -       +      +
    502A  ILE*     3.9    12.8    -      -       +      -
    533A  ASP      3.1    19.5    +      -       -      +
    534A  VAL      3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    535A  ALA      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    536A  LYS*     1.3    88.9    -      -       -      +
    538A  LYS*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    540A  GLU*     3.4    13.8    +      -       -      +
    541A  ASN*     3.0    45.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 538 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    534A  VAL*     3.3    12.1    +      -       +      +
    535A  ALA*     3.7    10.3    -      -       -      +
    536A  LYS      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    537A  VAL*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    539A  GLN*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    541A  ASN*     3.2     7.1    +      -       -      +
    542A  LYS*     2.9    39.0    +      -       +      +
    657A  ILE      4.1     1.4    +      -       -      -
    658A  PRO      2.7    29.5    +      -       -      +
    659A  ALA      4.1     8.5    -      -       -      +
    660A  ALA      2.8    29.7    +      -       -      +
    661A  ASP*     3.7    18.2    -      -       -      +
    684A  ASN      2.9    22.7    +      -       -      -
    685A  GLY*     3.5    19.5    +      -       -      -
    686A  ALA      4.3     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 539 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    535A  ALA      3.1    15.3    +      -       -      +
    536A  LYS*     3.7     9.6    -      -       -      +
    538A  LYS*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    540A  GLU*     1.3    57.2    +      -       +      +
    542A  LYS*     3.3    17.1    +      -       -      +
    543A  LEU*     2.9    48.2    +      -       +      +
    559A  PRO*     3.1    29.3    +      -       -      +
    560A  ASN*     4.2    16.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 540 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    498A  GLY*     5.7     3.1    -      -       -      -
    536A  LYS*     3.0    46.3    +      -       +      +
    537A  VAL*     3.6    14.6    -      -       -      +
    539A  GLN*     1.3    75.6    -      -       +      +
    541A  ASN*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    543A  LEU*     3.3    11.7    +      -       +      +
    544A  LYS*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 541 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    495A  CYS      5.5     1.0    -      -       -      +
    496A  ASN*     3.1    33.6    +      -       -      +
    498A  GLY*     5.9     0.7    +      -       -      -
    537A  VAL*     3.0    30.9    +      -       -      +
    538A  LYS*     3.6     5.9    -      -       -      +
    540A  GLU*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    542A  LYS*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    544A  LYS*     3.5    10.8    +      -       -      +
    545A  PHE*     3.0    29.5    +      -       -      +
    655A  LYS      5.3     0.3    -      -       -      +
    658A  PRO*     3.2    40.2    +      -       +      +
    659A  ALA*     3.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 542 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    538A  LYS*     2.9    34.1    +      -       +      +
    539A  GLN*     3.6    18.7    +      -       -      +
    540A  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    541A  ASN*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    543A  LEU*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    545A  PHE*     3.8     1.2    -      -       -      +
    546A  ALA*     2.8    31.8    +      -       -      +
    559A  PRO*     3.5    19.6    +      -       -      +
    560A  ASN      4.7     1.0    -      -       -      -
    561A  SER      2.9    20.0    +      -       -      -
    563A  PHE*     3.8    27.0    -      -       +      -
    659A  ALA*     3.2    25.8    -      -       -      +
    661A  ASP*     2.7    30.0    +      -       -      +
    791A  TYR*     3.1    13.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 543 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    539A  GLN*     2.9    40.1    +      -       +      +
    540A  GLU*     3.3    12.1    +      -       +      +
    542A  LYS*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    544A  LYS*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    546A  ALA*     3.4     4.8    +      -       +      +
    547A  ALA*     3.0    24.3    +      -       -      +
    559A  PRO*     4.0    24.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 544 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    120A  GLU*     4.0    28.5    +      -       -      -
    497A  PRO*     6.3     1.4    -      -       -      +
    540A  GLU      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    541A  ASN*     3.7    11.7    -      -       -      +
    543A  LEU*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    545A  PHE*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    547A  ALA*     3.3     7.7    +      -       -      +
    548A  TYR*     2.9    27.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 545 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    541A  ASN      3.0    17.8    +      -       -      +
    542A  LYS      4.0     2.5    -      -       -      +
    544A  LYS*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    546A  ALA*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    548A  TYR*     3.2    22.0    +      +       +      +
    549A  LEU*     3.1    42.3    +      -       +      +
    557A  ILE*     4.9     0.2    -      -       +      -
    563A  PHE*     4.6     7.9    -      +       -      -
    604A  MET*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    645A  LEU*     4.2    15.5    -      -       +      -
    652A  LEU*     4.3     9.6    -      -       +      -
    655A  LYS*     3.7    30.3    -      -       +      +
    656A  VAL*     3.8    31.6    -      -       +      -
    659A  ALA*     3.8    20.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 546 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    542A  LYS      2.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    543A  LEU*     3.7     5.4    -      -       +      +
    545A  PHE*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    547A  ALA*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    549A  LEU*     3.6     4.0    +      -       -      +
    550A  GLU*     3.4    26.8    +      -       -      +
    555A  VAL      4.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    557A  ILE*     3.8    36.2    +      -       +      +
    559A  PRO*     4.2    22.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 547 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    543A  LEU      3.0    13.5    +      -       -      +
    544A  LYS*     3.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
    545A  PHE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    546A  ALA*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    548A  TYR*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    549A  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    550A  GLU*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      +
    551A  ARG*     3.0    38.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 548 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    124A  GLU*     5.1     4.7    -      -       -      -
    544A  LYS*     2.9    14.7    +      -       +      +
    545A  PHE*     3.5    28.3    -      +       +      +
    547A  ALA*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    549A  LEU*     1.3    65.4    +      -       +      +
    551A  ARG*     3.7    19.2    -      -       -      +
    552A  GLU*     2.9    53.6    +      -       +      +
    553A  TYR*     3.8    32.9    +      +       -      -
    649A  ARG*     4.5    12.6    +      -       -      -
    652A  LEU*     4.1    23.6    -      -       +      +
    655A  LYS*     3.7    36.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 549 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    545A  PHE*     3.1    37.2    +      -       +      +
    546A  ALA      3.7     5.4    -      -       -      +
    547A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    548A  TYR*     1.3    86.1    -      -       +      +
    550A  GLU*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    553A  TYR*     2.8    43.2    +      -       +      +
    554A  LYS      3.1     4.9    +      -       -      -
    555A  VAL*     3.5    27.8    -      -       +      +
    557A  ILE*     3.7    37.0    -      -       +      -
    604A  MET*     5.0     3.6    -      -       -      -
    643A  ILE*     5.0     7.6    -      -       +      -
    645A  LEU*     4.1    25.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 550 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    546A  ALA      3.4    12.0    +      -       -      +
    547A  ALA*     3.3    10.1    +      -       -      +
    549A  LEU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    551A  ARG*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
    554A  LYS*     3.0    34.2    +      -       -      +
    555A  VAL      3.2    27.4    -      -       -      +
    556A  HIS*     3.7    35.8    +      -       +      +
    557A  ILE      4.6     5.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 551 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    547A  ALA*     3.0    27.3    +      -       -      +
    548A  TYR*     3.7    29.6    -      -       -      +
    550A  GLU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
    552A  GLU*     1.3    77.4    +      -       +      +
    554A  LYS*     4.0    17.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 552 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    548A  TYR*     2.9    42.4    +      -       +      +
    551A  ARG*     1.3    97.0    +      -       +      +
    553A  TYR*     1.3    86.6    +      -       +      +
    554A  LYS*     5.6     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 553 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    548A  TYR*     3.8    34.2    +      +       -      -
    549A  LEU*     2.8    22.8    +      -       +      +
    552A  GLU*     1.3    93.5    -      -       +      +
    554A  LYS*     1.3    74.3    +      -       -      +
    555A  VAL*     3.2    22.9    +      -       +      +
    646A  GLU*     4.0    50.1    +      -       +      +
    647A  ASN*     5.0     3.5    -      -       -      +
    649A  ARG*     4.9     8.1    +      -       -      -
    652A  LEU*     5.7     2.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 554 (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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    549A  LEU      3.1     0.2    +      -       -      -
    550A  GLU*     3.0    31.2    +      -       -      +
    551A  ARG*     4.0    15.0    +      -       -      +
    552A  GLU      5.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    553A  TYR*     1.3    81.1    -      -       -      +
    555A  VAL*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    556A  HIS*     4.0    14.5    -      -       -      +
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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