Contacts of the helix formed by residues 166 - 190 (chain A) in PDB entry 3NA0


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 ASN 166 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    162A  GLU      3.6    11.7    +      -       -      -
    163A  ALA*     3.0    21.4    +      -       -      +
    165A  LYS*     1.3    86.7    -      -       -      +
    167A  PHE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    168A  LEU      3.2     0.7    +      -       -      -
    169A  PRO*     3.4    17.1    -      -       -      +
    170A  LEU*     4.1    11.3    -      -       -      +
    298A  TYR*     3.4    54.5    -      -       +      +
    304A  ARG*     3.4    16.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 167 (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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    157A  GLU      3.5    22.7    -      -       -      -
    158A  VAL*     4.0     4.5    -      -       -      -
    163A  ALA      4.2     6.5    -      -       -      -
    164A  THR*     3.0    41.2    +      -       +      +
    166A  ASN*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    168A  LEU*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    170A  LEU*     3.0     6.7    +      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     2.9    39.8    +      -       +      +
    213A  VAL*     4.0    18.4    -      -       +      -
    298A  TYR*     3.3    29.4    -      +       -      -
    301A  ILE*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    467A  ILE*     3.5    31.2    -      -       +      -
    470A  LEU*     4.2    10.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 168 (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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    164A  THR      4.1     3.1    -      -       -      +
    165A  LYS*     3.4    20.6    -      -       +      +
    166A  ASN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    167A  PHE*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    169A  PRO*     1.4    65.5    -      -       +      +
    171A  LEU*     3.3     0.7    +      -       -      -
    172A  ASP*     2.9    30.9    +      -       -      +
    367A  MET*     4.5    11.7    -      -       +      -
    368A  ALA*     3.6    39.0    -      -       +      +
    371A  LEU*     3.6    17.3    -      -       +      -
    470A  LEU*     3.7    38.4    -      -       +      -
    474A  ILE*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 169 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    165A  LYS      4.2     3.4    -      -       -      +
    166A  ASN*     3.4    17.7    -      -       -      +
    168A  LEU*     1.4    95.6    -      -       +      +
    170A  LEU*     1.3    59.5    +      -       +      +
    172A  ASP*     3.9     6.4    -      -       +      +
    173A  ALA*     3.0    30.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 170 (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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    166A  ASN      4.1     9.4    -      -       -      +
    167A  PHE*     3.0     7.5    +      -       -      +
    169A  PRO*     1.3    81.0    -      -       +      +
    171A  LEU*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    173A  ALA*     3.8     1.8    +      -       -      +
    174A  VAL*     3.5    12.8    +      -       -      +
    212A  ASN*     2.8    60.9    +      -       -      +
    213A  VAL*     3.9    20.6    -      -       +      +
    216A  GLY*     4.7    12.3    -      -       -      +
    298A  TYR*     3.8    37.0    -      -       +      +
    299A  ARG      5.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    300A  GLY*     4.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (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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    167A  PHE*     2.9    37.5    +      -       +      +
    168A  LEU      4.0     2.2    -      -       -      +
    170A  LEU*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    172A  ASP*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    174A  VAL*     3.1     7.9    +      -       -      +
    175A  SER*     3.0    24.3    +      -       -      +
    205A  PHE*     5.2     0.7    -      -       -      -
    209A  SER*     3.8    31.6    -      -       -      +
    213A  VAL*     3.9    17.9    -      -       +      -
    467A  ILE*     4.4     9.2    -      -       +      +
    470A  LEU*     3.9    13.5    -      -       +      -
    471A  GLU*     3.8    39.5    -      -       +      +
    474A  ILE*     4.1    13.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 172 (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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    168A  LEU      2.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
    169A  PRO*     3.9     7.6    -      -       +      +
    171A  LEU*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    173A  ALA*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    175A  SER      3.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    176A  ARG*     2.8    55.2    +      -       -      +
    360A  ARG*     5.1     4.0    +      -       -      -
    367A  MET*     3.6    27.9    -      -       +      +
    474A  ILE*     3.4    13.5    -      -       +      +
    478A  ASN*     2.8    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 173 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    169A  PRO      3.0    19.5    +      -       -      +
    170A  LEU*     3.9     6.7    -      -       -      +
    171A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    172A  ASP*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    174A  VAL*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    176A  ARG*     3.6     7.7    +      -       -      +
    177A  ASP*     3.2    29.5    +      -       -      +
    212A  ASN*     4.7     4.0    -      -       -      +
    218A  ARG*     3.8    14.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 174 (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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    170A  LEU      3.5    15.7    -      -       -      +
    171A  LEU      3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    173A  ALA*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    175A  SER*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    177A  ASP*     3.1     6.2    +      -       -      +
    178A  PHE*     2.9    24.1    +      -       -      +
    205A  PHE*     3.6    15.3    -      -       +      -
    208A  GLU*     3.5    33.9    -      -       +      +
    209A  SER*     3.5    25.8    -      -       -      +
    212A  ASN*     3.9    12.8    -      -       -      +
    218A  ARG*     4.0    20.2    -      -       -      +
    222A  LEU*     3.5     9.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 175 (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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    171A  LEU*     3.0    15.8    +      -       -      +
    172A  ASP      3.7     1.3    -      -       -      -
    174A  VAL*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    176A  ARG*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    178A  PHE*     3.1     5.1    +      -       -      +
    179A  VAL*     3.1    26.7    +      -       -      +
    205A  PHE*     3.6    18.7    -      -       -      -
    471A  GLU      4.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
    474A  ILE*     3.8     7.7    -      -       -      +
    475A  PHE*     3.3    28.1    +      -       -      -
    478A  ASN*     3.5    26.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 176 (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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    172A  ASP*     2.8    44.6    +      -       -      +
    173A  ALA*     3.9     7.4    -      -       -      +
    175A  SER*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    177A  ASP*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    179A  VAL*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    180A  SER*     3.2    26.2    +      -       -      -
    360A  ARG*     5.2    10.1    -      -       -      +
    478A  ASN*     3.7    21.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 177 (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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    173A  ALA      3.2     9.3    +      -       -      +
    174A  VAL      3.1     9.5    +      -       -      +
    176A  ARG*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    178A  PHE*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    180A  SER*     3.2    12.8    +      -       -      -
    181A  VAL*     3.0    25.6    +      -       -      +
    184A  ARG*     4.7     4.6    +      -       -      +
    218A  ARG*     2.7    39.7    +      -       -      +
    222A  LEU*     3.9    11.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 178 (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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    174A  VAL      2.9    13.0    +      -       -      +
    175A  SER*     3.1     9.6    +      -       -      +
    177A  ASP*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    179A  VAL*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    181A  VAL*     3.2    20.9    +      -       +      +
    182A  LEU*     3.2    36.3    +      -       +      +
    198A  ILE*     4.2    13.0    -      -       +      -
    201A  ASP*     3.7    36.3    -      -       +      -
    202A  LEU*     3.8    17.7    -      -       +      -
    205A  PHE*     3.8    27.4    -      +       +      -
    222A  LEU*     3.6    18.1    -      -       +      +
    475A  PHE*     3.5    26.9    -      +       +      -
    479A  MET*     3.9    12.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 179 (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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    175A  SER      3.1    14.8    +      -       -      +
    176A  ARG*     3.5    11.7    -      -       -      +
    178A  PHE*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
    180A  SER*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    182A  LEU      3.2     2.1    +      -       -      -
    183A  HIS*     3.0    35.4    +      -       +      -
    478A  ASN*     3.7    35.9    -      -       +      +
    479A  MET*     4.2     8.1    -      -       +      +
    482A  ASN*     3.5    29.2    -      -       -      +
    483A  PHE*     3.5    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 180 (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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    176A  ARG      3.2    15.2    +      -       -      -
    177A  ASP*     3.2    17.1    +      -       -      -
    179A  VAL*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    181A  VAL*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    183A  HIS*     3.2    10.3    +      -       -      +
    184A  ARG*     2.9    42.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 181 (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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    177A  ASP      3.0    18.7    +      -       -      +
    178A  PHE*     3.2    17.0    +      -       +      +
    180A  SER*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    182A  LEU*     1.3    62.6    +      -       +      +
    184A  ARG*     3.1    24.9    +      -       -      +
    185A  ARG*     3.0    61.0    +      -       -      +
    201A  ASP*     5.3     2.9    -      -       +      +
    222A  LEU*     3.2    39.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 182 (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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    178A  PHE*     3.2    26.7    +      -       +      +
    179A  VAL      3.2     1.5    +      -       -      +
    181A  VAL*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    183A  HIS*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    185A  ARG*     3.1    14.4    +      -       -      +
    186A  ILE*     2.9    36.2    +      -       +      +
    194A  TYR*     3.9    31.1    -      -       +      +
    198A  ILE*     4.4    10.1    -      -       +      -
    479A  MET*     3.6    32.5    -      -       +      -
    483A  PHE*     3.6    26.5    -      -       +      -
    511A  PHE*     4.3    21.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 183 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    179A  VAL*     3.0    36.2    +      -       +      +
    180A  SER*     3.6    10.3    -      -       -      +
    182A  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    184A  ARG*     1.3    63.3    +      -       +      +
    186A  ILE*     3.3    12.0    +      -       -      +
    187A  LYS*     3.1    23.6    +      -       -      +
    482A  ASN*     3.1    31.9    +      -       -      -
    483A  PHE*     3.6    19.3    -      +       -      -
    513A  PRO*     4.9    12.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 184 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    177A  ASP*     4.7     4.2    +      -       -      +
    180A  SER*     2.9    26.6    +      -       -      +
    181A  VAL*     3.3    33.6    -      -       -      +
    183A  HIS*     1.3    75.1    -      -       +      +
    185A  ARG*     1.3    58.9    +      -       +      +
    187A  LYS*     3.3     9.6    +      -       +      +
    188A  LYS*     2.9    30.8    +      -       -      +
    222A  LEU*     3.9    23.2    +      -       -      +
    223A  GLU*     4.6    10.9    +      -       -      -
    224A  GLU*     4.0    36.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 185 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    181A  VAL*     3.0    36.7    +      -       +      +
    182A  LEU*     3.1    13.0    +      -       -      +
    184A  ARG*     1.3    78.1    -      -       +      +
    186A  ILE*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
    188A  LYS*     3.9    12.4    -      -       +      +
    189A  ALA*     3.0    28.9    +      -       -      +
    194A  TYR*     3.4    55.6    +      -       +      -
    198A  ILE*     4.3     3.2    -      -       -      +
    201A  ASP*     2.9    44.8    +      -       -      +
    204A  ARG*     4.7     2.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 186 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    182A  LEU*     2.9    19.7    +      -       +      +
    183A  HIS*     3.6    12.1    -      -       -      +
    184A  ARG      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    185A  ARG*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    187A  LYS*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    189A  ALA*     3.2    12.0    +      -       -      +
    190A  GLY*     3.3     9.7    +      -       -      -
    191A  SER      4.3     2.4    +      -       -      -
    192A  GLY*     3.8     9.8    +      -       -      -
    193A  ASN      3.3    32.0    -      -       -      +
    194A  TYR*     3.6    18.2    -      -       +      -
    483A  PHE*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      -
    511A  PHE*     4.3     7.9    -      -       +      +
    513A  PRO*     3.9    31.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 187 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    183A  HIS      3.1    13.0    +      -       -      +
    184A  ARG*     3.5    10.8    -      -       +      +
    186A  ILE*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    188A  LYS*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    190A  GLY*     3.3    14.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 188 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    184A  ARG      2.9    17.5    +      -       -      +
    185A  ARG*     3.9    12.6    -      -       +      +
    187A  LYS*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    189A  ALA*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    190A  GLY*     3.4     0.9    +      -       -      -
    200B  ASP*     5.8     1.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 189 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    185A  ARG      3.0    19.3    +      -       -      +
    186A  ILE      3.2     1.3    +      -       -      +
    188A  LYS*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    190A  GLY*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    191A  SER*     3.3     7.2    +      -       -      +
    193A  ASN      3.4    23.3    -      -       -      +
    194A  TYR*     4.9     7.6    -      -       +      -
    197B  ASP*     4.6     3.8    -      -       -      +
    506B  PRO*     3.4    17.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 190 (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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    186A  ILE      3.3     6.6    +      -       -      -
    187A  LYS      3.3    10.0    +      -       -      -
    188A  LYS      3.3     3.9    -      -       -      -
    189A  ALA*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    191A  SER*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    192A  GLY      3.8     1.6    -      -       -      -
    505B  LYS*     4.7     3.3    -      -       -      +
    506B  PRO*     3.1    21.7    -      -       -      +
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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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