Contacts of the helix formed by residues 241 - 262 (chain A) in PDB entry 3OFN


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 ALA 241 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77A  LEU      3.5    21.1    -      -       -      +
     78A  PHE*     3.4    27.1    +      -       -      +
     79A  GLY*     4.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
    239A  SER      3.8     2.0    +      -       -      -
    240A  GLU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    242A  ALA*     1.3    69.0    +      -       -      +
    243A  PRO*     3.2     3.1    -      -       +      -
    244A  LEU*     3.0    22.0    +      -       +      +
    245A  GLN      3.7     2.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 242 (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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    240A  GLU      3.5     2.7    +      -       -      -
    241A  ALA*     1.3    69.0    -      -       -      +
    243A  PRO*     1.3    72.5    -      -       +      +
    244A  LEU      2.8     1.7    +      -       -      -
    245A  GLN*     2.9    21.5    +      -       -      +
    246A  TYR*     3.0    11.6    +      -       -      +
    279A  ALA*     3.6    23.2    -      -       -      +
    282A  GLN*     3.5    40.6    +      -       +      +
    283A  LEU*     3.9    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 243 (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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     64A  MET*     5.4     1.3    -      -       +      -
     76A  VAL*     3.6    22.4    -      -       +      -
     77A  LEU      3.4    24.0    -      -       -      +
     78A  PHE*     3.7    20.9    -      -       +      -
    241A  ALA*     3.2     7.9    -      -       +      -
    242A  ALA*     1.3    92.9    -      -       +      +
    244A  LEU*     1.3    50.3    +      -       -      +
    246A  TYR*     3.3    10.0    -      -       +      +
    247A  LEU*     2.8    41.0    +      -       +      +
    283A  LEU*     3.4    24.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 244 (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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     78A  PHE*     3.6    44.0    -      -       +      +
    111A  ASP*     5.9     3.4    -      -       +      +
    112A  ALA*     3.4    33.7    -      -       +      +
    113A  LEU*     4.0    28.3    -      -       +      -
    236A  ALA*     3.5     6.1    -      -       +      +
    240A  GLU*     4.1    32.5    -      -       +      +
    241A  ALA      3.0    10.7    +      -       -      +
    242A  ALA      2.8     1.6    +      -       -      -
    243A  PRO*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLN*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    247A  LEU*     3.3     3.0    +      -       +      +
    248A  ALA      2.9    23.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 245 (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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    208A  VAL*     3.7    14.9    -      -       +      +
    209A  GLY*     3.2    29.1    +      -       -      -
    236A  ALA*     3.6    16.4    -      -       +      +
    237A  THR      3.4    16.1    +      -       -      +
    238A  ALA*     3.7    11.3    +      -       -      +
    240A  GLU*     3.0    21.5    +      -       +      +
    241A  ALA      3.8     7.0    -      -       -      +
    242A  ALA*     2.9    12.2    +      -       -      +
    244A  LEU*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    246A  TYR*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     3.5     1.9    +      -       -      +
    249A  PRO*     3.3    19.9    -      -       -      +
    275A  LYS*     4.8     2.6    -      -       -      +
    276A  GLN*     3.6     5.9    -      -       -      +
    279A  ALA*     3.7    19.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 246 (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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     52A  GLU*     5.7     2.3    +      -       -      -
     64A  MET*     5.3     9.2    -      -       -      -
     66A  LEU*     5.4     9.0    -      -       +      +
    132A  GLN*     3.9    10.2    +      -       -      +
    242A  ALA      3.0    12.0    +      -       -      +
    243A  PRO*     3.3    16.4    -      -       +      +
    245A  GLN*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    247A  LEU*     1.3    78.1    +      -       +      +
    250A  PHE*     3.4    15.1    -      +       -      -
    276A  GLN*     3.2    29.8    +      -       +      -
    279A  ALA*     4.0     2.7    -      -       -      +
    280A  TYR*     3.4    40.3    +      +       +      +
    283A  LEU*     4.0    22.0    -      -       +      -
    303A  LEU*     3.2    31.6    -      -       +      -
    306A  ARG*     3.9    17.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 247 (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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     52A  GLU*     6.0     1.1    -      -       -      +
     64A  MET*     3.9    18.6    -      -       -      -
     78A  PHE*     4.2    15.5    -      -       +      -
     97A  VAL*     3.4    29.8    -      -       +      -
    112A  ALA*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      +
    113A  LEU*     4.3     5.6    -      -       +      -
    131A  ALA*     3.7    28.5    -      -       +      -
    132A  GLN*     4.6     9.9    -      -       +      +
    243A  PRO*     2.8    22.6    +      -       +      +
    244A  LEU*     3.3     7.2    +      -       +      +
    245A  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    246A  TYR*     1.3    91.6    -      -       +      +
    248A  ALA*     1.3    69.8    +      -       -      +
    249A  PRO      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    250A  PHE*     3.1     6.3    +      -       +      +
    251A  THR*     3.0    25.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 248 (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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    112A  ALA*     4.4     6.0    -      -       +      +
    206A  VAL*     3.9    10.5    -      -       +      -
    208A  VAL*     4.0    11.2    -      -       +      -
    234A  VAL*     4.3     9.1    -      -       +      +
    236A  ALA*     3.7    19.5    -      -       +      +
    244A  LEU      2.9    16.8    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLN      3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
    246A  TYR      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    247A  LEU*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    249A  PRO*     1.4    73.8    -      -       +      +
    250A  PHE      3.0     0.2    +      -       -      -
    251A  THR*     3.0     6.3    +      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     3.0    21.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 249 (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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    206A  VAL*     4.0     4.5    -      -       +      -
    208A  VAL*     4.0    13.5    -      -       +      -
    245A  GLN      3.3    16.2    -      -       -      +
    246A  TYR      3.6     1.3    -      -       -      +
    248A  ALA*     1.4    89.5    -      -       +      +
    250A  PHE*     1.3    54.5    +      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     3.6     0.5    +      -       -      +
    253A  ALA*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    270A  TYR*     3.2    36.4    -      -       +      -
    273A  LEU*     4.0     9.6    -      -       +      -
    276A  GLN*     3.2    36.6    -      -       +      +
    307A  LEU*     3.5    14.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131A  ALA*     3.1    23.3    -      -       +      +
    132A  GLN*     3.5    35.7    -      -       -      +
    246A  TYR*     3.4    33.9    -      +       -      -
    247A  LEU*     3.1     8.5    +      -       +      +
    249A  PRO*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    251A  THR*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    253A  ALA*     3.3     5.2    +      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     3.2    23.9    +      -       -      -
    276A  GLN*     3.4    22.4    -      -       -      -
    303A  LEU*     3.3    28.0    -      -       +      -
    306A  ARG*     4.3    11.4    -      -       +      -
    307A  LEU*     3.5    38.4    -      -       +      -
    310A  ARG*     3.5    10.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 251 (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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     97A  VAL*     5.1     3.5    -      -       -      +
     98A  ASP      5.1     1.0    +      -       -      -
     99A  VAL*     3.5    33.4    -      -       +      +
    111A  ASP      4.9     0.9    -      -       -      +
    112A  ALA*     2.6    32.1    +      -       -      +
    113A  LEU*     4.9     1.6    -      -       -      +
    131A  ALA*     3.8    17.3    -      -       -      +
    234A  VAL*     4.8     5.8    -      -       +      -
    247A  LEU*     3.0    21.4    +      -       -      +
    248A  ALA      3.5     4.0    -      -       -      +
    250A  PHE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     3.2     6.9    +      -       -      -
    255A  ILE*     3.2    24.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 252 (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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    204A  VAL*     3.9     5.3    -      -       +      +
    206A  VAL*     3.5    31.4    -      -       +      -
    234A  VAL*     3.7    19.7    -      -       +      -
    248A  ALA      3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    249A  PRO      4.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    251A  THR*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    253A  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     3.1    15.0    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLY      2.8    25.6    +      -       -      -
    268A  ILE*     3.5    11.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 253 (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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    249A  PRO      3.0    20.2    +      -       -      +
    250A  PHE*     3.4     9.2    -      -       -      +
    252A  ALA*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLY*     3.6     1.1    +      -       -      +
    257A  GLU*     3.0    32.1    +      -       -      +
    268A  ILE*     3.6     9.3    -      -       -      +
    270A  TYR*     3.4    16.2    -      -       -      +
    307A  LEU*     4.2     4.0    -      -       +      -
    310A  ARG*     3.6    25.1    -      -       +      +
    323A  LEU*     4.4     7.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99A  VAL*     3.8    15.5    -      -       -      -
    101A  VAL*     3.7     9.2    -      -       -      +
    129A  SER*     3.9    15.6    +      -       -      -
    130A  ARG      2.7    26.9    +      -       -      -
    131A  ALA*     4.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    133A  VAL*     4.0     1.4    -      -       -      +
    250A  PHE      3.2     8.7    +      -       -      -
    251A  THR      3.2     9.2    +      -       -      -
    253A  ALA*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     1.3    66.9    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLU*     3.1    20.8    +      -       -      +
    258A  TRP      3.2    10.2    +      -       -      -
    310A  ARG*     2.9    14.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99A  VAL*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      -
    100A  PRO      3.7    16.8    -      -       -      +
    101A  VAL*     4.1     8.1    -      -       -      -
    102A  GLY      5.1     2.3    +      -       -      +
    105A  LEU*     3.6    23.8    -      -       +      -
    110A  VAL*     4.6     3.8    -      -       +      -
    204A  VAL*     4.4     7.6    -      -       +      -
    232A  ILE*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      -
    234A  VAL*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
    251A  THR*     3.4    14.6    -      -       +      +
    252A  ALA*     3.1     9.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLY*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    258A  TRP*     3.6     9.7    +      -       -      +
    259A  PHE*     3.3    16.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    204A  VAL*     4.2     9.4    -      -       -      -
    252A  ALA      2.8    14.3    +      -       -      -
    253A  ALA      3.9     2.5    -      -       -      -
    255A  ILE*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    259A  PHE*     3.3    24.6    +      -       -      +
    260A  ARG*     3.3     8.5    +      -       -      +
    266A  ALA*     3.6     9.8    -      -       -      +
    268A  ILE*     5.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    323A  LEU*     4.0    21.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    129A  SER*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    133A  VAL*     3.6    17.2    -      -       -      +
    134A  LYS      4.7     0.7    -      -       -      +
    253A  ALA      3.0    16.1    +      -       -      +
    254A  SER*     3.1    10.5    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLY*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    258A  TRP*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    260A  ARG*     3.3    46.9    +      -       -      +
    261A  ASP*     2.8    43.9    +      -       -      +
    310A  ARG*     2.4    55.3    +      -       -      +
    323A  LEU*     4.5     8.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101A  VAL*     4.1    31.6    -      -       +      -
    102A  GLY*     3.9    10.1    -      -       -      +
    103A  PRO*     3.4    40.4    -      -       +      -
    126A  ALA*     4.3    14.4    -      -       +      +
    254A  SER      3.2     7.2    +      -       -      +
    255A  ILE      3.7    11.2    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLY      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    257A  GLU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    259A  PHE*     1.3    95.2    +      +       -      +
    261A  ASP*     3.6     3.9    +      -       -      -
    262A  ASN*     2.6    52.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  LYS*     3.3    32.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 259 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    102A  GLY      4.6     3.4    -      -       -      -
    103A  PRO*     4.5     7.0    -      -       +      -
    106A  LEU*     4.4    15.0    -      -       +      -
    202A  TYR*     3.8    43.1    -      +       +      -
    204A  VAL*     4.8     3.1    -      -       +      -
    232A  ILE*     4.0    26.9    -      -       +      -
    255A  ILE*     3.3    24.0    -      -       +      -
    256A  GLY*     3.4    14.6    -      -       -      +
    257A  GLU      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    258A  TRP*     1.3   101.5    -      +       +      +
    260A  ARG*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    261A  ASP      3.1     1.6    -      -       -      -
    262A  ASN*     2.9    13.4    +      -       -      -
    264A  LYS*     3.1    31.4    +      -       +      +
    266A  ALA*     3.8    24.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    133A  VAL*     5.3     3.2    -      -       -      +
    134A  LYS      5.4     2.0    +      -       -      -
    136A  PRO*     3.3    26.3    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLY      3.3     2.4    +      -       -      +
    257A  GLU*     3.0    40.5    +      -       -      +
    259A  PHE*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    261A  ASP*     1.3    88.6    +      -       -      +
    262A  ASN      3.4     0.3    +      -       -      -
    263A  GLY      3.9     0.3    +      -       -      -
    264A  LYS      3.6     9.2    -      -       -      -
    310A  ARG      2.7    35.4    +      -       -      -
    312A  ALA      4.1     9.2    -      -       -      +
    314A  LEU*     3.6    24.4    -      -       +      +
    318A  GLU      5.0     0.3    -      -       -      +
    321A  GLY*     3.3    20.6    -      -       -      +
    322A  SER*     3.7    16.5    +      -       -      +
    323A  LEU*     3.6    28.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 261 (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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    257A  GLU*     2.8    25.5    +      -       -      +
    258A  TRP*     4.0     6.1    -      -       -      +
    260A  ARG*     1.3   114.9    +      -       -      +
    262A  ASN*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    263A  GLY      3.6     2.3    +      -       -      -
    314A  LEU*     4.3     8.4    -      -       -      +
    318A  GLU      4.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    319A  GLY*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 262 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  TRP*     2.6    55.7    +      -       +      +
    259A  PHE      2.9     4.5    +      -       -      +
    261A  ASP*     1.3    86.6    -      -       -      +
    263A  GLY*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    264A  LYS*     3.2    29.8    +      -       +      +
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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