Contacts of the helix formed by residues 77 - 108 (chain N) in PDB entry 3Q84
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.
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 TYR 77 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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31M ARG* 3.7 19.7 + - + -
38M LEU* 5.9 1.3 - - + -
238M GLU* 2.7 33.4 + - - +
241M ARG* 4.8 2.7 - - - -
242M LEU* 4.7 6.8 - - + +
75N PRO 3.7 9.9 - - - +
76N GLN* 1.3 96.5 - - - +
78N GLY* 1.3 69.2 + - - +
79N SER 3.8 0.5 + - - -
80N LEU 4.0 0.2 + - - -
81N GLU* 3.4 17.3 + - - -
283N ASP* 3.9 35.7 + - + +
284N LEU* 4.8 1.2 - - - +
286N TRP* 3.3 43.3 - + + -
287N PHE* 4.3 11.3 - + + +
400N CA 3.4 17.7 - - - -
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Residues in contact with GLY 78 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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77N TYR* 1.3 80.6 - - - +
79N SER* 1.3 61.9 + - - -
81N GLU* 3.4 16.3 + - - +
82N ARG* 3.4 31.1 + - - -
283N ASP* 3.9 10.1 - - - -
286N TRP* 5.4 7.0 - - - -
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Residues in contact with SER 79 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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78N GLY* 1.3 70.7 - - - -
80N LEU* 1.3 62.9 + - - +
82N ARG* 3.3 23.7 + - - +
83N ALA* 3.0 24.4 + - - +
277N GLY 4.7 4.0 - - - -
278N ALA* 3.3 9.9 - - - +
279N ASP 2.8 29.6 + - - -
282N GLU* 3.6 14.8 + - - -
283N ASP* 3.0 22.5 + - - -
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Residues in contact with LEU 80 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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242M LEU* 3.6 41.5 - - + +
245M LEU* 3.2 43.7 - - + -
246M LYS* 3.9 20.6 - - + +
249M LEU* 4.3 10.8 - - + -
76N GLN* 4.2 11.7 - - - +
78N GLY 3.4 0.2 - - - -
79N SER* 1.3 77.6 + - - +
81N GLU* 1.3 61.3 + - - +
83N ALA* 2.9 3.1 + - + +
84N TRP* 2.7 34.2 + - - +
278N ALA* 4.2 14.8 - - + -
280N ALA 5.0 8.5 - - - +
283N ASP* 3.3 12.4 + - - +
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Residues in contact with GLU 81 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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71N ILE* 3.7 22.6 - - + +
72N GLU* 4.0 26.9 - - - +
76N GLN* 3.7 27.4 - - + +
77N TYR* 3.4 19.5 + - - +
78N GLY 3.4 18.9 + - - +
79N SER 3.3 0.6 - - - -
80N LEU* 1.3 77.0 - - - +
82N ARG* 1.3 60.7 + - - +
84N TRP* 4.0 3.6 - - - +
85N GLY* 3.1 24.1 + - - -
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Residues in contact with ARG 82 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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78N GLY* 3.4 30.9 + - - -
79N SER* 3.3 23.8 + - - +
80N LEU 3.1 0.8 - - - -
81N GLU* 1.3 81.7 + - - +
83N ALA* 1.3 57.9 + - - +
85N GLY* 3.2 2.3 + - - +
86N ALA* 2.8 29.1 + - - +
274N ALA* 5.2 2.9 - - - +
282N GLU* 5.0 6.3 + - - -
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Residues in contact with ALA 83 (chain N).
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Specific contacts
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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249M LEU* 3.7 18.4 - - + +
79N SER 3.0 12.9 + - - +
80N LEU* 2.9 8.6 + - + +
82N ARG* 1.3 75.1 - - - +
84N TRP* 1.3 64.5 + - - +
86N ALA* 3.2 17.4 + - - +
87N ILE* 4.0 3.1 + - - +
274N ALA 4.1 10.0 + - - +
275N ILE* 3.7 32.5 - - - +
278N ALA* 4.0 14.4 - - + -
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Residues in contact with TRP 84 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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38M LEU* 4.0 24.0 - - + -
41M ASP* 3.8 27.1 - - + -
42M LEU* 3.5 48.2 - - + +
45M CYS* 3.8 23.4 - - + -
245M LEU* 5.8 7.9 - - + -
249M LEU* 3.6 20.7 - - + +
67N TRP* 4.3 7.6 - + - -
71N ILE* 3.7 35.1 - - + +
76N GLN* 4.3 23.1 - - + -
80N LEU* 2.7 19.1 + - + +
81N GLU 4.0 2.9 - - - +
83N ALA* 1.3 73.5 - - - +
85N GLY* 1.3 61.0 + - - +
87N ILE* 3.1 24.3 + - + +
88N MSE 4.1 6.1 - - + +
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Residues in contact with GLY 85 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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68N ARG* 5.0 4.3 + - - -
71N ILE* 4.3 8.9 - - - +
81N GLU 3.1 16.7 + - - -
82N ARG* 3.5 4.5 - - - -
84N TRP* 1.3 71.6 - - - +
86N ALA* 1.3 65.7 + - - +
87N ILE 3.2 0.2 - - - -
88N MSE 3.1 29.4 + - - +
89N THR* 3.6 6.6 + - - -
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Residues in contact with ALA 86 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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82N ARG 2.8 10.8 + - - +
83N ALA 3.4 13.0 - - - +
84N TRP 3.1 0.4 - - - -
85N GLY* 1.3 76.8 - - - +
87N ILE* 1.3 54.3 + - - +
89N THR* 2.7 31.4 + - - +
90N GLU 3.1 9.0 + - - -
271N LEU* 3.7 15.1 - - + +
274N ALA* 3.5 30.7 - - + -
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Residues in contact with ILE 87 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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42M LEU* 6.3 0.2 - - + -
249M LEU* 4.4 19.5 - - + +
252M ILE* 3.7 30.1 - - + -
253M LYS 5.0 0.2 - - - +
256M LEU* 3.7 25.6 - - + -
63N TRP* 4.0 16.4 - - + -
83N ALA 4.2 5.8 - - - +
84N TRP* 3.1 16.3 + - + +
86N ALA* 1.3 76.4 - - - +
88N MSE 1.3 63.8 + - + +
90N GLU* 3.1 27.4 - - + +
91N ALA* 3.1 10.2 + - - +
271N LEU* 4.1 17.3 - - + -
275N ILE* 4.6 10.8 - - + -
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Residues in contact with MSE 88 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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45M CYS* 4.1 9.6 - - - -
63N TRP* 3.3 37.7 - - + -
64N ALA* 3.4 45.6 - - + +
67N TRP* 3.6 24.7 - - + -
68N ARG* 3.9 19.1 - - + -
71N ILE* 3.7 20.6 - - + -
84N TRP* 4.1 10.3 - - - +
85N GLY* 3.1 11.4 + - - +
86N ALA 3.1 0.4 - - - -
87N ILE* 1.3 84.7 - - + +
89N THR* 1.3 65.4 + - - +
91N ALA* 3.5 5.1 - - - +
92N ASP* 3.1 20.6 + - - +
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Residues in contact with THR 89 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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68N ARG* 3.0 19.4 + - - +
85N GLY 3.6 5.2 + - - -
86N ALA* 2.7 23.0 + - - -
88N MSE 1.3 70.1 - - - +
90N GLU* 1.3 64.2 + - - +
92N ASP* 3.1 6.3 + - + +
93N LYS* 2.9 48.3 + - + +
270N GLU* 4.7 9.2 - - - +
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Residues in contact with GLU 90 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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49M ARG* 2.3 37.7 + - - -
256M LEU* 3.5 10.8 - - - +
86N ALA 3.1 8.3 + - - -
87N ILE* 3.1 26.8 - - + +
89N THR* 1.3 73.5 - - - +
91N ALA* 1.3 77.9 + - - +
93N LYS* 2.9 4.5 + - - -
94N VAL* 2.7 28.1 + - - +
267N VAL* 4.1 24.0 - - + +
268N TYR* 2.6 32.7 + - + -
271N LEU* 4.0 26.0 - - + +
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Residues in contact with ALA 91 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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49M ARG* 4.5 3.4 - - - +
60N LEU* 3.6 20.2 - - + +
63N TRP* 3.7 37.2 - - + -
64N ALA* 4.0 7.6 - - + -
87N ILE 3.1 1.7 + - - +
88N MSE 3.5 11.0 - - - +
90N GLU* 1.3 88.3 + - - +
92N ASP* 1.3 55.8 + - - +
94N VAL* 3.4 3.2 + - - +
95N SER* 2.9 29.3 + - - -
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Residues in contact with ASP 92 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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61N THR* 4.2 16.7 - - - +
64N ALA* 3.6 12.6 - - - +
68N ARG* 2.9 32.7 + - - -
88N MSE 3.1 9.4 + - - +
89N THR* 3.1 11.7 + - + +
91N ALA* 1.3 78.1 - - - +
93N LYS* 1.3 61.8 + - + +
95N SER* 3.2 7.8 + - - -
96N GLU* 3.0 28.3 + - - +
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Residues in contact with LYS 93 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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89N THR* 2.9 32.6 + - + +
90N GLU 3.7 1.8 - - - +
92N ASP* 1.3 77.9 - - + +
94N VAL* 1.3 65.8 + - - +
96N GLU* 3.6 14.9 + - - +
97N LEU* 3.3 28.7 + - + +
266N HIS* 5.2 5.4 - - - +
267N VAL* 4.1 27.1 - - + -
270N GLU* 2.3 43.5 + - - +
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Residues in contact with VAL 94 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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49M ARG* 5.5 2.0 - - - +
56N TYR* 4.3 8.5 - - - +
60N LEU* 3.6 18.4 - - + -
90N GLU* 2.7 31.2 + - - +
91N ALA* 3.8 4.7 - - - +
93N LYS* 1.3 70.0 - - - +
95N SER* 1.3 64.1 + - - +
97N LEU* 3.3 8.9 + - - +
98N HIS* 3.1 44.2 + - + +
264N TYR* 4.4 17.3 - - + +
267N VAL* 4.3 13.7 - - + -
268N TYR* 3.7 24.0 - - + +
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Residues in contact with SER 95 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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57N GLY* 2.7 34.2 + - - -
60N LEU* 3.8 10.3 - - - +
61N THR* 2.8 21.0 - - - +
91N ALA 2.9 13.2 + - - -
92N ASP* 3.2 10.8 - - - -
93N LYS 3.2 0.2 - - - -
94N VAL* 1.3 72.4 - - - +
96N GLU* 1.3 56.0 + - - +
97N LEU 2.9 4.3 - - - -
98N HIS* 2.7 24.0 + - - -
99N GLN* 2.8 20.2 + - - -
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Residues in contact with GLU 96 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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92N ASP 3.0 11.2 + - - +
93N LYS* 4.0 16.6 - - - +
94N VAL 3.5 0.2 - - - -
95N SER* 1.3 79.3 - - - +
97N LEU* 1.3 57.5 + - + +
99N GLN* 3.6 9.2 + - + +
100N GLU* 3.0 43.5 + - + +
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Residues in contact with LEU 97 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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93N LYS 3.3 18.3 + - - +
94N VAL* 3.3 12.7 + - - +
95N SER 2.9 0.6 - - - -
96N GLU* 1.3 79.3 - - + +
98N HIS* 1.3 60.4 + - - +
100N GLU* 3.3 21.9 + - - +
101N VAL* 3.1 30.2 + - - +
258N LEU* 4.2 15.3 - - + +
261N ASN* 3.1 28.3 - - - +
263N SER* 4.0 16.2 - - - -
264N TYR* 4.0 36.1 - - + +
267N VAL* 4.6 6.5 - - + -
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Residues in contact with HIS 98 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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56M TYR* 3.6 13.9 - + - -
98M HIS* 5.6 2.8 - + - -
264M TYR* 6.0 0.2 - - - -
53N GLU* 2.8 50.7 + - + +
56N TYR* 3.5 29.3 - + - -
57N GLY* 4.6 6.7 - - - -
60N LEU* 4.9 0.4 - - + -
94N VAL* 3.1 41.0 + - + +
95N SER 2.7 10.3 + - - +
97N LEU* 1.3 72.4 - - - +
99N GLN* 1.3 60.6 + - - +
101N VAL* 3.4 8.2 + - - +
102N LYS* 3.0 26.9 + - - +
258N LEU* 3.3 29.8 - - + +
264N TYR* 5.7 0.6 + - - -
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Residues in contact with GLN 99 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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53N GLU 4.4 1.8 + - - -
54N LYS* 3.8 29.7 - - - +
57N GLY* 3.5 22.6 - - - -
58N GLN* 4.1 14.7 + - - -
95N SER* 2.8 22.3 + - - +
96N GLU* 3.6 13.0 - - + +
98N HIS* 1.3 75.1 - - - +
100N GLU* 1.3 58.5 + - - +
102N LYS* 3.4 25.9 - - - +
103N ASN* 2.9 32.6 + - - +
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Residues in contact with GLU 100 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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125H ILE* 4.4 30.6 - - + +
96N GLU* 3.0 31.3 + - + +
97N LEU* 3.6 24.7 - - - +
98N HIS 3.3 0.4 - - - -
99N GLN* 1.3 71.7 - - - +
101N VAL* 1.3 66.7 + - + +
103N ASN* 3.0 7.0 + - - +
104N ASN* 2.9 34.5 + - - +
261N ASN* 5.2 1.0 - - - +
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Residues in contact with VAL 101 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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53N GLU* 3.5 26.0 - - + +
97N LEU 3.1 13.9 + - - +
98N HIS* 3.5 11.4 - - - +
99N GLN 3.4 0.2 - - - -
100N GLU* 1.3 77.1 - - - +
102N LYS* 1.3 61.5 + - - +
104N ASN* 3.5 6.6 + - - +
105N LEU* 3.0 33.5 + - + +
255N HIS* 3.4 29.7 - - - +
256N LEU* 4.2 20.9 - - + +
258N LEU* 4.2 22.4 - - + -
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Residues in contact with LYS 102 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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50N ALA* 3.4 39.7 - - + +
53N GLU* 4.4 4.2 - - + +
54N LYS* 3.5 35.6 - - + +
98N HIS 3.0 13.6 + - - +
99N GLN* 3.4 27.7 - - + +
101N VAL* 1.3 75.2 - - - +
103N ASN* 1.3 103.7 + - - +
105N LEU* 2.9 13.7 + - - +
106N LEU* 3.1 23.8 + - + +
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Residues in contact with ASN 103 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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125H ILE* 4.6 14.1 - - + -
99N GLN* 2.9 17.5 + - - +
100N GLU* 3.0 6.6 + - - +
102N LYS* 1.3 104.6 + - - +
104N ASN* 1.3 59.2 + - - +
106N LEU* 3.2 7.0 + - - +
107N ASN* 2.8 57.1 + - - +
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Residues in contact with ASN 104 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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125H ILE* 4.0 27.6 - - - +
126H MSE 4.2 13.6 - - - +
100N GLU* 2.9 24.8 + - - +
101N VAL* 3.8 4.9 - - - +
103N ASN* 1.3 74.9 - - - +
105N LEU* 1.3 65.2 + - - +
107N ASN* 6.0 0.4 - - - +
108N GLU* 3.2 38.1 + - - +
109N ASP* 3.2 13.5 + - - +
255N HIS* 3.6 35.0 + - + +
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Residues in contact with LEU 105 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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46N VAL* 3.3 29.7 - - + +
49N ARG* 4.0 15.3 - - + -
50N ALA* 3.4 40.8 - - + +
53N GLU* 5.1 1.1 - - + -
101N VAL* 3.0 33.2 + - + +
102N LYS* 2.9 8.0 + - - +
104N ASN* 1.3 76.5 - - - +
106N LEU* 1.3 58.6 + - - +
109N ASP* 3.4 15.8 - - - +
110N LEU 3.1 24.3 + - - -
252N ILE* 4.5 13.9 - - + -
255N HIS* 4.5 9.4 - - + -
256N LEU* 4.4 15.9 - - + -
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Residues in contact with LEU 106 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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47N GLN* 4.1 28.3 - - + +
50N ALA* 4.1 13.9 - - + -
102N LYS* 3.1 28.4 + - + +
103N ASN* 3.8 7.2 - - - +
105N LEU* 1.3 78.0 - - - +
107N ASN* 1.3 74.1 + - - +
110N LEU* 3.4 26.7 - - + +
111N GLU* 3.2 34.4 + - - +
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Residues in contact with ASN 107 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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125H ILE* 5.9 3.0 - - - +
130H LYS* 4.8 16.3 - - - +
103N ASN* 2.8 41.3 + - - +
104N ASN* 6.0 0.2 - - - +
106N LEU* 1.3 83.8 - - - +
108N GLU* 1.3 72.8 + - + +
111N GLU* 3.8 20.7 - - - +
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Residues in contact with GLU 108 (chain N).
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Residue Dist Surf HB Arom Phob DC
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124H GLN* 4.3 17.8 + - - +
125H ILE* 6.2 0.3 - - - +
126H MSE 4.9 15.4 - - + +
133H LYS* 5.7 2.9 + - - -
104N ASN* 3.2 33.6 + - - +
107N ASN* 1.3 94.9 - - + +
109N ASP* 1.3 63.7 + - - +
110N LEU 3.5 0.4 - - - -
111N GLU* 4.5 0.2 - - - +
112N LYS* 3.0 32.3 + - - +
255N HIS* 4.2 16.6 - - + +
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A short description of the
analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page
is based upon the approach
developed in:
Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G.
and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996)
25, 120-129.
Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic
properties of the contacting atoms. In order to
define it, for each inter-atomic contact,
eight atom classes have been introduced:
I Hydrophilic - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
(e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
II Acceptor - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
III Donor - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
IV Hydrophobic - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
a N or O atom
V Aromatic - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other
bonds formed by the atom
VI Neutral - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
VII Neutral-donor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
atom of class III
VIII Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only
one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy
is shown below:
Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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Atomic class I II III IV V VI VII VIII
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I (Hydrophilic) + + + - + + + +
II (Acceptor) + - + - + + + -
III (Donor) + + - - + + - +
IV (Hydrophobic) - - - + + + + +
V (Aromatic) + + + + + + + +
VI (Neutral) + + + + + + + +
VII (Neutral-donor) + + - + + + - +
VIII (Neutral-acceptor) + - + + + + + -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically
assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in
three cases (see below) the automatic assignment
is currently ambiguous. In these
cases, the user is advised to manually analyse
the full list of contacts using
LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are
considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
"hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
"carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).
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