Contacts of the helix formed by residues 80 - 108 (chain A) in PDB entry 3SPJ


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 ARG 80 (chain A).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     79A  TRP*     1.3   113.2    -      -       +      +
     81A  TYR*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
     82A  MET      3.0     6.1    -      -       -      -
     83A  LEU*     2.8    40.5    +      -       +      +
     84A  LEU*     3.2    15.5    +      -       +      +
    183A  LYS*     6.0     1.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 81 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     78A  ARG*     3.4    21.0    -      -       +      +
     79A  TRP*     3.6     2.3    -      -       +      +
     80A  ARG*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
     82A  MET*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
     83A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     84A  LEU*     3.6    20.4    +      -       +      +
     85A  LEU*     2.9    29.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 82 (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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     74A  CYS*     3.3    32.1    -      -       +      +
     77A  ILE*     3.8    12.6    -      -       +      -
     78A  ARG*     3.8    18.2    -      -       +      +
     79A  TRP      5.0     3.4    -      -       -      +
     80A  ARG      3.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
     81A  TYR*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
     83A  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
     85A  LEU*     3.0    19.1    +      -       +      +
     86A  PHE*     2.8    46.1    +      -       +      -
    179A  ALA*     3.5    39.7    -      -       +      +
    180A  ILE*     5.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
    183A  LYS*     4.6    12.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 83 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     79A  TRP      5.3     1.8    -      -       -      +
     80A  ARG*     2.8    31.1    +      -       +      +
     82A  MET*     1.3    85.6    -      -       +      +
     84A  LEU*     1.3    58.4    +      -       +      +
     86A  PHE*     3.6     8.1    +      -       +      +
     87A  SER*     3.0    28.2    +      -       -      -
    176A  MET*     5.7     5.2    -      -       +      -
    180A  ILE*     4.7    21.8    -      -       +      -
    183A  LYS*     6.3     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 84 (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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     80A  ARG*     3.2    10.7    +      -       +      +
     81A  TYR*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      +
     83A  LEU*     1.3    75.3    -      -       +      +
     85A  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
     87A  SER*     2.7    23.8    +      -       -      +
     88A  LEU*     3.1    17.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 85 (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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     77A  ILE*     6.5     0.4    -      -       +      -
     81A  TYR      2.9    16.9    +      -       -      +
     82A  MET*     3.0    30.9    +      -       +      +
     84A  LEU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
     86A  PHE*     1.3    61.4    +      -       +      +
     88A  LEU*     3.0    13.9    +      -       +      +
     89A  ALA*     2.8    25.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 86 (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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     82A  MET*     2.8    41.5    +      -       +      +
     83A  LEU*     4.1     9.6    -      -       +      +
     85A  LEU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
     87A  SER*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
     88A  LEU      2.9     1.8    -      -       -      -
     89A  ALA*     2.8    29.1    +      -       +      +
     90A  PHE*     2.9    20.6    +      +       +      +
    172A  ILE*     4.1    12.6    -      -       +      -
    175A  PHE*     3.8     8.5    -      -       +      -
    176A  MET*     3.3    62.6    -      -       +      -
    179A  ALA*     3.4    28.9    -      -       +      -
    180A  ILE*     5.5     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 87 (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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     83A  LEU      3.0    12.1    +      -       -      -
     84A  LEU*     2.7    40.5    +      -       -      +
     86A  PHE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
     88A  LEU*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
     90A  PHE*     3.7    11.3    +      -       -      +
     91A  LEU*     3.2    22.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 88 (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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     84A  LEU      3.3    11.2    -      -       -      +
     85A  LEU*     3.0    17.4    +      -       +      +
     86A  PHE      2.9     0.8    -      -       -      -
     87A  SER*     1.3    81.9    +      -       -      +
     89A  ALA*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
     91A  LEU*     3.3    18.5    +      -       +      +
     92A  VAL*     2.9    41.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 89 (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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     85A  LEU      2.8    12.7    +      -       -      +
     86A  PHE*     2.8    24.3    +      -       +      +
     88A  LEU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
     90A  PHE*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
     92A  VAL*     3.5     6.4    +      -       -      +
     93A  SER*     3.2    20.6    +      -       -      -
    172A  ILE*     4.8    15.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 90 (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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     86A  PHE*     2.9    17.9    +      +       +      -
     87A  SER*     3.8    12.8    -      -       -      +
     89A  ALA*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
     91A  LEU*     1.3    68.2    +      -       -      +
     93A  SER*     2.6    21.6    +      -       -      -
     94A  TRP*     2.8    44.1    +      +       +      -
    141A  GLN*     4.5    11.2    -      -       -      -
    169A  GLY      5.3     1.6    -      -       -      -
    172A  ILE*     3.5    30.7    -      -       +      -
    173A  ASP*     4.3    14.8    -      -       +      -
    176A  MET*     3.8    33.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 91 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     87A  SER      3.2    15.6    +      -       -      +
     88A  LEU*     3.3    20.4    +      -       +      +
     90A  PHE*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
     92A  VAL*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
     94A  TRP*     3.8    13.2    -      -       +      +
     95A  LEU*     2.9    55.9    +      -       +      +
    134A  PHE*     4.5    15.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 92 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     88A  LEU*     2.9    35.9    +      -       +      +
     89A  ALA*     3.8     6.5    -      -       -      +
     91A  LEU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
     93A  SER*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
     95A  LEU*     4.0     5.4    -      -       -      +
     96A  LEU*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 93 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     89A  ALA      3.2    10.7    +      -       -      -
     90A  PHE*     2.6    21.4    +      -       -      -
     92A  VAL*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
     94A  TRP*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
     96A  LEU*     3.5     5.1    +      -       -      +
     97A  PHE*     3.1    34.7    +      -       -      +
    141A  GLN*     2.7    33.2    +      -       -      -
    168A  VAL*     4.7     6.3    -      -       -      -
    172A  ILE*     3.8    15.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 94 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     90A  PHE*     2.8    45.6    +      +       +      +
     91A  LEU*     3.8    15.7    -      -       +      +
     93A  SER*     1.3    77.8    +      -       -      +
     95A  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     98A  GLY*     3.1     9.2    +      -       -      -
    134A  PHE*     4.2    20.8    -      +       +      -
    137A  SER*     2.9    25.0    +      -       -      +
    138A  ILE*     3.9    34.3    -      -       +      -
    141A  GLN*     3.3    47.5    -      -       +      +
    142A  THR*     3.3    28.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 95 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  LEU*     2.9    39.2    +      -       +      +
     92A  VAL*     4.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
     94A  TRP*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     96A  LEU*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
     98A  GLY*     3.5     0.7    +      -       -      -
     99A  LEU*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
    130A  PHE*     4.4    23.9    -      -       +      -
    134A  PHE*     3.2    34.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 96 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     92A  VAL*     3.0    26.4    +      -       +      +
     93A  SER*     3.8     6.3    -      -       -      +
     95A  LEU*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
     97A  PHE*     1.3    77.0    +      -       +      +
     99A  LEU*     3.2    11.1    +      -       +      +
    100A  ILE*     3.1    32.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 97 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     93A  SER*     3.1    23.8    +      -       -      +
     96A  LEU*     1.3    88.1    -      -       +      +
     98A  GLY*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    100A  ILE*     3.3     8.9    +      -       +      +
    101A  PHE*     2.9    36.5    +      +       +      -
    137A  SER*     3.3     3.4    -      -       -      +
    141A  GLN*     4.0     2.9    -      -       -      -
    161A  MET*     3.9    29.2    -      -       +      -
    164A  VAL*     3.7    23.6    -      -       +      -
    165A  GLN*     3.1    65.3    -      -       +      +
    168A  VAL*     4.1    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 98 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     94A  TRP      3.1    14.1    +      -       -      -
     95A  LEU*     3.9     1.8    -      -       -      -
     96A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     97A  PHE*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
     99A  LEU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    101A  PHE*     3.5     1.2    +      -       -      -
    102A  TRP*     2.8    30.0    +      -       -      +
    130A  PHE*     4.1     6.5    -      -       -      -
    133A  ALA*     3.4    20.0    -      -       -      +
    134A  PHE*     4.4     3.6    -      -       -      -
    137A  SER*     3.4    17.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 99 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     95A  LEU      3.1    14.3    +      -       -      +
     96A  LEU*     3.2    13.0    +      -       +      +
     98A  GLY*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    100A  ILE*     1.3    58.4    +      -       +      +
    102A  TRP*     3.6    16.6    -      -       +      +
    103A  LEU*     2.7    45.2    +      -       +      +
    130A  PHE*     3.3    30.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 100 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     96A  LEU*     3.1    23.9    +      -       +      +
     97A  PHE*     3.5    13.0    -      -       +      +
     98A  GLY      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     99A  LEU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       +      +
    101A  PHE*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    103A  LEU*     3.1    18.7    +      -       +      +
    104A  ILE*     2.9    44.2    +      -       +      +
    161A  MET*     3.6    40.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 101 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     97A  PHE*     2.9    29.2    +      +       +      +
     98A  GLY*     3.8     5.2    -      -       -      +
    100A  ILE*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    102A  TRP*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    104A  ILE*     3.4    14.4    +      -       +      +
    105A  ALA*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
    124A  VAL*     4.2    16.1    -      -       +      +
    127A  VAL*     5.0     6.3    -      -       +      +
    133A  ALA*     4.8     7.9    -      -       +      +
    136A  PHE*     3.5    39.9    -      +       +      -
    137A  SER*     4.5     6.3    -      -       -      -
    158A  ALA*     3.9    11.9    -      -       +      -
    161A  MET*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      -
    162A  VAL*     3.8    24.7    -      -       +      -
    165A  GLN*     3.3    27.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 102 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     98A  GLY      2.8    18.5    +      -       -      +
     99A  LEU*     3.6    20.2    -      -       +      +
    100A  ILE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    101A  PHE*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    103A  LEU*     1.3    86.1    +      -       +      +
    105A  ALA*     3.9     3.9    -      -       -      +
    106A  LEU*     2.9    56.6    +      -       +      +
    111A  LEU*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      +
    127A  VAL*     5.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
    129A  GLY*     3.4    30.2    -      -       -      -
    130A  PHE*     3.4    25.6    -      +       +      +
    133A  ALA*     3.5    12.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 103 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99A  LEU*     2.7    32.1    +      -       +      +
    100A  ILE*     3.4    20.9    -      -       +      +
    102A  TRP*     1.3    95.3    -      -       +      +
    104A  ILE*     1.3    57.5    +      -       +      +
    106A  LEU*     3.4     4.8    +      -       +      +
    107A  ILE*     2.9    47.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 104 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    100A  ILE*     2.9    39.2    +      -       +      +
    101A  PHE*     3.7    14.6    -      -       +      +
    102A  TRP      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    103A  LEU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    105A  ALA*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    107A  ILE*     3.3     5.6    +      -       -      +
    108A  HIS*     2.9    29.4    +      -       +      +
    123A  CYS*     3.8    28.5    -      -       +      -
    155A  CYS*     4.8     3.8    -      -       +      -
    157A  LEU*     4.1    33.9    -      -       +      -
    158A  ALA*     4.3    20.6    -      -       +      +
    161A  MET*     4.6     3.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 105 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    101A  PHE      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
    102A  TRP      4.0     2.9    -      -       -      +
    104A  ILE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    106A  LEU*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    109A  GLY      3.2     1.7    +      -       -      -
    110A  ASP*     2.8    52.9    +      -       +      +
    111A  LEU*     3.7    19.2    +      -       +      -
    123A  CYS*     5.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
    124A  VAL*     5.6     3.1    -      -       +      +
    127A  VAL*     4.1    20.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 106 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    102A  TRP*     2.9    50.0    +      -       +      +
    103A  LEU*     3.5     7.6    -      -       +      +
    105A  ALA*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    107A  ILE*     1.3    76.6    +      -       +      +
    109A  GLY*     3.2    13.2    +      -       -      -
    111A  LEU*     3.5    30.1    -      -       +      +
    112A  GLU*     5.5     2.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 107 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103A  LEU*     2.9    40.5    +      -       +      +
    104A  ILE*     3.9     5.2    -      -       -      +
    106A  LEU*     1.3    90.8    -      -       +      +
    108A  HIS*     1.3    64.7    +      -       +      +
    109A  GLY*     3.0     6.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 108 (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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    104A  ILE*     2.9    17.7    +      -       +      +
    107A  ILE*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    109A  GLY*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    110A  ASP*     2.8    24.9    +      -       -      +
    120A  PHE*     3.3    26.8    -      +       -      -
    121A  LYS      3.2    27.1    -      -       -      -
    123A  CYS*     3.4    18.1    -      -       -      -
    154A  GLU*     4.0    17.1    +      -       +      +
    155A  CYS*     3.8    14.8    -      -       -      -
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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