Contacts of the helix formed by residues 332 - 356 (chain C) in PDB entry 3U1K


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
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Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with ASP 332 (chain C).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     94C  GLN*     5.3     3.5    +      -       -      +
    277C  PHE*     6.1     0.7    -      -       -      -
    330C  GLU      3.7     2.6    +      -       -      -
    331C  ALA*     1.3    72.4    -      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     1.3    69.9    -      -       -      +
    334C  TYR*     2.8    35.0    +      -       -      +
    335C  GLU*     2.7    43.9    +      -       +      +
    336C  ILE*     3.3     5.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 333 (chain C). 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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    325C  LYS*     5.6    11.7    -      -       +      -
    331C  ALA      3.5     7.8    -      -       -      +
    332C  ASP*     1.3    93.4    -      -       -      +
    334C  TYR*     1.3    62.5    +      -       +      +
    336C  ILE*     3.5    14.2    +      -       +      +
    337C  ILE*     3.1    35.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 334 (chain C). 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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     92C  PRO      5.0     4.1    +      -       -      -
     94C  GLN*     3.2    57.4    -      -       +      +
    332C  ASP*     2.8    31.5    +      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     1.3    76.4    -      -       +      +
    335C  GLU*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    337C  ILE*     3.3    20.4    +      -       +      +
    338C  GLU*     2.9    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 335 (chain C). 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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    275C  LYS*     5.5     9.3    +      -       -      -
    278C  THR      4.6     1.4    -      -       -      +
    279C  PRO*     3.8    17.6    -      -       +      +
    280C  SER*     2.8    38.4    +      -       -      -
    283C  ILE*     4.8    11.9    -      -       +      -
    331C  ALA*     4.7     8.4    -      -       +      +
    332C  ASP*     2.7    32.4    +      -       +      +
    334C  TYR*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    336C  ILE*     1.3    54.7    +      -       +      +
    338C  GLU*     3.3     5.8    +      -       -      +
    339C  SER*     2.7    35.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 336 (chain C). 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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    283C  ILE*     4.0    10.3    -      -       +      -
    287C  THR*     5.3     0.7    +      -       -      +
    321C  GLU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      +
    324C  LEU*     3.8    47.4    -      -       +      +
    325C  LYS*     4.0    20.2    -      -       +      +
    328C  PHE*     4.6     2.0    -      -       +      +
    331C  ALA*     4.4    24.5    -      -       +      +
    332C  ASP      3.3     8.0    +      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     3.6    14.1    -      -       +      +
    334C  TYR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    335C  GLU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    337C  ILE*     1.3    64.6    +      -       -      +
    339C  SER*     3.3     8.4    -      -       -      -
    340C  PHE*     3.0    21.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 337 (chain C). 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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    317C  ARG*     5.2     4.7    -      -       -      +
    321C  GLU*     3.5    31.1    -      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     3.1    23.0    +      -       +      +
    334C  TYR*     3.6    23.6    -      -       +      +
    335C  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    336C  ILE*     1.3    74.1    -      -       +      +
    338C  GLU*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    340C  PHE*     3.2     4.3    +      -       -      +
    341C  ASN*     3.1    36.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 338 (chain C). 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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     94C  GLN      4.7     4.0    -      -       -      +
    147C  PHE*     4.0    22.7    -      -       +      -
    277C  PHE      4.5     7.9    -      -       -      +
    279C  PRO*     3.8    23.8    -      -       +      -
    334C  TYR      2.9    17.2    +      -       -      +
    335C  GLU*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
    337C  ILE*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    339C  SER*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    341C  ASN*     3.2    18.8    +      -       -      +
    342C  VAL*     3.0    34.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 339 (chain C). 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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    279C  PRO*     4.0    14.7    -      -       -      +
    283C  ILE*     3.0    32.0    +      -       -      +
    284C  VAL*     3.5     8.2    -      -       -      +
    287C  THR*     2.7    26.5    +      -       -      -
    335C  GLU      2.7    19.1    +      -       -      -
    336C  ILE      3.3     4.0    -      -       -      -
    338C  GLU*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    340C  PHE*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    342C  VAL*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      +
    343C  VAL*     3.1    24.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 340 (chain C). 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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    287C  THR*     3.9    19.2    -      -       +      +
    291C  ALA*     4.2     9.2    -      -       +      -
    295C  LEU*     4.0    20.6    -      -       +      -
    313C  VAL*     3.8    20.9    -      -       +      -
    316C  ILE*     3.9    10.3    -      -       +      -
    317C  ARG*     3.5    56.1    -      -       +      -
    320C  THR*     3.4    26.2    -      -       -      -
    321C  GLU*     3.9    12.3    -      -       +      +
    324C  LEU*     6.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
    336C  ILE      3.0    13.5    +      -       -      +
    337C  ILE      3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    339C  SER*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    341C  ASN*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    343C  VAL*     3.2     2.3    +      -       -      +
    344C  ALA*     2.9    31.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 341 (chain C). 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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    317C  ARG*     3.0    27.8    +      -       -      +
    337C  ILE*     3.1    30.8    +      -       -      +
    338C  GLU*     3.2    20.0    +      -       -      +
    340C  PHE*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    342C  VAL*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    344C  ALA*     3.9     5.7    -      -       -      +
    345C  LYS*     2.9    32.8    +      -       -      +
    540C  ASN*     4.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 342 (chain C). 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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    279C  PRO*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
    284C  VAL*     4.5    21.8    -      -       +      -
    338C  GLU*     3.0    30.6    +      -       +      +
    339C  SER*     3.7     5.8    -      -       -      +
    341C  ASN*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    343C  VAL*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    345C  LYS*     3.7     7.9    -      -       +      +
    346C  GLU*     2.9    30.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 343 (chain C). 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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    284C  VAL*     3.7    21.5    -      -       +      +
    287C  THR*     3.7    14.4    -      -       +      +
    288C  HIS*     3.6    48.9    -      -       +      +
    291C  ALA*     4.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
    292C  MET      4.9     1.1    -      -       -      +
    295C  LEU*     3.7    18.6    -      -       +      -
    339C  SER      3.1    13.0    +      -       -      +
    340C  PHE*     3.6     7.6    -      -       +      +
    342C  VAL*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    344C  ALA*     1.3    67.5    +      -       -      +
    346C  GLU*     3.2     7.0    +      -       -      +
    347C  VAL*     2.9    26.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 344 (chain C). 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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    295C  LEU*     3.6    26.9    -      -       +      -
    299C  PHE*     3.7    11.9    -      -       +      -
    313C  VAL*     5.0     4.7    -      -       +      -
    340C  PHE*     2.9    32.9    +      -       +      +
    341C  ASN*     3.9     7.0    -      -       -      +
    343C  VAL*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    345C  LYS*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    347C  VAL*     3.3     0.3    +      -       -      -
    348C  PHE*     2.9    26.5    +      -       -      +
    540C  ASN*     4.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 345 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    341C  ASN      2.9    19.0    +      -       -      +
    342C  VAL*     3.7     7.2    -      -       -      +
    344C  ALA*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    346C  GLU*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    348C  PHE*     3.3     1.2    +      -       -      +
    349C  ARG*     2.9    72.0    +      -       -      +
    539C  TYR      4.9     5.2    +      -       -      +
    540C  ASN*     3.3    39.4    +      -       -      +
    541C  GLY      5.1     4.8    +      -       -      -
    542C  ASP*     5.3     1.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 346 (chain C). 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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    288C  HIS*     3.0    35.6    +      -       -      -
    342C  VAL*     2.9    21.6    +      -       +      +
    343C  VAL*     3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
    345C  LYS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    347C  VAL*     1.3    72.2    +      -       -      +
    349C  ARG*     4.0     6.4    -      -       -      +
    350C  SER*     2.8    51.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 347 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    288C  HIS*     4.3     2.9    -      -       +      -
    292C  MET*     4.0    31.0    -      -       +      +
    295C  LEU*     3.9    11.4    -      -       +      -
    296C  TYR*     3.8    36.3    -      -       +      +
    299C  PHE*     4.2     4.5    -      -       +      -
    343C  VAL*     2.9    25.3    +      -       +      +
    344C  ALA      3.8     2.7    -      -       -      +
    346C  GLU*     1.3    89.7    -      -       -      +
    348C  PHE*     1.3    65.9    +      -       -      +
    350C  SER*     3.5     4.0    +      -       -      -
    351C  ILE*     3.3    24.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 348 (chain C). 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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    299C  PHE*     3.6    37.2    -      +       +      +
    344C  ALA      2.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
    345C  LYS      3.5     3.1    -      -       -      +
    347C  VAL*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    349C  ARG*     1.3    70.0    +      -       +      +
    351C  ILE*     3.4    11.3    +      -       -      +
    352C  VAL*     3.6    23.8    +      -       +      +
    359C  CYS*     3.8    22.4    -      -       +      -
    514C  VAL*     5.4     5.2    -      -       +      -
    536C  ILE*     3.7    40.2    -      -       +      -
    537C  GLU*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      -
    540C  ASN*     3.7    23.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 349 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    345C  LYS*     2.9    46.6    +      -       -      +
    346C  GLU*     4.1     5.2    -      -       -      +
    348C  PHE*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
    350C  SER*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    352C  VAL*     3.2     8.5    +      -       -      +
    353C  LEU*     3.1    28.6    +      -       +      +
    513C  LEU      4.6     1.2    +      -       -      -
    514C  VAL*     3.6    19.0    -      -       +      +
    515C  THR*     3.0    33.6    +      -       -      +
    540C  ASN      2.9    34.3    +      -       -      +
    541C  GLY*     3.6     6.7    -      -       -      -
    542C  ASP*     2.9    40.9    +      -       -      -
    563C  LEU*     5.3     1.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 350 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    346C  GLU*     2.8    42.0    +      -       -      +
    347C  VAL*     3.9     5.2    -      -       -      -
    348C  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    349C  ARG*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    351C  ILE*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    353C  LEU*     3.4    10.9    +      -       -      +
    354C  ASN*     2.9    47.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 351 (chain C). 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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    296C  TYR*     3.7    41.1    -      -       +      -
    299C  PHE*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      +
    300C  THR*     4.1    13.9    -      -       +      -
    302C  TYR*     5.8     1.6    -      -       +      +
    347C  VAL*     3.3    18.5    +      -       +      +
    348C  PHE      3.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
    349C  ARG      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    350C  SER*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    352C  VAL*     1.3    68.4    +      -       +      +
    354C  ASN*     4.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
    355C  GLU*     2.8    49.2    +      -       -      +
    356C  TYR      3.8     0.2    +      -       -      -
    357C  LYS      3.9    13.9    -      -       -      +
    358C  ARG      5.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 352 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    348C  PHE*     3.8    26.5    -      -       +      +
    349C  ARG*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
    351C  ILE*     1.3    77.6    -      -       +      +
    353C  LEU*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    356C  TYR*     2.9    28.6    +      -       -      -
    357C  LYS      3.9    15.3    -      -       -      +
    358C  ARG*     4.8    13.9    -      -       +      -
    359C  CYS      5.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
    364C  LEU*     4.2     8.3    -      -       +      -
    514C  VAL*     4.5    18.4    -      -       +      -
    528C  ARG*     3.6    28.3    +      -       +      -
    530C  LEU*     4.0    21.1    -      -       +      -
    537C  GLU*     5.3     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 353 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    349C  ARG*     3.1    26.3    +      -       +      +
    350C  SER*     3.8     8.7    -      -       -      +
    352C  VAL*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    354C  ASN*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    356C  TYR*     3.5     5.5    -      -       -      -
    514C  VAL*     3.8    33.9    -      -       +      +
    515C  THR      4.1     5.2    -      -       -      +
    516C  LYS*     4.1    35.2    -      -       +      +
    526C  ASP*     4.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    527C  TYR*     4.3     7.6    -      -       -      +
    528C  ARG*     2.6    50.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 354 (chain C). 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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    350C  SER*     2.9    33.7    +      -       -      +
    351C  ILE*     4.8     1.3    -      -       -      +
    353C  LEU*     1.3    81.3    -      -       -      +
    355C  GLU*     1.3    70.8    +      -       +      +
    356C  TYR*     3.7     9.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 355 (chain C). 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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    296C  TYR*     2.5    36.6    +      -       -      -
    300C  THR*     4.1     6.6    -      -       -      +
    302C  TYR*     4.4     8.0    +      -       -      -
    351C  ILE*     2.8    33.8    +      -       +      +
    354C  ASN*     1.3    88.7    -      -       +      +
    356C  TYR*     1.3    76.0    +      -       -      +
    357C  LYS*     2.9    15.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 356 (chain C). 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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    352C  VAL      2.9    17.5    +      -       -      -
    353C  LEU      3.5    16.2    -      -       -      -
    354C  ASN      3.9     8.7    -      -       -      -
    355C  GLU*     1.3    82.4    -      -       -      +
    357C  LYS*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    363C  ASP*     4.2    14.0    -      -       -      +
    364C  LEU*     4.0    32.0    -      -       +      +
    526C  ASP*     4.5     2.1    +      -       -      -
    528C  ARG*     3.0    44.2    +      -       -      -
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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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