Contacts of the helix formed by residues 154 - 177 (chain B) in PDB entry 4CEJ


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 GLY 154 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    152B  TYR*     3.3    23.7    -      -       -      -
    153B  ARG*     1.3    83.3    -      -       -      +
    155B  GLU*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    156B  ARG      3.4     2.7    -      -       -      -
    157B  VAL*     3.6    15.3    +      -       -      +
    158B  LEU*     3.0    31.0    +      -       -      +
    628B  ASP*     3.9     3.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 155 (chain B). 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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    146B  SER      3.3    14.9    -      -       -      +
    147B  GLY*     3.0    27.0    -      -       -      +
    149B  ALA      3.9    11.7    -      -       -      +
    152B  TYR*     3.2    38.1    +      -       +      +
    153B  ARG      3.3     1.0    -      -       -      -
    154B  GLY*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    156B  ARG*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    158B  LEU*     3.8     4.2    -      -       -      +
    159B  SER*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      -
    631B  TRP*     3.6    31.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 156 (chain B). 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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    392A  GLU*     3.5    32.6    +      -       -      +
    147B  GLY      5.1     2.5    -      -       -      -
    148B  THR*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    153B  ARG      4.8     4.6    +      -       -      +
    154B  GLY      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    155B  GLU*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    157B  VAL*     1.3    73.9    +      -       +      +
    159B  SER*     2.6    22.8    +      -       -      -
    160B  GLU*     3.0    47.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 157 (chain B). 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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    120A  TYR*     6.2     0.2    -      -       +      -
    122A  TYR*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      +
    392A  GLU*     4.5    23.8    -      -       +      +
    109B  VAL*     4.9     3.8    -      -       +      -
    153B  ARG      5.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    154B  GLY*     3.6    16.1    +      -       -      +
    155B  GLU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    156B  ARG*     1.3    90.9    -      -       +      +
    158B  LEU*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    160B  GLU*     3.1    16.4    +      -       -      +
    161B  LYS*     2.9    56.4    +      -       +      +
    628B  ASP*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 158 (chain B). 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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    152B  TYR*     4.6     0.7    -      -       +      -
    154B  GLY      3.0    18.8    +      -       -      +
    155B  GLU*     3.8     3.6    -      -       -      +
    157B  VAL*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    159B  SER*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    161B  LYS*     3.3     8.2    +      -       +      +
    162B  LEU*     2.9    43.7    +      -       +      +
    624B  LEU*     3.6    31.0    -      -       +      -
    628B  ASP*     3.7    29.3    +      -       +      +
    631B  TRP*     3.5    36.3    -      -       +      -
    632B  LEU*     3.8    21.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 159 (chain B). 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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    144B  ALA*     3.6    16.7    -      -       -      +
    147B  GLY*     3.6    30.0    -      -       -      -
    148B  THR*     3.8     9.7    +      -       -      +
    155B  GLU      2.9    16.1    +      -       -      -
    156B  ARG*     2.6    25.1    +      -       -      -
    158B  LEU*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    160B  GLU*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    162B  LEU*     3.5     7.4    +      -       -      +
    163B  HIS*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 160 (chain B). 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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    108B  LYS*     3.3    41.9    -      -       +      +
    109B  VAL*     3.8    22.3    -      -       +      +
    156B  ARG*     3.0    49.1    +      -       +      +
    157B  VAL*     3.3    14.4    -      -       -      +
    159B  SER*     1.3    79.2    +      -       -      +
    161B  LYS*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    163B  HIS*     3.1     7.5    +      -       -      +
    164B  ASP*     3.1    27.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 161 (chain B). 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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    119A  LYS*     5.8     2.6    +      -       -      +
    122A  TYR*     3.9    24.9    +      -       -      -
    109B  VAL*     3.7    14.1    -      -       +      +
    110B  TYR*     3.3    33.1    -      -       +      +
    157B  VAL*     2.9    37.7    +      -       +      +
    158B  LEU*     3.5    15.0    -      -       +      +
    160B  GLU*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    162B  LEU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    163B  HIS      3.2     0.3    +      -       -      -
    164B  ASP*     3.2     3.8    +      -       -      +
    165B  LEU*     2.9    34.4    +      -       +      +
    623B  VAL*     3.3    26.9    +      -       +      +
    624B  LEU*     4.7     3.6    -      -       +      -
    625B  SER*     4.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
    628B  ASP*     3.3    19.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 162 (chain B). 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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    130B  PHE*     4.1    19.3    -      -       +      -
    140B  ILE*     3.6    23.7    -      -       +      +
    143B  MET*     3.8    45.5    -      -       +      +
    144B  ALA*     4.1    11.9    -      -       +      -
    158B  LEU*     2.9    47.8    +      -       +      +
    159B  SER*     3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
    161B  LYS*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    163B  HIS*     1.3    49.7    +      -       -      +
    165B  LEU*     3.9     9.9    -      -       +      -
    166B  SER*     2.7    37.0    +      -       -      -
    624B  LEU*     4.6     7.6    -      -       +      -
    631B  TRP*     6.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
    632B  LEU*     4.6     4.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 163 (chain B). 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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    106B  GLU      3.3    26.5    -      -       -      -
    108B  LYS*     3.4    38.8    -      -       +      +
    144B  ALA*     3.9    10.5    -      -       +      +
    145B  GLU*     5.5     7.4    -      -       -      -
    159B  SER      2.9    15.6    +      -       -      +
    160B  GLU*     3.1    10.1    +      -       -      +
    162B  LEU*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    164B  ASP*     1.3    78.2    +      -       -      +
    166B  SER*     2.3    27.0    +      -       -      -
    167B  ILE*     3.1    33.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 164 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    107B  PHE*     3.4    26.2    -      -       +      +
    108B  LYS*     2.9    22.4    +      -       -      +
    109B  VAL*     3.1    27.6    +      -       -      +
    110B  TYR*     3.1    26.2    +      -       +      +
    160B  GLU      3.1    11.6    +      -       -      +
    161B  LYS      3.6     4.9    -      -       -      +
    163B  HIS*     1.3    86.8    +      -       -      +
    165B  LEU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    167B  ILE*     3.1     7.7    +      -       -      +
    168B  LEU*     3.1    26.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 165 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    110B  TYR*     4.6     8.1    -      -       +      -
    123B  VAL*     4.4    27.4    -      -       +      -
    126B  MET*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      -
    127B  LEU*     4.2     6.2    -      -       +      +
    130B  PHE*     4.3    12.6    -      -       +      -
    140B  ILE*     4.8     1.6    -      -       +      -
    161B  LYS      2.9    24.2    +      -       -      +
    162B  LEU*     3.8    20.0    -      -       +      +
    164B  ASP*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    166B  SER*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    168B  LEU*     3.3     7.6    +      -       +      +
    169B  TYR*     2.8    32.1    +      -       -      +
    623B  VAL*     3.5    37.2    -      -       +      -
    624B  LEU*     4.7     2.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 166 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137B  PRO*     4.6     2.0    -      -       -      +
    140B  ILE*     3.7    18.6    -      -       -      -
    141B  ARG*     3.9    30.9    -      -       -      +
    144B  ALA*     4.8     0.3    -      -       -      +
    162B  LEU      2.7    16.7    +      -       -      -
    163B  HIS*     2.3    34.0    +      -       -      -
    165B  LEU*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    167B  ILE*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    169B  TYR*     3.8     5.1    -      -       -      +
    170B  GLN*     2.9    34.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 167 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103B  HIS*     4.2    18.8    -      -       +      -
    106B  GLU*     3.4    43.5    -      -       +      +
    107B  PHE*     4.5     6.5    -      -       +      -
    163B  HIS*     3.1    50.0    +      -       +      +
    164B  ASP*     3.1    10.1    +      -       -      +
    166B  SER*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    168B  LEU*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    170B  GLN*     4.2     4.3    -      -       -      +
    171B  GLN*     3.0    41.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 168 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     96B  LEU*     4.4     7.2    -      -       +      +
     99B  LEU*     3.9    19.2    -      -       +      +
    100B  ILE*     3.6    42.4    -      -       +      +
    103B  HIS*     5.8     2.5    -      -       +      +
    107B  PHE*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    110B  TYR*     6.3     0.7    -      -       +      -
    119B  PHE*     4.7     4.0    -      -       +      -
    123B  VAL*     3.9    36.3    -      -       +      -
    127B  LEU*     4.4     3.3    -      -       +      +
    164B  ASP*     3.1    14.5    +      -       +      +
    165B  LEU*     3.6    10.5    -      -       +      +
    167B  ILE*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    169B  TYR*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    171B  GLN*     3.9     2.4    -      -       -      -
    172B  MET*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 169 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    127B  LEU*     3.8    19.9    -      -       +      +
    130B  PHE*     4.1    19.7    -      +       +      -
    131B  LYS*     3.3    31.5    +      -       +      +
    135B  LEU      2.9    29.0    +      -       -      -
    136B  GLU*     3.8     2.7    -      -       -      +
    137B  PRO*     3.6    31.3    -      -       +      +
    140B  ILE*     3.7    22.7    -      -       +      -
    165B  LEU      2.8    21.1    +      -       -      +
    166B  SER*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
    168B  LEU*     1.3    70.8    -      -       -      +
    170B  GLN*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    172B  MET*     3.0    32.0    +      -       +      +
    173B  GLU*     3.0    25.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 170 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137B  PRO*     3.9    22.9    -      -       +      +
    141B  ARG*     3.5    36.3    -      -       -      +
    166B  SER      2.9    21.3    +      -       -      +
    167B  ILE*     4.2     4.1    -      -       -      +
    169B  TYR*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    171B  GLN*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
    173B  GLU*     3.2     4.4    +      -       +      +
    174B  LYS*     2.9    28.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 171 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     99B  LEU*     3.9    19.0    -      -       +      +
    103B  HIS*     3.4    44.5    +      -       +      +
    167B  ILE*     3.0    26.9    +      -       +      +
    168B  LEU*     3.9     4.3    -      -       -      +
    170B  GLN*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    172B  MET*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    174B  LYS*     3.3    32.9    +      -       -      +
    175B  SER*     3.0    30.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 172 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     92B  VAL*     3.6    28.3    -      -       -      -
     95B  LEU*     3.7    17.3    -      -       +      -
     96B  LEU*     4.1    12.8    -      -       +      -
     99B  LEU*     3.6    14.8    -      -       +      +
    127B  LEU*     4.2    14.6    -      -       +      -
    131B  LYS*     4.4     6.1    -      -       -      -
    168B  LEU      2.9    15.8    +      -       -      +
    169B  TYR*     3.0    38.6    +      -       +      +
    171B  GLN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    173B  GLU*     1.3    60.3    -      -       +      +
    175B  SER*     3.0     4.2    +      -       -      -
    176B  LEU*     2.9    36.6    +      -       +      +
    182B  HIS*     3.8    26.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131B  LYS*     2.4    40.2    +      -       -      -
    137B  PRO*     3.9    23.1    -      -       +      +
    169B  TYR*     3.0    21.9    +      -       +      +
    170B  GLN*     3.2     7.6    +      -       +      +
    172B  MET*     1.3    80.2    -      -       +      +
    174B  LYS*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    176B  LEU*     4.4    11.3    -      -       -      +
    177B  ALA*     3.0    27.4    +      -       -      +
    182B  HIS*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    185B  ASP*     5.2     2.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 174 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    170B  GLN*     2.9    14.3    +      -       +      +
    171B  GLN*     3.4    37.1    +      -       -      +
    172B  MET      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173B  GLU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    175B  SER*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    176B  LEU      3.4     0.5    +      -       -      -
    177B  ALA*     3.6    13.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 175 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     95B  LEU*     4.1    23.7    -      -       -      +
     98B  LYS*     5.5     3.8    -      -       -      -
     99B  LEU*     3.6    15.6    -      -       -      +
    171B  GLN*     3.0    19.3    +      -       -      -
    172B  MET*     3.0     5.4    +      -       -      -
    174B  LYS*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    176B  LEU*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    177B  ALA      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    179B  GLN*     5.3     3.8    -      -       -      +
    180B  TYR*     5.0     5.2    -      -       -      -
    554B  MET*     5.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 176 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     87B  LEU*     3.6    32.3    -      -       +      -
     92B  VAL*     5.5     1.3    -      -       +      -
     95B  LEU*     3.7    18.2    -      -       +      -
    172B  MET*     2.9    37.5    +      -       +      +
    173B  GLU*     4.2    11.9    -      -       -      +
    175B  SER*     1.3    80.5    -      -       -      +
    177B  ALA*     1.3    67.7    +      -       -      +
    178B  ASP      3.6     1.3    -      -       -      -
    179B  GLN*     3.4     1.7    +      -       -      -
    180B  TYR*     3.0    46.0    +      -       +      +
    182B  HIS*     4.5    29.4    -      -       +      +
    554B  MET*     3.8     9.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     84B  ARG*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      -
    173B  GLU*     3.0    19.3    +      -       -      +
    174B  LYS*     3.6    12.8    +      -       -      +
    175B  SER      3.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    176B  LEU*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    178B  ASP*     1.3    61.9    +      -       +      +
    179B  GLN      3.5     1.4    +      -       -      -
    180B  TYR      4.0     1.7    -      -       -      +
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


   I  Hydrophilic      - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
                         (e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
  II  Acceptor         - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
 III  Donor            - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
  IV  Hydrophobic      - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
                         aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
                         a N or O atom
   V  Aromatic         - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other 
                         bonds formed by the atom
  VI  Neutral          - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
                         atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
                         or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
 VII  Neutral-donor    - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
                         atom of class III
VIII  Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only 
                         one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy is shown below:

Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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  Atomic class           I  II  III   IV   V   VI  VII  VIII
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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