Contacts of the helix formed by residues 251 - 261 (chain B) in PDB entry 4MCA


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

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with ALA 251 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    178B  GLU*     2.8    39.3    +      -       +      +
    181B  ALA*     4.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    182B  CYS*     4.2     4.7    -      -       -      -
    250B  LEU*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    252B  ALA*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    255B  ALA*     3.4     5.0    +      -       -      +
    282B  GLN*     4.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    335B  THR*     2.8    37.9    +      -       -      +
    338B  ASN*     4.5     3.6    -      -       +      -
    339B  MET*     3.8    19.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 252 (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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    251B  ALA*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    253B  ALA*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    255B  ALA*     3.2     1.0    +      -       -      -
    256B  ILE*     2.8    31.2    +      -       +      +
    282B  GLN*     3.3    17.7    +      -       +      +
    285B  LEU*     3.9    15.0    -      -       +      -
    336B  ILE*     3.7    31.6    -      -       +      +
    339B  MET*     3.9    14.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 253 (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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    174B  SER*     3.9     7.6    -      -       -      -
    177B  PHE*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    178B  GLU*     3.7    14.6    -      -       +      -
    251B  ALA      3.5     0.6    -      -       -      -
    252B  ALA*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    254B  HIS*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    256B  ILE*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      +
    257B  HIS*     3.0    25.3    +      -       -      +
    275B  VAL*     4.3     5.3    -      -       +      +
    278B  GLY*     3.6    26.3    -      -       -      +
    279B  THR*     3.6    27.1    -      -       +      +
    282B  GLN*     2.9    14.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 254 (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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    140B  TYR*     3.8    14.8    -      -       -      +
    171B  ASP*     3.5     4.3    -      -       -      -
    174B  SER*     3.4    21.0    +      -       -      -
    178B  GLU*     2.8    36.5    +      -       -      +
    250B  LEU*     3.8    13.4    -      -       +      +
    253B  ALA*     1.3    70.6    -      -       -      +
    255B  ALA*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    257B  HIS*     3.4     6.3    +      -       -      +
    258B  ASN*     3.0    35.9    +      -       -      +
    271B  HIS*     3.5    10.5    +      +       -      -
    275B  VAL*     3.7    10.3    -      -       +      +
    335B  THR*     4.5     3.4    -      -       -      +
   1000B   ZN      2.1    36.6    -      -       -      -
   1001B  GOL      3.0    24.2    +      -       -      -
   1004B   NA      3.6     8.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 255 (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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    251B  ALA      3.4    11.6    +      -       -      +
    252B  ALA      3.2     3.4    +      -       -      +
    254B  HIS*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    256B  ILE*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    258B  ASN*     3.2     3.6    +      -       -      +
    259B  GLY      3.0    22.0    +      -       -      -
    329B  SER*     3.3    33.5    -      -       -      +
    334B  GLU*     3.6    22.4    -      -       -      +
    335B  THR*     3.8     1.0    +      -       -      +
    336B  ILE*     3.6    24.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 256 (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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    252B  ALA*     2.8    30.7    +      -       +      +
    253B  ALA      3.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    255B  ALA*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    257B  HIS*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    259B  GLY*     3.1     2.6    +      -       -      -
    260B  PHE*     2.9    46.7    +      -       +      -
    278B  GLY*     4.0    20.0    -      -       -      +
    281B  ALA*     3.9    22.9    -      -       +      -
    282B  GLN*     4.7     2.5    -      -       -      +
    285B  LEU*     5.3     3.4    -      -       +      -
    325B  VAL*     4.2     1.4    -      -       +      +
    329B  SER*     4.0     8.7    -      -       -      -
    336B  ILE*     4.3     5.2    -      -       +      -
    348B  VAL*     3.9    29.4    -      -       +      -
    351B  ALA*     5.7     1.1    -      -       +      -
    352B  ILE*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 257 (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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    131B  TYR*     3.3    25.8    +      +       -      -
    253B  ALA      3.0    14.7    +      -       -      +
    254B  HIS*     3.4     8.8    +      -       -      +
    256B  ILE*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    258B  ASN*     1.3    85.6    +      -       -      +
    260B  PHE*     3.1    20.8    +      -       -      +
    261B  THR*     3.3    24.2    +      -       +      +
    271B  HIS*     3.0    47.3    +      +       -      -
    274B  LYS*     3.8    32.7    +      -       +      -
    275B  VAL*     3.9    19.5    -      -       +      +
    278B  GLY*     5.0     1.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 258 (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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    129B  VAL*     5.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    137B  PHE*     3.4    45.4    -      -       +      +
    140B  TYR*     3.3    23.3    +      -       -      -
    254B  HIS*     3.0    15.5    +      -       -      +
    255B  ALA      3.5     3.8    -      -       -      +
    256B  ILE      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    257B  HIS*     1.3    98.8    +      -       -      +
    259B  GLY*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    261B  THR*     2.6    26.0    +      -       -      -
    262B  VAL*     4.1     4.3    +      -       -      +
    271B  HIS*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    328B  ALA*     5.0     2.3    -      -       -      +
    334B  GLU*     3.0    31.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 259 (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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    255B  ALA      3.0    13.4    +      -       -      -
    256B  ILE      3.1     4.4    +      -       -      -
    258B  ASN*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    260B  PHE*     1.3    54.2    +      -       -      +
    262B  VAL*     3.1    33.8    +      -       -      +
    325B  VAL*     3.5    30.9    -      -       -      +
    328B  ALA*     3.9    11.4    -      -       -      -
    329B  SER*     4.2     1.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 260 (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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    256B  ILE*     2.9    45.0    +      -       +      -
    257B  HIS*     3.1    10.7    +      -       -      +
    259B  GLY*     1.3    69.0    -      -       -      +
    261B  THR*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    262B  VAL      3.1     5.2    -      -       -      -
    263B  LEU*     3.0    29.1    +      -       +      +
    266B  CYS*     4.0    28.8    -      -       -      +
    274B  LYS*     4.5    20.2    -      -       +      -
    277B  PHE*     4.0    23.6    -      +       -      -
    278B  GLY      5.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    309B  LEU*     3.8    25.8    -      -       +      -
    312B  MET*     4.6    13.0    -      -       +      -
    314B  VAL*     4.8     1.1    -      -       +      -
    322B  ILE*     3.8    20.4    -      -       +      -
    325B  VAL*     3.7    17.4    -      -       +      +
    352B  ILE*     4.1    11.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 261 (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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    131B  TYR*     4.1    11.0    -      -       +      -
    135B  GLY      3.6    12.6    -      -       -      +
    136B  GLU*     3.2    13.5    -      -       -      +
    137B  PHE      2.8    26.0    +      -       -      -
    257B  HIS*     3.3    36.5    +      -       +      +
    258B  ASN*     2.6    20.3    +      -       -      +
    259B  GLY      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    260B  PHE*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    262B  VAL*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    263B  LEU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    267B  HIS*     3.0    29.4    +      -       +      +
    274B  LYS*     5.3     8.7    -      -       -      +
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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).

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