Contacts of the helix formed by residues 249 - 275 (chain A) in PDB entry 4PIW


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 249 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     10A  VAL*     4.0    32.5    -      -       +      -
    245A  ALA      3.7     1.4    +      -       -      +
    246A  GLN      3.3     9.3    +      -       -      +
    248A  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       +      +
    250A  ALA*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    251A  ASP      3.4     2.2    -      -       -      +
    252A  ARG*     3.9    23.6    -      -       +      +
    253A  ILE*     3.1    26.7    +      -       +      +
    357A  TYR*     5.7     0.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     39A  TRP*     3.8    18.6    -      -       +      -
     43A  ARG*     5.1     0.7    -      -       -      +
    158A  MSE      3.7    20.0    -      -       +      -
    183A  TYR*     3.3    19.4    +      -       +      +
    246A  GLN      3.4     4.9    +      -       -      -
    247A  LEU*     3.3    22.1    +      -       +      +
    248A  GLU      3.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    249A  ALA*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    251A  ASP*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    253A  ILE*     3.9     0.3    -      -       -      +
    254A  ASN*     3.0    31.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     43A  ARG*     3.1    36.6    +      -       -      -
    158A  MSE      3.2     8.0    -      -       -      +
    248A  GLU      5.1     0.4    +      -       -      -
    249A  ALA*     4.5     0.2    -      -       -      +
    250A  ALA*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    252A  ARG*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASN*     3.7     2.7    -      -       -      +
    255A  GLN*     2.9    34.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     10A  VAL*     6.1     4.6    -      -       -      +
    249A  ALA*     3.6    24.1    +      -       +      +
    250A  ALA      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    251A  ASP*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    253A  ILE*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    255A  GLN*     4.1     3.5    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLN*     3.1    26.3    +      -       +      +
    357A  TYR*     3.4    25.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8A  PRO*     4.7     6.7    -      -       +      -
     10A  VAL*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
    182A  ASN*     3.9    14.6    -      -       +      +
    183A  TYR*     4.0    27.4    -      -       +      -
    246A  GLN*     4.0    17.7    -      -       -      +
    249A  ALA*     3.1    18.8    +      -       +      +
    250A  ALA      3.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    252A  ARG*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    254A  ASN*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    256A  GLN*     3.3     1.6    +      -       -      +
    257A  ARG*     3.0    44.1    +      -       -      +
    357A  TYR*     3.5    34.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    158A  MSE      3.5    38.7    +      -       +      +
    182A  ASN*     5.0     1.6    +      -       -      +
    183A  TYR*     4.1     2.6    +      -       -      +
    250A  ALA      3.0    20.0    +      -       -      +
    251A  ASP*     3.7     5.1    -      -       -      +
    253A  ILE*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    255A  GLN*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    257A  ARG*     3.4     5.5    +      -       -      +
    258A  LEU*     2.9    46.1    +      -       -      +
    288A  GLN      5.0     1.8    +      -       -      -
    289A  ASN*     3.5    32.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251A  ASP      2.9    18.4    +      -       -      +
    252A  ARG*     4.2     3.4    -      -       -      +
    254A  ASN*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLN*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    258A  LEU*     3.3    19.8    +      -       -      +
    259A  ALA*     2.8    32.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    252A  ARG*     3.1    21.1    +      -       +      +
    253A  ILE      3.7     3.1    -      -       -      +
    255A  GLN*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    257A  ARG*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    259A  ALA*     3.2    11.6    +      -       -      +
    260A  LEU*     3.0    57.4    +      -       +      +
    357A  TYR*     3.9    33.3    +      -       +      +
    359A  LEU      4.6     5.9    +      -       -      -
    361A  PRO*     5.8     5.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      5A  ASN*     4.9     3.2    -      -       -      +
      8A  PRO*     5.2     2.8    -      -       -      +
    180A  THR      5.2     2.6    +      -       -      -
    181A  LLP      4.6     4.6    +      -       -      -
    182A  ASN*     3.2    39.2    +      -       -      +
    253A  ILE*     3.0    35.6    +      -       -      +
    254A  ASN*     3.8     3.6    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLN*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    258A  LEU*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    260A  LEU*     3.5     9.8    +      -       -      +
    261A  TRP*     3.0    21.8    +      -       -      +
    289A  ASN      4.2     1.6    -      -       -      +
    290A  ALA*     3.1    31.5    +      -       +      +
    291A  HIS*     2.9    34.8    +      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     3.7    20.5    +      -       +      +
    356A  PHE*     3.4    29.9    -      -       -      +
    357A  TYR*     3.7    22.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254A  ASN*     2.9    46.0    +      -       -      +
    255A  GLN*     3.6    24.5    -      -       -      +
    256A  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    257A  ARG*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    259A  ALA*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    261A  TRP*     3.4     3.4    +      -       -      +
    262A  GLN*     3.2    23.0    +      -       -      +
    287A  VAL*     5.8     4.3    -      -       +      -
    288A  GLN*     4.0    31.2    -      -       +      +
    290A  ALA*     3.7    27.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 259 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255A  GLN*     2.8    18.2    +      -       +      +
    256A  GLN*     3.2    19.7    +      -       -      +
    258A  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    260A  LEU*     1.3    64.6    +      -       +      +
    262A  GLN*     3.2    13.8    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     2.8    23.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    256A  GLN*     3.0    43.0    +      -       +      +
    257A  ARG*     3.5     3.3    +      -       -      +
    259A  ALA*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    261A  TRP*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     3.4     9.1    +      -       -      +
    264A  TYR*     3.4    10.0    +      -       -      -
    355A  LEU*     3.6    22.4    -      -       +      -
    356A  PHE      3.3    26.2    -      -       -      +
    357A  TYR      5.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
    359A  LEU*     3.9    27.1    -      -       +      +
    361A  PRO*     5.6     5.6    -      -       +      -
    364A  GLN*     2.8    48.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 261 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    257A  ARG      3.0    19.1    +      -       -      +
    258A  LEU*     3.6     7.2    -      -       -      +
    259A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    260A  LEU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    262A  GLN*     1.3    77.7    +      -       -      +
    264A  TYR*     3.3    10.4    +      -       -      +
    265A  TYR*     3.3    47.6    +      +       +      -
    280A  PRO*     3.9    24.7    -      -       +      +
    282A  ILE*     3.9    18.4    -      -       +      -
    288A  GLN*     3.1    33.1    +      -       -      +
    290A  ALA*     3.7    20.4    -      -       +      -
    292A  MSE      3.3    26.5    +      -       -      -
    293A  PHE*     3.3    29.7    -      +       +      +
    355A  LEU*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 262 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    258A  LEU      3.2    13.4    +      -       -      +
    259A  ALA*     3.6    10.5    -      -       -      +
    261A  TRP*     1.3    89.6    -      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    265A  TYR*     3.4     9.8    +      -       -      +
    266A  ASP*     2.9    59.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 263 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    259A  ALA*     2.8    20.1    +      -       -      +
    260A  LEU*     3.4     7.6    -      -       -      +
    261A  TRP      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    262A  GLN*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    264A  TYR*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    266A  ASP*     4.2     7.2    +      -       -      +
    267A  ALA*     3.4    23.2    +      -       -      +
    364A  GLN*     3.4    33.0    -      -       -      +
    368A  ILE*     3.9    11.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 264 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    260A  LEU      3.4    12.0    +      -       -      -
    261A  TRP*     3.3    10.7    +      -       -      +
    262A  GLN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    263A  ASN*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    265A  TYR*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    267A  ALA*     3.3     1.3    +      -       -      -
    268A  LEU*     2.9    39.6    +      -       +      +
    293A  PHE*     3.6    41.5    -      +       +      -
    353A  LEU*     3.9    26.2    -      -       +      -
    354A  PRO*     2.8    32.2    +      -       -      +
    355A  LEU*     4.6     8.7    -      -       +      -
    359A  LEU*     4.5     2.2    -      -       +      +
    364A  GLN*     4.3    17.7    -      -       +      +
    367A  VAL*     3.9    25.2    -      -       +      +
    368A  ILE*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      -
    371A  LEU*     4.9     1.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 265 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    261A  TRP*     3.3    36.2    +      +       +      +
    262A  GLN*     3.4    11.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  TYR*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    266A  ASP*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    269A  ALA*     3.0    41.0    +      -       +      +
    273A  LYS*     4.6    16.0    +      -       -      -
    279A  LEU*     3.6    36.7    -      -       +      +
    280A  PRO*     4.2    12.6    -      -       +      -
    293A  PHE*     3.5    14.7    -      +       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 266 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    262A  GLN*     2.9    47.7    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     4.2     8.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    265A  TYR*     1.3    83.5    -      -       -      +
    267A  ALA*     1.3    58.4    +      -       +      +
    269A  ALA*     4.1     5.0    -      -       -      +
    270A  PRO*     4.0    12.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 267 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    263A  ASN      3.4    16.4    +      -       -      +
    264A  TYR      3.3     3.2    +      -       -      +
    266A  ASP*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    268A  LEU*     1.3    64.7    +      -       +      +
    269A  ALA      3.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
    270A  PRO*     3.5    13.0    -      -       -      +
    271A  LEU*     5.2     1.0    +      -       -      +
    368A  ILE*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    372A  LEU*     4.0    18.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 268 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    264A  TYR*     2.9    19.4    +      -       +      +
    267A  ALA*     1.3    89.1    -      -       +      +
    269A  ALA*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    270A  PRO      3.5     1.6    -      -       -      -
    271A  LEU*     3.5    13.9    +      -       +      +
    272A  ALA*     3.2    16.5    +      -       -      +
    277A  ILE*     4.0    12.8    -      -       +      +
    279A  LEU*     3.5    20.2    -      -       +      +
    293A  PHE*     3.7    14.4    -      -       +      -
    295A  ILE*     3.7    30.7    -      -       +      -
    353A  LEU*     3.9    12.6    -      -       +      -
    368A  ILE*     4.5     6.7    -      -       +      -
    371A  LEU*     4.1    21.8    -      -       +      -
    372A  LEU*     4.5    14.4    -      -       +      -
    375A  PHE*     6.1     1.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 269 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265A  TYR*     3.0    28.1    +      -       +      +
    266A  ASP*     4.1     7.2    -      -       -      +
    268A  LEU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    270A  PRO*     1.4    67.3    -      -       +      +
    272A  ALA*     3.0     3.4    +      -       -      +
    273A  LYS*     2.8    43.1    +      -       +      +
    279A  LEU*     3.8    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 270 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266A  ASP      4.0     6.1    -      -       -      +
    267A  ALA      3.5    19.1    -      -       -      +
    268A  LEU      3.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    269A  ALA*     1.4    92.9    -      -       +      +
    271A  LEU*     1.3    58.2    +      -       +      +
    273A  LYS*     3.4     8.1    +      -       +      +
    274A  ALA*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 271 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    267A  ALA      5.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
    268A  LEU*     3.5    17.0    +      -       +      +
    269A  ALA      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    270A  PRO*     1.3    79.8    -      -       +      +
    272A  ALA*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    274A  ALA*     3.3     6.2    +      -       +      +
    275A  GLY      3.1     6.9    +      -       -      -
    276A  ARG*     3.0    41.7    +      -       +      -
    277A  ILE*     3.5    21.4    +      -       +      -
    372A  LEU*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      -
    375A  PHE*     3.6    51.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 272 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    268A  LEU      3.2    13.8    +      -       -      +
    269A  ALA*     3.0     8.8    +      -       -      +
    271A  LEU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    273A  LYS*     1.3    71.3    +      -       +      +
    275A  GLY*     3.5    10.7    +      -       -      -
    277A  ILE*     3.6    18.8    -      -       +      +
    278A  GLU*     4.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    279A  LEU*     3.6    30.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 273 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    265A  TYR*     4.6    14.9    +      -       -      -
    269A  ALA*     2.8    29.4    +      -       +      +
    270A  PRO*     3.9     7.0    -      -       +      +
    272A  ALA*     1.3    82.8    -      -       -      +
    274A  ALA*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    275A  GLY*     3.3     0.8    -      -       -      -
    279A  LEU*     6.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 274 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    270A  PRO      2.9    17.2    +      -       -      +
    271A  LEU*     3.6    12.3    -      -       +      +
    272A  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    273A  LYS*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    275A  GLY*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    276A  ARG*     3.4     6.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 275 (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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    271A  LEU      3.1     3.8    +      -       -      -
    272A  ALA      3.5     8.7    +      -       -      -
    273A  LYS      3.3     3.2    -      -       -      -
    274A  ALA*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    276A  ARG*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    277A  ILE      3.4     7.8    +      -       -      +
    278A  GLU*     5.8     0.9    -      -       -      +
    298A  ARG*     5.7     2.9    -      -       -      +
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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