Contacts of the helix formed by residues 51 - 82 (chain A) in PDB entry 4U7Y


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.
For CSU analysis of other PDB entry

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 51 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     50A  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
     52A  ASP*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      -
     53A  LYS*     3.2     3.6    -      -       -      -
     54A  ALA*     3.1     8.7    +      -       -      +
     55A  LYS*     3.0    22.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 52 (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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     51A  GLY*     1.3    70.4    -      -       -      -
     53A  LYS*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
     55A  LYS*     3.1    16.1    +      -       -      +
     56A  GLN*     2.8    31.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 53 (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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     51A  GLY      3.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
     52A  ASP*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
     54A  ALA*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
     56A  GLN*     3.4     7.2    +      -       -      +
     57A  SER*     3.1    27.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 54 (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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     50A  GLN*     3.5    24.7    -      -       +      -
     51A  GLY*     3.1    14.3    +      -       -      +
     53A  LYS*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
     55A  LYS*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
     57A  SER*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      -
     58A  ILE*     3.0    31.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 55 (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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     45A  VAL*     3.9    22.9    -      -       +      -
     50A  GLN*     3.3    49.6    -      -       +      +
     51A  GLY      3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
     52A  ASP*     3.6    16.2    -      -       -      +
     54A  ALA*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
     56A  GLN*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
     58A  ILE*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
     59A  ARG*     2.9    31.6    +      -       -      +
    321B  PHE*     3.8    14.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 56 (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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     52A  ASP      2.8    16.8    +      -       -      +
     53A  LYS*     3.7     8.3    -      -       -      +
     55A  LYS*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
     57A  SER*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
     59A  ARG*     3.6     8.9    +      -       -      +
     60A  ALA*     3.1    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 57 (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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     53A  LYS      3.1    17.6    +      -       -      -
     54A  ALA*     3.8     5.3    -      -       -      -
     56A  GLN*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
     58A  ILE*     1.3    66.5    +      -       -      +
     60A  ALA*     3.3     7.8    +      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     3.0    32.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 58 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8A  LEU*     4.5    16.4    -      -       +      -
     41A  PHE*     3.5    48.0    -      -       +      +
     44A  VAL*     3.9    26.7    -      -       +      -
     45A  VAL*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      -
     50A  GLN*     4.4     7.9    -      -       +      +
     54A  ALA*     3.0    26.9    +      -       +      +
     55A  LYS      3.3     3.8    +      -       -      +
     57A  SER*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
     59A  ARG*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     3.2     5.9    +      -       -      +
     62A  CYS*     2.8    31.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 59 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     55A  LYS      2.9    17.8    +      -       -      +
     56A  GLN*     3.7     9.6    -      -       -      +
     58A  ILE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
     60A  ALA*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
     62A  CYS*     3.2     6.6    +      -       -      +
     63A  THR*     2.8    33.0    +      -       -      +
    320B  ASP      3.8    13.1    +      -       -      -
    321B  PHE*     3.4    40.5    -      -       +      -
    324B  LEU*     3.9    12.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 60 (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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     56A  GLN      3.1    14.5    +      -       -      +
     57A  SER*     3.4    12.1    -      -       -      +
     59A  ARG*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     1.3    63.2    +      -       +      +
     63A  THR*     3.3     9.5    +      -       -      -
     64A  GLU*     3.1    21.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 61 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     12A  ILE*     6.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
     41A  PHE*     4.6    17.3    -      -       +      -
     57A  SER*     3.0    22.8    +      -       -      +
     58A  ILE*     3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
     60A  ALA*     1.3    74.7    -      -       +      +
     62A  CYS*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     3.2    12.4    +      -       -      +
     65A  TYR*     3.0    67.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 62 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     38A  VAL*     4.1    15.6    -      -       +      +
     41A  PHE*     3.5    32.9    -      -       -      -
     42A  LEU*     3.9    28.7    -      -       -      -
     58A  ILE*     2.8    19.2    +      -       -      +
     59A  ARG*     3.4     6.5    -      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
     63A  THR*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
     65A  TYR*     4.0     1.5    -      -       -      -
     66A  LEU*     3.0    29.9    +      -       +      +
    321B  PHE*     5.6     0.9    -      -       -      -
    324B  LEU*     4.0    18.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 63 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     59A  ARG*     2.8    19.2    +      -       -      +
     60A  ALA*     3.4     9.9    -      -       -      -
     62A  CYS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
     66A  LEU*     4.0     2.3    -      -       -      +
     67A  ASP*     3.0    44.3    +      -       -      +
    324B  LEU*     3.8    18.8    -      -       +      +
    327B  ARG*     4.6    10.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 64 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     60A  ALA      3.1    10.5    +      -       -      +
     61A  LYS*     3.2    14.5    +      -       -      +
     63A  THR*     1.3    80.1    -      -       -      +
     65A  TYR*     1.3    79.6    +      -       +      +
     67A  ASP*     3.3     9.2    +      -       +      +
     68A  ARG*     3.0    30.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 65 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     15A  ALA*     3.6    31.2    -      -       +      +
     19A  ALA*     6.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
     34A  TYR*     3.8    38.5    -      +       +      +
     37A  ALA*     4.9     2.9    -      -       +      -
     38A  VAL*     3.6    19.1    -      -       +      -
     41A  PHE*     3.6    20.8    -      +       -      -
     61A  LYS*     3.0    52.9    +      -       +      +
     64A  GLU*     1.3    96.1    +      -       -      +
     66A  LEU*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
     68A  ARG*     4.1     1.9    -      -       +      +
     69A  ALA*     2.9    30.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 66 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     38A  VAL*     3.7    27.6    -      -       +      -
     62A  CYS*     3.0    20.9    +      -       +      +
     63A  THR*     4.2     1.1    -      -       -      +
     65A  TYR*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
     67A  ASP*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     4.2     1.8    -      -       +      -
     70A  GLU*     2.9    37.4    +      -       -      +
    324B  LEU*     3.6    39.7    -      -       +      +
    327B  ARG*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      +
    328B  PHE*     3.9    22.9    -      -       -      +
    331B  LEU*     4.1    23.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 67 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     63A  THR*     3.0    30.8    +      -       -      +
     64A  GLU*     3.3    12.4    -      -       +      +
     66A  LEU*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
     68A  ARG*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
     70A  GLU*     3.8     3.9    -      -       -      +
     71A  LYS*     3.1    27.5    +      -       +      +
    327B  ARG*     2.9    27.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 68 (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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     22A  ASP*     2.6    43.8    +      -       -      +
     27A  TYR*     3.9    13.7    +      -       -      -
     34A  TYR*     3.8    20.9    -      -       +      +
     64A  GLU*     3.0    13.9    +      -       +      +
     65A  TYR*     4.1     4.3    -      -       +      +
     67A  ASP*     1.3    80.7    -      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
     71A  LYS*     3.1    31.8    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     2.9    51.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 69 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     31A  LEU*     3.2    26.1    -      -       +      +
     34A  TYR*     3.9    19.1    -      -       +      -
     35A  GLN      4.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
     38A  VAL*     6.0     0.2    -      -       +      -
     65A  TYR      2.9    21.2    +      -       -      +
     66A  LEU*     3.8     6.1    -      -       +      +
     67A  ASP      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     68A  ARG*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
     70A  GLU*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     3.1     4.6    +      -       -      +
     73A  LYS*     2.9    24.6    +      -       -      +
    331B  LEU*     3.8    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 70 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     66A  LEU*     2.9    14.6    +      -       -      +
     67A  ASP*     3.8     4.6    -      -       -      +
     69A  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
     71A  LYS*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
     73A  LYS*     3.0     8.5    +      -       -      +
     74A  GLU*     3.0    23.3    +      -       -      +
    327B  ARG*     2.8    62.1    +      -       -      +
    330B  GLU*     5.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    331B  LEU*     3.6    20.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 71 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     67A  ASP*     3.1    16.7    +      -       +      +
     68A  ARG*     3.4    33.8    -      -       -      +
     70A  GLU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     1.3    56.3    -      -       -      +
     74A  GLU*     3.5     7.0    +      -       -      +
     75A  TYR*     3.1    25.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 72 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     22A  ASP*     4.6     2.2    -      -       -      +
     27A  TYR*     3.5    50.9    -      -       +      +
     30A  ALA*     3.7    19.3    -      -       +      -
     31A  LEU*     3.9    16.2    -      -       +      +
     34A  TYR*     4.3    12.1    -      -       +      -
     68A  ARG*     2.9    49.2    +      -       -      +
     69A  ALA      3.5     8.5    -      -       -      +
     71A  LYS*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
     73A  LYS*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
     75A  TYR*     3.3     5.8    +      -       +      +
     76A  LEU*     2.9    37.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 73 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     31A  LEU*     4.4    18.3    -      -       +      +
     69A  ALA      2.9    13.2    +      -       -      +
     70A  GLU*     3.4    13.0    -      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
     74A  GLU*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
     76A  LEU*     3.2     5.5    +      -       -      +
     77A  LYS*     2.9    29.7    +      -       -      +
    331B  LEU*     5.2     5.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 74 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     70A  GLU      3.0    12.3    +      -       -      +
     71A  LYS*     3.8     9.9    -      -       -      +
     73A  LYS*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
     75A  TYR*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
     77A  LYS*     3.3    15.9    +      -       -      +
     78A  ASN*     3.1    34.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 75 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27A  TYR*     3.4    40.0    -      +       +      -
     71A  LYS      3.1    15.0    +      -       -      +
     72A  LEU*     3.5    13.7    -      -       +      +
     74A  GLU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     76A  LEU*     1.3    72.3    +      -       +      +
     78A  ASN*     3.1     7.7    +      -       -      +
     79A  LYS*     2.9    43.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 76 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27A  TYR*     4.0    11.4    -      -       +      +
     28A  GLU*     3.8    37.5    -      -       +      +
     31A  LEU*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      -
     72A  LEU      2.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
     73A  LYS*     3.7     4.5    -      -       -      +
     75A  TYR*     1.3    89.3    -      -       +      +
     77A  LYS*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
     79A  LYS*     3.9     9.5    -      -       +      +
     80A  GLU*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 77 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     73A  LYS      2.9    13.6    +      -       -      +
     74A  GLU*     3.5    18.6    -      -       -      +
     75A  TYR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     76A  LEU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
     78A  ASN*     1.3    68.8    +      -       -      +
     80A  GLU*     3.4     6.7    +      -       -      +
     81A  LYS*     3.0    38.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 78 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     74A  GLU*     3.1    22.8    +      -       -      +
     75A  TYR*     3.1     7.7    +      -       +      +
     77A  LYS*     1.3    86.0    -      -       -      +
     79A  LYS*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
     80A  GLU      3.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
     81A  LYS*     3.2    20.4    +      -       -      +
     82A  LYS*     3.4    15.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 79 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     75A  TYR*     2.9    35.1    +      -       +      +
     76A  LEU*     3.9    13.0    -      -       +      +
     78A  ASN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
     80A  GLU*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
     82A  LYS*     3.2    35.7    -      -       +      +
     83A  ALA      4.4     0.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 80 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76A  LEU      3.1    19.1    +      -       -      +
     77A  LYS*     3.7     6.5    -      -       -      +
     78A  ASN      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
     79A  LYS*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
     81A  LYS*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
     82A  LYS      3.1     2.6    +      -       -      -
     83A  ALA*     3.6    17.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 81 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77A  LYS*     3.0    31.0    +      -       +      +
     78A  ASN*     3.2    18.1    +      -       -      +
     80A  GLU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
     82A  LYS*     1.3    67.1    +      -       -      +
     83A  ALA      3.3     7.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 82 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     78A  ASN      3.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
     79A  LYS*     3.2    30.1    -      -       +      +
     81A  LYS*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
     83A  ALA*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
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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