Contacts of the helix formed by residues 160 - 188 (chain A) in PDB entry 4XK8


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 SER 160 (chain A).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    106A  TYR*     4.8     1.7    -      -       -      -
    107A  GLU*     3.7     9.0    -      -       -      -
    158A  ILE*     3.6    17.3    -      -       -      +
    159A  THR*     1.3    85.9    +      -       -      +
    161A  GLU*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    162A  LEU*     3.5    11.7    +      -       -      +
    163A  GLN*     3.3    31.9    +      -       -      +
    164A  LEU*     3.7     7.4    +      -       -      +
    240A  LYS*     5.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
    244A  LEU*     6.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 161 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    100A  GLY      5.1     2.5    -      -       -      +
    101A  ALA*     3.3    36.5    -      -       +      +
    104A  SER*     5.2     7.6    +      -       -      +
    106A  TYR*     5.7     3.0    +      -       +      -
    107A  GLU*     3.2    35.7    +      -       +      +
    160A  SER*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    162A  LEU*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    164A  LEU*     3.2     7.3    +      -       +      -
    165A  TYR*     2.9    42.1    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 162 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    160A  SER*     3.2    11.5    +      -       -      +
    161A  GLU*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    163A  GLN*     1.3    59.5    +      -       +      +
    165A  TYR*     3.1    18.6    +      -       +      +
    166A  CYS*     2.9    40.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 163 (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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    157A  GLY      5.1     2.2    +      -       -      -
    158A  ILE*     3.4    20.6    -      -       +      +
    159A  THR*     2.9    37.3    +      -       -      -
    160A  SER*     3.3    16.6    +      -       -      +
    161A  GLU      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    162A  LEU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       +      +
    164A  LEU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    166A  CYS*     3.3     8.9    +      -       -      +
    167A  THR*     2.8    34.1    +      -       -      +
    244A  LEU*     4.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    245A  PRO*     3.8    32.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 164 (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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     97A  TYR*     3.6    28.6    -      -       +      +
    100A  GLY      3.3    31.0    -      -       -      +
    101A  ALA*     3.6    12.6    -      -       +      +
    106A  TYR*     4.0    22.7    -      -       +      -
    153A  TRP*     3.6    33.0    -      -       +      -
    158A  ILE*     3.8    21.1    -      -       +      -
    160A  SER      3.7    11.6    +      -       -      +
    161A  GLU*     3.2    10.0    +      -       -      +
    163A  GLN*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    165A  TYR*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    167A  THR*     3.3     3.3    +      -       -      -
    168A  ALA*     2.9    28.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 165 (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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     98A  PHE*     3.5    35.7    -      +       -      -
    101A  ALA*     3.6    24.6    +      -       +      +
    102A  ARG*     3.3    30.9    -      -       +      +
    161A  GLU*     2.9    36.5    +      -       +      -
    162A  LEU*     3.2    19.3    -      -       +      +
    164A  LEU*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    166A  CYS*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    168A  ALA*     3.0     7.9    +      -       -      +
    169A  ILE*     2.9    39.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 166 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    162A  LEU*     2.9    33.4    +      -       -      -
    163A  GLN*     3.6    10.8    -      -       -      +
    164A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    165A  TYR*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    167A  THR*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    169A  ILE*     3.2    10.2    +      -       -      +
    170A  GLY*     2.9    25.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 167 (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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     97A  TYR*     3.5    46.9    -      -       +      +
    158A  ILE*     4.8     5.9    -      -       -      +
    163A  GLN*     2.8    18.9    +      -       -      +
    164A  LEU*     3.7     0.6    -      -       -      -
    166A  CYS*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    168A  ALA*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    170A  GLY*     3.4     2.2    +      -       -      +
    171A  ALA*     2.9    28.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 168 (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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     94A  SER*     3.0    35.1    +      -       -      +
     97A  TYR*     4.0     5.6    -      -       -      +
     98A  PHE*     3.7    25.8    -      -       +      +
    164A  LEU      2.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
    165A  TYR*     3.0    11.4    +      -       -      +
    167A  THR*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    169A  ILE*     1.3    62.2    +      -       +      +
    171A  ALA*     3.2     1.2    +      -       -      +
    172A  LEU*     2.9    26.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 169 (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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     98A  PHE*     6.0     4.5    -      -       +      -
    165A  TYR*     2.9    29.6    +      -       +      +
    166A  CYS*     3.6     9.2    -      -       -      +
    168A  ALA*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    170A  GLY*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    172A  LEU*     3.2    14.1    +      -       +      +
    173A  VAL*     2.9    38.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 170 (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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    166A  CYS      2.9    14.3    +      -       -      -
    167A  THR*     3.7     4.0    -      -       -      -
    168A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    169A  ILE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    171A  ALA*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    173A  VAL*     3.3     8.4    +      -       -      +
    174A  PHE*     2.9    40.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 171 (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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     90A  PHE*     3.5    38.6    -      -       +      +
     93A  LEU*     4.4     7.0    -      -       +      -
     94A  SER*     3.6    19.1    -      -       -      +
     97A  TYR*     5.8     1.1    -      -       +      -
    167A  THR*     2.9    19.2    +      -       +      +
    168A  ALA      3.2     0.4    +      -       -      +
    170A  GLY*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    172A  LEU*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    174A  PHE*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      +
    175A  ALA*     2.9    23.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 172 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  LEU*     3.7    29.2    -      -       +      -
     94A  SER*     3.7    10.2    +      -       -      +
    168A  ALA      2.9    13.4    +      -       -      +
    169A  ILE*     3.5    17.9    -      -       +      +
    171A  ALA*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    173A  VAL*     1.3    66.3    +      -       +      +
    175A  ALA*     3.1     9.2    +      -       +      +
    176A  GLY*     3.0    18.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 173 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    169A  ILE*     2.9    29.0    +      -       +      +
    170A  GLY*     3.4    10.5    -      -       -      +
    172A  LEU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    174A  PHE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       +      +
    176A  GLY*     3.0     5.0    +      -       -      -
    177A  LEU*     2.9    47.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 174 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     90A  PHE*     3.6    46.2    -      +       +      -
    170A  GLY*     2.9    31.0    +      -       -      +
    171A  ALA*     3.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
    172A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173A  VAL*     1.3    80.8    -      -       +      +
    175A  ALA*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    177A  LEU*     3.7    20.1    -      -       +      +
    178A  MET*     2.9    42.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 175 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     87A  SER*     3.0    33.8    +      -       -      +
     90A  PHE*     3.7    10.9    -      -       +      +
     91A  LEU*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      +
    171A  ALA      2.9    14.0    +      -       -      +
    172A  LEU*     3.1    17.7    +      -       +      +
    174A  PHE*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    176A  GLY*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    178A  MET      3.3     0.9    +      -       -      -
    179A  LEU*     3.0    20.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 176 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    172A  LEU      3.0    13.1    +      -       -      -
    173A  VAL*     3.4     4.3    -      -       -      -
    175A  ALA*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    177A  LEU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    179A  LEU*     3.4     7.7    +      -       -      +
    180A  PHE*     2.9    31.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 177 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    173A  VAL*     2.9    37.4    +      -       +      +
    174A  PHE*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      +
    175A  ALA      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    176A  GLY*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    178A  MET*     1.3    60.4    +      -       +      +
    180A  PHE*     3.6    10.7    +      -       +      +
    181A  ALA*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 178 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     83A  PHE*     3.5    40.3    -      -       +      +
     86A  LEU*     4.0    23.1    -      -       +      -
     87A  SER*     3.7    21.1    -      -       -      +
     90A  PHE*     3.7    33.0    -      -       +      -
    174A  PHE*     2.9    29.5    +      -       +      +
    177A  LEU*     1.3    74.4    -      -       +      +
    179A  LEU*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    181A  ALA*     3.2     5.1    +      -       -      +
    182A  GLY      2.9    23.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 179 (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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     83A  PHE      5.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
     84A  GLY*     5.0     9.4    -      -       -      -
     87A  SER*     3.7    19.0    -      -       -      +
    175A  ALA      3.0    17.6    +      -       -      +
    176A  GLY*     3.7     7.2    -      -       -      +
    178A  MET*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    180A  PHE*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    182A  GLY*     3.0    12.2    +      -       -      -
    183A  TRP*     3.0    14.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 180 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    176A  GLY      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    177A  LEU*     3.8    12.1    -      -       +      +
    179A  LEU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    181A  ALA*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    183A  TRP*     3.4    37.6    +      +       -      +
    184A  PHE*     2.8    49.0    +      +       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 181 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     83A  PHE*     3.6    29.1    -      -       +      -
    177A  LEU      2.9    19.4    +      -       -      +
    178A  MET*     3.4     7.9    -      -       -      +
    179A  LEU      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    180A  PHE*     1.3    79.8    -      -       +      +
    182A  GLY*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    184A  PHE*     4.2     6.1    -      -       -      -
    185A  HIS*     2.9    40.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 182 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80A  SER*     2.5    35.1    +      -       -      -
     83A  PHE*     3.5    21.7    -      -       -      +
     84A  GLY      5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    178A  MET      2.9    11.5    +      -       -      -
    179A  LEU*     3.0     4.4    +      -       -      -
    181A  ALA*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    183A  TRP*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    186A  TYR*     3.0     9.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 183 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  THR*     3.2    33.6    +      -       +      +
    179A  LEU      3.0    11.6    +      -       -      +
    180A  PHE*     3.6    43.3    -      +       -      +
    182A  GLY*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    184A  PHE*     1.3    78.5    +      +       -      +
    187A  HIS*     2.9    57.8    +      +       +      +
    188A  LYS*     3.5    39.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 184 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    180A  PHE*     2.8    44.1    +      +       +      +
    181A  ALA*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    183A  TRP*     1.3    88.5    -      +       +      +
    185A  HIS*     1.3    90.6    +      +       -      +
    186A  TYR      3.1     0.7    +      -       -      -
    188A  LYS*     2.9    33.1    +      -       +      -
    189A  ALA*     2.8    47.9    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 185 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76A  ARG*     4.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
     79A  PHE*     4.0    27.8    -      +       +      -
     80A  SER*     3.6     6.3    +      -       -      +
     83A  PHE*     3.6    24.9    -      +       +      -
    181A  ALA*     2.9    27.4    +      -       +      +
    182A  GLY      4.4     0.4    -      -       -      +
    184A  PHE*     1.3   100.7    -      +       -      +
    186A  TYR*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    189A  ALA*     3.1    20.5    +      -       +      +
    190A  ALA*     3.5    18.1    -      -       -      +
    191A  PRO*     3.8    11.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 186 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     26A  PRO*     3.9    14.2    -      -       -      +
     27A  ILE*     3.8    42.3    -      -       +      +
     73A  GLU*     4.6     6.6    +      -       +      +
     76A  ARG*     3.9    28.2    -      -       +      -
     77A  LYS*     3.3    52.7    -      -       +      -
     80A  SER*     3.0    20.0    -      -       -      +
    182A  GLY      3.0     8.4    +      -       -      +
    185A  HIS*     1.3    80.5    -      -       -      +
    187A  HIS*     1.3    87.4    +      +       +      +
    188A  LYS      3.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    190A  ALA*     3.9     7.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 187 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25A  ASP*     3.2    26.5    -      -       -      +
     26A  PRO*     3.3     4.2    -      -       -      +
     27A  ILE*     3.3    43.9    +      -       +      +
     28A  LYS      4.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
     29A  THR*     3.1    36.9    +      -       +      +
    183A  TRP*     2.9    42.4    +      +       +      +
    186A  TYR*     1.3    99.7    -      +       +      +
    188A  LYS*     1.3    62.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 188 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  ARG*     3.4     8.8    -      -       -      +
     25A  ASP*     2.8    54.3    +      -       -      +
     26A  PRO*     4.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    183A  TRP*     3.5    39.0    +      -       +      -
    184A  PHE*     2.9    33.0    +      -       +      +
    187A  HIS*     1.3    80.7    -      -       +      +
    189A  ALA*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    190A  ALA      4.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
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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