Contacts of the helix formed by residues 329 - 355 (chain B) 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.
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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 SER 329 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    325B  THR      3.3    19.4    +      -       -      -
    326B  ILE      3.0    16.6    +      -       -      +
    328B  ASN*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    330B  ILE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    331B  HIS      3.2     0.5    +      -       -      -
    332B  PHE*     3.2    15.8    +      -       -      +
    333B  GLN*     3.4     6.7    +      -       -      +
    393B  PHE*     3.2    21.7    -      -       -      +
    397B  ASP*     2.5    37.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 330 (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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     32B  GLU*     5.7     4.0    +      -       -      +
     42B  LEU*     3.9    22.4    -      -       +      -
     43B  TYR*     3.6    44.0    -      -       +      +
     46B  ILE*     3.7    34.8    -      -       +      -
    328B  ASN      3.7     3.3    +      -       -      +
    329B  SER*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    331B  HIS*     1.3    60.8    +      -       +      +
    333B  GLN*     3.3    19.1    +      -       +      +
    334B  LEU*     2.9    30.3    +      -       +      +
    397B  ASP*     4.2     2.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 331 (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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     30B  ASP*     5.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
     32B  GLU*     2.5    35.7    +      -       -      -
    329B  SER*     3.1     6.0    +      -       -      +
    330B  ILE*     1.3    78.2    -      -       +      +
    332B  PHE*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    334B  LEU*     3.3     4.8    +      -       +      +
    335B  GLY*     2.9    23.4    +      -       -      -
    389B  HIS*     2.9    59.8    +      +       -      +
    392B  ILE*     3.4    31.7    -      -       +      +
    393B  PHE*     3.9    10.1    -      -       -      +
    396B  ARG*     3.9     7.5    +      -       -      -
    397B  ASP*     3.7    15.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 332 (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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    322B  LEU*     5.4     5.2    -      -       +      -
    325B  THR*     4.3     4.5    -      -       -      -
    326B  ILE*     3.7    35.2    -      -       +      -
    329B  SER*     3.2    22.4    +      -       -      +
    331B  HIS*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    333B  GLN*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    335B  GLY*     3.1     2.8    +      -       -      -
    336B  LEU*     2.9    61.3    +      -       +      +
    389B  HIS      5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    390B  GLY*     6.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    393B  PHE*     3.5    47.5    -      +       +      +
    408B  LEU*     4.1    19.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 333 (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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     43B  TYR*     4.6     8.5    +      -       -      -
    174B  ARG*     5.0    12.4    +      -       -      +
    326B  ILE*     2.9    30.6    +      -       +      +
    327B  ASN*     3.3    29.0    +      -       -      +
    329B  SER      3.4    14.1    +      -       -      +
    330B  ILE*     3.4    21.9    -      -       +      +
    332B  PHE*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    334B  LEU*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    336B  LEU*     3.4    10.4    +      -       -      +
    337B  ALA*     2.9    29.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 334 (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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    330B  ILE*     2.9    19.0    +      -       +      +
    331B  HIS*     3.8     7.9    -      -       -      +
    333B  GLN*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    335B  GLY*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    337B  ALA*     3.9     9.4    -      -       +      -
    338B  LEU*     2.9    57.4    +      -       +      +
    389B  HIS*     3.4    37.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 335 (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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    331B  HIS      2.9    15.0    +      -       -      -
    332B  PHE*     3.1     3.8    +      -       -      -
    334B  LEU*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    336B  LEU*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    338B  LEU      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
    339B  ALA*     2.9    32.3    +      -       -      +
    386B  ALA*     3.6    25.1    -      -       -      +
    389B  HIS*     4.3     2.7    -      -       -      +
    390B  GLY*     4.8     3.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 336 (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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    326B  ILE*     4.5    18.2    -      -       +      -
    332B  PHE*     2.9    50.8    +      -       +      +
    333B  GLN*     3.8     7.0    -      -       -      +
    335B  GLY*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    337B  ALA*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    339B  ALA*     3.3     6.4    +      -       +      +
    340B  SER*     3.0    30.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 337 (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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    333B  GLN      2.9    18.9    +      -       -      +
    334B  LEU*     3.7    14.6    -      -       +      +
    336B  LEU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    338B  LEU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       +      +
    340B  SER*     3.4     4.0    +      -       -      -
    341B  LEU*     2.9    33.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 338 (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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    334B  LEU*     2.9    48.6    +      -       +      +
    337B  ALA*     1.3    74.3    -      -       +      +
    339B  ALA*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    341B  LEU*     4.2    11.0    -      -       +      -
    342B  GLY*     2.9    25.1    +      -       -      -
    382B  ILE*     3.1    39.4    -      -       +      +
    383B  MET*     4.5     0.2    -      -       -      +
    385B  GLY*     3.6    30.3    -      -       -      +
    386B  ALA*     3.5    14.6    -      -       +      +
    389B  HIS*     4.2     7.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 339 (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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    335B  GLY      2.9    18.6    +      -       -      +
    336B  LEU*     3.6     7.0    -      -       +      +
    337B  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    338B  LEU*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    340B  SER*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    342B  GLY*     3.2     1.0    +      -       -      -
    343B  VAL*     3.0    29.4    +      -       +      +
    383B  MET*     3.7    14.0    -      -       +      +
    386B  ALA*     3.4    12.9    -      -       +      +
    387B  PHE*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 340 (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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    336B  LEU*     3.0    18.7    +      -       -      +
    337B  ALA*     3.8     3.6    -      -       -      -
    339B  ALA*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    341B  LEU*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    343B  VAL*     3.2     8.3    +      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     2.9    38.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 341 (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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    337B  ALA      2.9    19.4    +      -       -      +
    338B  LEU*     3.8    13.7    -      -       +      +
    340B  SER*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    342B  GLY*     1.3    52.5    +      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     3.4    21.9    -      -       +      +
    345B  THR*     2.5    41.4    +      -       -      +
    382B  ILE*     3.9    26.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 342 (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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    338B  LEU      2.9    17.2    +      -       -      -
    339B  ALA      3.7     1.6    -      -       -      -
    341B  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    343B  VAL*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    345B  THR*     3.1     6.9    +      -       -      -
    346B  SER*     3.0    22.2    +      -       -      -
    379B  ALA*     3.7    14.3    -      -       -      +
    382B  ILE*     3.7    14.1    -      -       -      +
    383B  MET*     4.2    12.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 343 (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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    339B  ALA*     3.0    20.0    +      -       +      +
    340B  SER*     3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    342B  GLY*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     1.3    63.7    +      -       +      +
    346B  SER*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      -
    347B  LEU*     2.9    27.9    +      -       +      +
    383B  MET*     4.3    12.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 344 (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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    340B  SER*     2.9    19.8    +      -       -      +
    341B  LEU*     3.4    30.5    -      -       +      +
    343B  VAL*     1.3    77.6    -      -       +      +
    345B  THR*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    347B  LEU*     3.4    21.9    -      -       +      +
    348B  VAL*     2.9    36.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 345 (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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    341B  LEU*     2.5    33.8    +      -       -      +
    342B  GLY*     3.1     6.3    +      -       -      -
    344B  ILE*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    346B  SER*     1.3    65.0    +      -       -      +
    348B  VAL*     3.0    11.7    +      -       +      +
    349B  ALA*     3.0    20.6    +      -       -      +
    375B  HIS*     3.3    42.4    -      -       +      +
    378B  ILE*     4.3     9.0    -      -       +      -
    379B  ALA*     3.9    13.5    -      -       +      +
    382B  ILE*     4.3     5.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 346 (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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    342B  GLY      3.0     8.3    +      -       -      -
    343B  VAL*     3.6     9.4    -      -       -      -
    345B  THR*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    347B  LEU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    349B  ALA*     3.1     4.1    +      -       -      +
    350B  GLN*     2.9    38.3    +      -       -      +
    375B  HIS      5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    376B  GLN*     2.7    29.1    +      -       -      -
    379B  ALA*     3.3    14.0    -      -       -      +
    383B  MET*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 347 (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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    343B  VAL*     2.9    19.7    +      -       +      +
    344B  ILE*     3.4    23.8    -      -       +      +
    346B  SER*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    348B  VAL*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    350B  GLN*     3.4     4.9    +      -       +      -
    351B  HIS*     2.9    73.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 348 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    344B  ILE*     2.9    30.3    +      -       +      +
    345B  THR*     3.0    13.2    +      -       +      +
    347B  LEU*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    349B  ALA*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    351B  HIS*     5.0     2.0    -      -       -      -
    352B  MET*     2.9    61.0    +      -       +      +
    375B  HIS*     4.4    22.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 349 (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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    345B  THR      3.0    11.3    +      -       -      +
    346B  SER      3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    348B  VAL*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    350B  GLN*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    352B  MET*     3.9     2.7    -      -       -      +
    353B  TYR*     3.0    31.0    +      -       -      -
    371B  LEU      6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    372B  TYR*     3.5    31.8    -      -       +      +
    375B  HIS*     4.0    17.9    -      -       +      +
    376B  GLN*     3.9    19.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 350 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    346B  SER*     2.9    24.2    +      -       -      +
    347B  LEU*     3.9     6.5    -      -       +      +
    349B  ALA*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    351B  HIS*     1.3    70.9    +      -       +      +
    353B  TYR*     3.0    36.2    +      -       +      -
    354B  SER*     2.8    18.4    +      -       -      -
    372B  TYR*     3.2    24.0    +      -       -      +
    376B  GLN*     3.9    10.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 351 (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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    347B  LEU*     2.9    54.8    +      -       +      +
    348B  VAL*     4.3     2.5    -      -       -      +
    350B  GLN*     1.3    89.8    -      -       +      +
    352B  MET*     1.3    62.3    +      -       +      +
    353B  TYR      3.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    354B  SER*     3.8     4.3    -      -       -      -
    355B  LEU*     2.8    44.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 352 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    348B  VAL*     2.9    42.0    +      -       +      +
    349B  ALA*     4.1     3.1    -      -       -      +
    351B  HIS*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    353B  TYR*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    355B  LEU      4.3     5.2    -      -       -      +
    356B  PRO*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      +
    357B  ALA*     5.9     5.4    -      -       +      +
    358B  TYR*     4.1    31.2    -      -       +      -
    361B  ILE*     5.6     1.8    -      -       +      -
    368B  GLN*     4.0    12.6    +      -       -      +
    371B  LEU*     4.3    25.4    -      -       +      -
    375B  HIS*     5.1     9.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 353 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    349B  ALA      3.0    17.9    +      -       -      +
    350B  GLN*     3.0    51.2    +      -       +      -
    352B  MET*     1.3    80.1    -      -       -      +
    354B  SER*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    356B  PRO*     4.2     4.0    -      -       -      +
    362B  ALA*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    368B  GLN*     3.9    23.4    +      -       +      +
    372B  TYR*     3.7    24.2    -      +       +      -
    507B  SER*     3.5    41.6    +      -       -      -
    509B  PHE*     5.7     1.6    +      -       -      -
    510B  LEU*     4.3    17.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 354 (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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    261B  PHE*     3.4    14.0    -      -       -      -
    350B  GLN      2.8    23.4    +      -       -      -
    351B  HIS*     3.6     6.6    +      -       -      -
    353B  TYR*     1.3    91.6    -      -       -      +
    355B  LEU*     1.3    69.4    +      -       -      +
    356B  PRO*     3.4     8.9    -      -       -      +
    506B  ASN*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    507B  SER*     3.3    26.6    +      -       -      -
    508B  LEU*     3.9    18.5    +      -       -      +
    509B  PHE      4.9     1.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 355 (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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    260B  GLY*     6.3     1.8    -      -       -      +
    261B  PHE*     3.5    24.7    -      -       +      -
    268B  LEU*     3.9    27.0    -      -       +      +
    351B  HIS*     2.8    32.3    +      -       +      +
    352B  MET*     4.2     2.5    -      -       -      +
    354B  SER*     1.3    84.9    +      -       -      +
    356B  PRO*     1.3    67.1    -      -       -      +
    357B  ALA*     3.6     2.3    +      -       -      +
    497B  TRP*     4.2    18.4    -      -       +      -
    508B  LEU*     3.6    26.2    -      -       +      -
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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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