Contacts of the helix formed by residues 244 - 268 (chain A) in PDB entry 4YCV


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 ASN 244 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    224A  LYS      4.3     5.3    -      -       -      +
    227A  LEU*     4.4    24.3    +      -       -      +
    228A  LYS*     4.5     8.7    -      -       -      +
    233A  ARG*     4.2    12.3    -      -       -      +
    240A  ASP*     2.8    40.9    +      -       -      +
    241A  LEU      3.8     9.1    -      -       -      +
    242A  LEU      4.9     0.7    -      -       -      -
    243A  ILE*     1.3    88.9    -      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    246A  SER*     4.2    15.8    +      -       -      +
    247A  SER*     3.8     5.8    +      -       -      +
    248A  ARG      3.9     4.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 245 (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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    158A  GLY*     5.1    12.8    -      -       -      +
    241A  LEU      5.3     0.9    -      -       -      -
    242A  LEU      5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    243A  ILE      3.7     4.0    +      -       -      -
    244A  ASN*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    246A  SER*     1.3    68.8    +      -       -      +
    248A  ARG*     2.9    27.3    +      -       +      +
    249A  HIS*     2.9    47.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 246 (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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    244A  ASN*     4.2    13.4    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     1.3    85.9    +      -       -      +
    247A  SER*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
    249A  HIS*     3.6     4.5    +      -       -      +
    250A  THR*     2.5    37.3    +      -       -      -
    567A  LYS*     4.6    13.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 247 (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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    233A  ARG*     4.6     3.5    +      -       -      -
    237A  ARG*     4.0     4.7    +      -       -      -
    240A  ASP*     2.5    42.3    +      -       -      -
    241A  LEU*     4.2     3.8    -      -       -      -
    244A  ASN*     3.8     5.4    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLU      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    246A  SER*     1.3    80.8    +      -       -      +
    248A  ARG*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    250A  THR*     3.1     8.3    +      -       -      -
    251A  PHE*     2.9    41.5    +      -       -      -
    567A  LYS*     4.8     5.6    +      -       -      +
    572A  ASP      5.2     2.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 248 (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  ASP*     3.7    30.3    +      -       -      +
    158A  GLY*     3.8    21.9    -      -       -      +
    241A  LEU*     3.7    31.4    -      -       +      +
    244A  ASN      3.9     5.3    +      -       -      +
    245A  GLU*     2.9    22.2    +      -       +      +
    247A  SER*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    249A  HIS*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     3.1     4.8    +      -       -      +
    252A  VAL*     3.0    41.4    +      -       +      +
    271B  PHE*     5.9     4.9    -      -       -      -
    317B  GLY      5.1     0.8    +      -       -      -
    318B  GLY*     2.6    37.2    +      -       -      -
    319B  ILE*     3.8    19.4    -      -       -      +
    320B  ASP      5.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    245A  GLU*     2.9    37.0    +      -       -      +
    246A  SER*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
    248A  ARG*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    250A  THR*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    252A  VAL*     3.3    13.4    +      -       +      +
    253A  THR*     2.9    38.9    +      -       -      -
    256A  LYS*     6.2     2.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 250 (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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    246A  SER      2.5    23.1    +      -       -      -
    247A  SER*     3.2    12.8    -      -       -      +
    249A  HIS*     1.3    78.0    +      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     1.3    60.4    +      -       +      +
    253A  THR*     3.3     4.6    +      -       -      -
    254A  ARG*     2.9    23.2    +      -       -      +
    561A  THR*     4.9     0.7    -      -       +      -
    565A  THR*     3.6    35.3    +      -       +      +
    567A  LYS*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
    572A  ASP      3.9    20.2    -      -       -      +
    573A  VAL*     4.2    12.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237A  ARG*     3.6    32.5    -      -       -      -
    241A  LEU*     3.7    21.8    -      -       +      -
    247A  SER*     2.9    32.0    +      -       -      +
    248A  ARG*     3.1     3.8    +      -       -      +
    250A  THR*     1.3    74.7    -      -       +      +
    252A  VAL*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  ARG*     3.0    20.5    +      -       +      +
    255A  THR*     3.0    17.3    +      -       -      +
    572A  ASP      3.6    16.6    -      -       -      -
    573A  VAL      3.5    19.7    -      -       -      -
    574A  ILE      3.5     6.5    -      -       -      -
    575A  LEU*     3.5    50.5    -      -       +      -
    271B  PHE*     4.0    11.5    -      -       +      -
    273B  VAL*     6.4     0.4    -      -       +      -
    319B  ILE*     6.2     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 252 (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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    248A  ARG*     3.0    41.4    +      -       +      +
    249A  HIS*     3.5    16.4    -      -       +      +
    251A  PHE*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    253A  THR*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     3.0    15.1    +      -       -      -
    256A  LYS*     3.1    38.1    +      -       +      +
    271B  PHE*     3.4    30.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  HIS*     2.9    30.2    +      -       -      -
    250A  THR*     3.3    10.5    -      -       -      -
    252A  VAL*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    254A  ARG*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     3.3    14.7    +      -       -      +
    257A  ILE*     2.9    37.4    +      -       +      +
    372A  LEU*     4.3    19.7    -      -       +      +
    373A  PHE*     5.6     2.9    -      -       +      -
    564A  LEU      4.9     6.1    -      -       -      +
    565A  THR*     3.7    21.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  THR*     2.9    12.1    +      -       +      +
    251A  PHE*     3.0    19.0    +      -       +      +
    253A  THR*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    257A  ILE*     3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    258A  ILE*     3.0    33.7    +      -       +      +
    327A  LYS*     4.6     3.2    -      -       -      +
    343A  THR*     3.4    12.9    +      -       -      -
    557A  ILE*     4.9     2.3    -      -       +      +
    558A  ASP*     2.5    39.7    +      -       -      +
    561A  THR*     3.7    31.5    +      -       +      +
    573A  VAL*     2.5    47.2    +      -       -      +
    574A  ILE*     4.1     5.4    -      -       -      +
    575A  LEU*     6.2     2.7    -      -       -      -
    274B  GLU*     2.7    37.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 255 (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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    251A  PHE      3.0     9.7    +      -       -      +
    252A  VAL      3.0    13.0    +      -       -      -
    254A  ARG*     1.3    84.4    -      -       +      +
    256A  LYS*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    258A  ILE*     3.9    15.7    -      -       +      +
    259A  ASN*     2.9    37.2    +      -       -      +
    271B  PHE*     3.1    25.5    -      -       +      -
    272B  GLU*     3.0    37.0    -      -       +      +
    273B  VAL*     4.6     6.1    -      -       +      -
    274B  GLU*     5.7     1.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  HIS*     6.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    252A  VAL*     3.1    38.4    +      -       +      +
    253A  THR*     3.8    12.2    +      -       -      +
    255A  THR*     1.3    76.1    +      -       -      +
    257A  ILE*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    259A  ASN*     3.6    13.9    -      -       +      +
    260A  PHE*     2.9    28.2    +      -       -      +
    368A  LEU*     4.9     0.5    -      -       -      +
    371A  HIS*     4.7    20.0    +      -       +      -
    372A  LEU*     4.0    27.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    253A  THR*     2.9    26.6    +      -       +      +
    254A  ARG*     3.2     7.2    -      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    258A  ILE*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    260A  PHE*     3.3     2.6    +      -       -      +
    261A  LEU*     2.9    29.9    +      -       +      +
    364A  PHE*     5.1     4.3    -      -       +      -
    368A  LEU*     4.3    22.2    -      -       +      +
    372A  LEU*     4.0    18.4    -      -       +      -
    557A  ILE*     4.7    11.7    -      -       +      -
    560A  ILE*     4.9     8.7    -      -       +      -
    561A  THR*     3.8    35.4    -      -       +      +
    564A  LEU*     3.8    28.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 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  ARG*     3.0    24.6    +      -       +      +
    255A  THR*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      +
    257A  ILE*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    259A  ASN*     1.3    57.6    -      -       -      +
    261A  LEU*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
    262A  ARG*     2.9    53.2    +      -       -      +
    325A  ILE*     4.2    20.4    -      -       +      -
    343A  THR*     5.3     1.8    -      -       +      -
    557A  ILE*     3.9    25.8    -      -       +      -
    272B  GLU*     6.0     1.3    -      -       -      +
    274B  GLU*     3.1    34.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 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  THR*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      +
    256A  LYS*     3.6    15.1    -      -       +      +
    258A  ILE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    260A  PHE*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    262A  ARG*     3.3     9.6    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     2.9    41.8    +      -       -      +
    262B  ARG*     5.6     2.3    -      -       -      -
    266B  ASN*     4.5    18.2    +      -       -      +
    272B  GLU*     4.4    13.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 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  LYS      2.9    20.3    +      -       -      +
    257A  ILE      3.7     2.9    -      -       -      +
    259A  ASN*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    261A  LEU*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     4.6     5.2    -      -       +      -
    264A  PHE*     2.8    67.7    +      +       -      +
    364A  PHE*     3.7    15.3    -      +       -      -
    367A  GLN*     3.8    10.5    -      -       +      -
    368A  LEU*     3.5    53.2    -      -       +      -
    371A  HIS*     4.0    37.2    -      +       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 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  ILE*     2.9    18.5    +      -       +      +
    258A  ILE*     3.5     5.8    -      -       -      +
    260A  PHE*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    262A  ARG*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    264A  PHE*     3.3     3.2    +      -       -      +
    265A  LEU*     2.9    49.3    +      -       +      +
    325A  ILE*     4.4     8.5    -      -       +      -
    345A  CYS*     3.6    33.7    -      -       +      -
    360A  TRP*     4.1    11.7    -      -       +      -
    364A  PHE*     3.8    32.3    -      -       +      -
    555A  LEU*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      -
    557A  ILE*     3.7    21.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 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  ILE*     2.9    37.3    +      -       -      +
    259A  ASN*     3.7     9.2    +      -       -      +
    261A  LEU*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    265A  LEU*     3.5     3.9    +      -       -      +
    266A  ASN*     2.9    44.6    +      -       -      +
    272A  GLU*     2.3    49.4    +      -       -      -
    323A  TYR*     3.7    10.5    -      -       -      +
    325A  ILE*     4.0    25.2    +      -       +      +
    259B  ASN*     5.3     2.2    -      -       -      -
    262B  ARG*     3.2    47.6    -      -       -      +
    272B  GLU*     3.9    10.9    +      -       -      -
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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  ASN*     2.9    31.1    +      -       -      +
    260A  PHE*     4.0     7.0    -      -       +      +
    262A  ARG*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    264A  PHE*     1.3    66.9    +      -       -      +
    266A  ASN*     3.7     7.5    -      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     2.9    45.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 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  PHE*     2.8    46.9    +      +       +      +
    261A  LEU*     3.3     8.5    -      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    265A  LEU*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     3.7     9.5    +      -       -      +
    268A  ARG*     2.2    63.5    +      -       -      +
    360A  TRP*     4.0    25.1    -      +       -      -
    363A  ASP*     3.8    10.1    -      -       +      -
    364A  PHE*     3.3    49.8    -      +       +      -
    367A  GLN*     3.2    26.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 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  LEU*     2.9    25.9    +      -       +      +
    262A  ARG      3.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
    264A  PHE*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    266A  ASN*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    268A  ARG*     3.0    12.4    +      -       -      +
    270A  PHE*     3.2    54.2    +      -       +      +
    323A  TYR*     3.5    36.8    -      -       +      -
    345A  CYS*     3.8    22.9    -      -       -      -
    347A  PHE*     4.1    11.7    -      -       +      -
    360A  TRP*     3.4    31.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 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  ARG*     2.9    30.2    +      -       -      +
    263A  ASN*     3.2     8.9    +      -       -      +
    265A  LEU*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    269A  GLY*     3.1    15.2    +      -       -      -
    270A  PHE      4.1    10.8    -      -       -      +
    272A  GLU*     5.1     0.7    +      -       -      +
    323A  TYR*     2.5    36.4    +      -       -      -
    259B  ASN*     4.6    19.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 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*     2.9    35.1    +      -       +      +
    264A  PHE*     3.9     9.9    -      -       -      +
    265A  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    266A  ASN*     1.3    76.2    -      -       +      +
    268A  ARG*     1.3    66.7    +      -       +      +
    269A  GLY      3.3     1.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 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  PHE*     2.2    86.2    +      -       -      +
    265A  LEU      3.0     8.9    +      -       -      +
    267A  GLU*     1.3    86.6    +      -       -      +
    269A  GLY*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    270A  PHE*     3.3    15.5    -      -       +      -
    321A  LYS*     3.4    21.4    -      -       +      +
    349A  TRP*     5.9     5.2    -      -       +      -
    360A  TRP*     4.2    23.3    -      -       -      +
    363A  ASP*     5.4     2.8    +      -       -      +
    367A  GLN*     4.5     8.1    +      -       -      +
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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