Contacts of the helix formed by residues 351 - 372 (chain I) in PDB entry 5A31


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 HIS 351 (chain I).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    143I  PRO*     3.6    28.1    +      -       +      +
    144I  THR      3.7    15.3    -      -       -      -
    145I  LEU*     3.3    18.4    -      -       +      +
    146I  PRO*     4.3     6.1    -      -       +      +
    264I  TYR*     2.8    31.3    +      -       +      +
    268I  SER*     4.2     5.2    -      -       -      +
    346I  LYS      4.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    347I  LEU*     3.2    37.4    +      -       +      +
    350I  SER*     1.3    97.2    -      -       -      +
    352I  LEU*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    353I  GLN      3.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    354I  SER*     3.0     4.6    +      -       -      -
    355I  GLY*     2.8    28.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 352 (chain I). 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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    265I  ILE*     3.5    35.9    -      -       +      +
    268I  SER*     4.2     9.7    -      -       -      -
    269I  LEU*     3.6    28.9    -      -       +      -
    272I  MET*     4.1    17.9    -      -       +      -
    347I  LEU      3.5     2.4    +      -       -      -
    348I  VAL*     3.5    20.4    -      -       +      +
    351I  HIS*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    353I  GLN*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    355I  GLY*     3.9     0.8    -      -       -      -
    356I  SER*     2.6    35.0    +      -       -      -
    396I  PHE*     3.6    14.1    -      -       +      -
    400I  ALA*     3.5    32.5    -      -       +      -
    522I  LEU*     4.6     3.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 353 (chain I). 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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    348I  VAL*     3.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    349I  ILE*     3.2    22.2    -      -       +      +
    351I  HIS      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    352I  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    354I  SER*     1.3    52.0    +      -       -      +
    356I  SER*     3.3     3.2    +      -       -      -
    357I  GLU*     2.8    60.8    +      -       +      +
    397I  ILE*     3.9    10.6    +      -       +      +
    400I  ALA*     3.7    28.5    -      -       -      +
    401I  ASN*     4.1     4.7    +      -       -      +
    404I  LEU*     3.4    26.0    -      -       -      +
    444O  MET*     3.1    26.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 354 (chain I). 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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    142I  LEU*     3.7    21.3    -      -       -      +
    143I  PRO*     5.0     2.6    -      -       -      +
    264I  TYR*     4.2     2.6    +      -       -      -
    349I  ILE      3.9     2.6    +      -       -      -
    350I  SER      3.4    20.1    +      -       -      -
    351I  HIS*     3.0    10.2    +      -       -      -
    353I  GLN*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    355I  GLY*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    357I  GLU*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    358I  SER*     3.0    32.6    +      -       -      -
    403O  LYS*     3.6    33.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 355 (chain I). 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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    142I  LEU*     5.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    261I  LEU*     4.4     7.9    -      -       -      +
    264I  TYR*     4.2    18.2    -      -       -      -
    265I  ILE*     4.8    10.8    -      -       -      -
    351I  HIS      2.8    13.5    +      -       -      -
    352I  LEU*     3.9     1.6    -      -       -      -
    354I  SER*     1.3    79.2    +      -       -      +
    356I  SER*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    358I  SER*     3.0     7.1    +      -       -      -
    359I  LEU*     2.9    32.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 356 (chain I). 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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    265I  ILE*     3.7     7.1    -      -       -      +
    352I  LEU*     2.6    24.0    +      -       -      +
    353I  GLN*     3.5     5.1    +      -       -      -
    355I  GLY*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    357I  GLU*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    359I  LEU*     3.3     9.2    -      -       -      +
    360I  LEU*     3.0    23.4    +      -       -      +
    393I  VAL*     4.1     1.6    -      -       -      +
    396I  PHE*     3.3    28.1    -      -       -      -
    397I  ILE*     3.7    35.3    -      -       -      +
    400I  ALA*     5.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 357 (chain I). 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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    353I  GLN*     2.8    43.9    +      -       +      +
    354I  SER*     3.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    356I  SER*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    358I  SER*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    360I  LEU*     3.2     5.4    +      -       -      +
    361I  TYR*     3.1    15.9    +      -       -      +
    397I  ILE*     4.6     4.5    -      -       +      -
    399O  MET*     5.1     9.0    -      -       -      +
    403O  LYS*     4.2    20.1    -      -       -      +
    425O  LYS*     4.1    20.6    +      -       -      -
    429O  TRP*     6.2     2.0    -      -       +      -
    437O  MET*     3.4    22.3    -      -       +      +
    440O  GLN*     4.4    21.3    -      -       -      +
    441O  GLN*     4.2    14.7    +      -       -      +
    444O  MET*     4.6     3.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 358 (chain I). 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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    134I  GLU*     4.8     8.3    -      -       -      -
    142I  LEU*     5.1     6.4    -      -       -      +
    257I  HIS*     6.0     0.7    -      -       -      -
    261I  LEU*     3.5    22.6    -      -       -      +
    354I  SER      3.0    14.8    +      -       -      -
    355I  GLY*     3.0    10.9    +      -       -      -
    357I  GLU*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    359I  LEU*     1.3    69.0    +      -       -      +
    361I  TYR*     2.9    22.2    +      -       -      +
    362I  HIS*     3.0    22.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 359 (chain I). 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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    258I  ILE*     4.1    22.0    -      -       +      -
    261I  LEU*     3.5    25.6    -      -       +      -
    262I  LEU*     3.9    24.2    -      -       +      -
    265I  ILE*     4.1    21.5    -      -       +      -
    355I  GLY      2.9    13.4    +      -       -      +
    356I  SER*     3.3     5.6    -      -       -      +
    358I  SER*     1.3    82.6    +      -       -      +
    360I  LEU*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    362I  HIS*     3.4     2.4    +      -       -      +
    363I  LEU*     3.0    47.6    +      -       +      +
    393I  VAL*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      -
    529I  MET*     4.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    533I  ILE*     4.7     1.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 360 (chain I). 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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    356I  SER      3.0     7.4    +      -       -      +
    357I  GLU      3.3    10.3    -      -       -      +
    359I  LEU*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    361I  TYR*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    363I  LEU*     3.2     3.2    +      -       +      +
    364I  SER*     2.8    33.8    +      -       -      +
    390I  ILE*     3.7    24.5    -      -       +      +
    393I  VAL*     4.0    15.9    -      -       +      -
    394I  GLY*     4.7     0.9    -      -       -      -
    397I  ILE*     3.5    22.4    -      -       +      -
    514I  PHE*     4.2     8.3    -      -       +      -
    436O  THR*     3.5    28.5    -      -       +      +
    437O  MET*     4.0    10.3    -      -       -      -
    440O  GLN*     3.6    28.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 361 (chain I). 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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    134I  GLU*     3.4    31.7    +      -       -      -
    357I  GLU      3.1     9.4    +      -       -      +
    358I  SER*     2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    360I  LEU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    362I  HIS*     1.3    65.7    +      +       +      +
    364I  SER*     3.1     7.0    +      -       -      -
    365I  GLU*     3.1    46.2    +      -       +      +
    395O  ALA*     4.6     8.1    -      -       +      +
    396O  ASN*     4.4     7.0    -      -       -      -
    429O  TRP*     4.0    25.1    -      +       -      -
    434O  ARG*     3.3    53.0    +      -       +      -
    437O  MET*     3.8    12.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 362 (chain I). 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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    134I  GLU*     3.2    36.1    +      -       +      -
    135I  SER*     5.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    254I  LYS*     3.9    22.1    +      -       +      +
    257I  HIS*     3.1    47.7    +      +       -      +
    258I  ILE*     3.9    20.1    -      -       +      +
    261I  LEU*     4.1     4.7    -      -       +      -
    358I  SER*     3.0    31.0    +      -       -      -
    359I  LEU      3.9     5.8    -      -       -      +
    360I  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    361I  TYR*     1.3    78.9    -      -       +      +
    363I  LEU*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    365I  GLU*     3.3    19.9    +      -       -      +
    366I  LEU*     2.8    30.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 363 (chain I). 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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    258I  ILE*     3.8    36.1    -      -       +      -
    359I  LEU*     3.0    23.9    +      -       +      +
    360I  LEU*     3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
    362I  HIS*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    364I  SER*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    366I  LEU*     3.6    12.2    -      -       +      +
    367I  LYS*     2.9    29.1    +      -       -      +
    386I  ILE*     3.7     9.5    -      -       +      +
    389I  ALA*     4.2    18.4    -      -       +      +
    390I  ILE*     3.9    22.8    -      -       +      +
    393I  VAL*     3.6    34.1    -      -       +      -
    533I  ILE*     4.7    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 364 (chain I). 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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    360I  LEU*     2.8    25.4    +      -       -      +
    361I  TYR*     3.3    12.6    -      -       -      -
    363I  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    365I  GLU*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    367I  LYS*     3.2    21.8    +      -       -      +
    368I  GLY      3.4     4.0    +      -       -      -
    390I  ILE*     4.4    10.9    -      -       -      +
    434O  ARG*     5.9     3.6    -      -       -      -
    436O  THR*     3.4    31.5    -      -       -      +
    437O  MET*     4.7     4.7    +      -       -      +
    653O  ALA*     3.8    10.3    -      -       -      +
    654O  ASP*     4.5    11.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 365 (chain I). 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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    134I  GLU*     5.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
    135I  SER*     5.4     7.8    -      -       -      -
    254I  LYS*     4.0    23.1    -      -       -      +
    361I  TYR*     3.1    48.4    +      -       +      +
    362I  HIS*     3.3    30.3    +      -       -      +
    364I  SER*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    366I  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    368I  GLY*     3.0    20.8    +      -       -      -
    369I  MET*     3.5     4.6    +      -       -      +
    434O  ARG*     4.1    13.7    +      -       -      +
    649O  GLU*     3.9    16.2    -      -       -      +
    653O  ALA*     4.8     6.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 366 (chain I). 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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    251I  MET*     4.8     1.1    -      -       +      -
    254I  LYS*     4.6    16.4    -      -       +      +
    255I  PHE*     3.9    36.1    -      -       +      -
    258I  ILE*     4.0    14.8    -      -       +      -
    362I  HIS      2.8    20.6    +      -       -      +
    363I  LEU*     3.6    13.2    -      -       +      +
    365I  GLU*     1.3    70.7    -      -       -      +
    367I  LYS*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    369I  MET*     3.0    33.3    +      -       -      +
    370I  ALA*     3.1    11.8    +      -       -      +
    381I  LEU*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      +
    386I  ILE*     3.6    26.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 367 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    363I  LEU      2.9    16.2    +      -       -      +
    364I  SER*     3.2    14.3    +      -       -      +
    366I  LEU*     1.3    72.4    -      -       -      +
    368I  GLY*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    370I  ALA*     3.8     5.1    -      -       +      -
    371I  SER*     2.9    31.4    +      -       -      +
    383I  ALA*     5.5     3.4    -      -       -      +
    386I  ILE*     3.9    16.9    -      -       +      +
    387I  GLU*     4.5    25.5    +      -       +      +
    390I  ILE*     3.6    25.0    -      -       +      +
    512I  LEU*     6.3     0.8    -      -       -      +
    436O  THR*     3.5    24.0    +      -       -      +
    652O  LEU      5.7     0.4    -      -       -      +
    653O  ALA*     3.7    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 368 (chain I). 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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    364I  SER      3.4     4.4    +      -       -      -
    365I  GLU      3.0    11.6    +      -       -      -
    367I  LYS*     1.3    81.0    -      -       -      +
    369I  MET*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    371I  SER*     3.2    14.7    +      -       -      -
    372I  TRP*     3.3     8.0    +      -       -      +
    649O  GLU*     3.6    25.9    -      -       -      +
    652O  LEU*     4.3     3.6    -      -       -      +
    653O  ALA*     3.7    16.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 369 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250I  ARG*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      +
    251I  MET*     4.3    16.4    -      -       -      +
    254I  LYS*     3.5    29.6    -      -       +      +
    365I  GLU      3.5     2.6    +      -       -      +
    366I  LEU*     3.0    31.0    +      -       -      +
    368I  GLY*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    370I  ALA*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    372I  TRP*     3.0    15.6    +      -       -      +
    376I  TYR*     3.1    51.6    -      -       +      +
    381I  LEU*     4.3     5.4    -      -       +      -
    649O  GLU*     3.1    33.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 370 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    366I  LEU      3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    367I  LYS*     3.9     6.1    -      -       +      +
    369I  MET*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    371I  SER*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    372I  TRP      3.2     0.5    +      -       -      -
    373I  LYS*     4.0    12.5    +      -       -      +
    376I  TYR*     4.8     2.3    -      -       -      +
    377I  GLU      5.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
    381I  LEU*     4.3    18.2    -      -       +      +
    382I  ASP      4.1     0.9    -      -       -      +
    383I  ALA*     3.8    35.0    +      -       -      +
    386I  ILE*     3.6    30.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 371 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    367I  LYS*     2.9    16.5    +      -       -      +
    368I  GLY      3.2    11.7    -      -       -      -
    370I  ALA*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    372I  TRP*     1.3    52.4    +      -       -      +
    373I  LYS*     2.8    21.3    +      -       -      +
    383I  ALA*     4.8     6.5    -      -       -      +
    652O  LEU*     3.7    29.8    +      -       -      +
    660O  LYS*     4.8     0.2    -      -       -      +
    696O  GLU*     3.6    14.6    -      -       -      +
    700O  TYR*     3.2    24.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 372 (chain I). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    368I  GLY      3.3     4.2    +      -       -      +
    369I  MET*     3.0    16.3    +      -       -      +
    370I  ALA      4.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    371I  SER*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    373I  LYS*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    374I  GLN*     3.4    24.7    -      -       +      -
    375I  LYS*     3.3    37.4    +      -       +      +
    376I  TYR*     3.2    25.9    +      +       +      +
    645O  HIS*     4.0    24.2    +      +       -      -
    648O  ILE*     3.3    31.6    -      -       +      +
    649O  GLU*     5.0     9.4    -      -       +      -
    652O  LEU*     3.8    17.3    -      -       +      -
    664O  MET*     3.4    32.5    -      -       +      -
    667O  VAL*     3.6    18.8    -      -       +      -
    671O  GLN*     4.3     1.1    -      -       -      -
    693O  ASN*     3.4    27.1    -      -       -      -
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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