Contacts of the helix formed by residues 131 - 158 (chain A) in PDB entry 5J8E


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 GLN 131 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     47A  LYS      3.8     4.8    +      -       -      +
     48A  ILE      2.9    25.8    -      -       -      +
     50A  PRO*     4.9     6.4    -      -       -      +
    129A  CYS*     3.1     4.6    -      -       -      -
    130A  GLU*     1.3    81.0    -      -       +      +
    132A  LYS*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    133A  GLN      3.2     2.9    -      -       -      -
    134A  GLU*     2.9    39.1    +      -       +      +
    135A  TYR*     3.3    32.1    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 132 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     93A  GLN*     5.9     6.5    -      -       -      +
    126A  ALA      3.4    12.1    -      -       -      +
    127A  VAL*     3.3    34.3    -      -       +      +
    128A  ASN*     4.2    12.3    +      -       -      +
    129A  CYS      3.1    18.4    +      -       -      +
    130A  GLU*     3.2     5.0    +      -       -      +
    131A  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    133A  GLN*     1.3    69.5    +      -       +      +
    135A  TYR*     3.2     1.0    +      -       -      +
    136A  ILE*     2.8    35.3    +      -       +      +
    157B  LEU*     5.4     3.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 133 (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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    130A  GLU      5.0     1.2    +      -       -      +
    131A  GLN      3.1     1.4    +      -       -      -
    132A  LYS*     1.3    88.4    -      -       +      +
    134A  GLU*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    136A  ILE*     4.5    11.7    -      -       -      +
    137A  GLN*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 134 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    131A  GLN*     2.9    38.6    +      -       +      +
    133A  GLN*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    135A  TYR*     1.3    80.3    +      -       +      +
    137A  GLN*     3.4     6.2    +      -       -      +
    138A  ALA*     3.0    28.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 135 (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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     19A  TRP*     5.1     3.7    +      +       +      +
     23A  PHE*     3.6    32.5    -      +       -      -
     47A  LYS*     3.0    29.1    +      -       -      +
     48A  ILE*     3.5    12.7    -      -       +      -
    126A  ALA*     3.5    38.4    -      -       +      +
    127A  VAL*     4.9     3.4    -      -       +      +
    129A  CYS*     3.9     7.6    -      -       -      -
    131A  GLN*     3.3    46.5    +      -       +      -
    132A  LYS      3.2     3.2    +      -       -      +
    134A  GLU*     1.3    96.5    +      -       +      +
    136A  ILE*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    138A  ALA*     3.3     9.7    +      -       +      +
    139A  ILE*     3.0    35.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 136 (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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    127A  VAL*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      +
    132A  LYS*     2.8    21.9    +      -       +      +
    133A  GLN*     4.0    15.3    -      -       -      +
    135A  TYR*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    137A  GLN*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    139A  ILE*     3.2     8.7    +      -       +      +
    140A  MET*     3.0    30.9    +      -       +      +
    153B  ALA*     4.4    11.4    -      -       +      -
    157B  LEU*     4.0    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 137 (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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    133A  GLN      2.9    19.1    +      -       -      +
    134A  GLU*     3.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
    136A  ILE*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    138A  ALA*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     3.3    10.2    +      -       -      +
    141A  MET*     2.9    68.8    +      -       +      +
    144A  GLU*     4.8     3.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 138 (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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     19A  TRP*     6.0     2.5    -      -       -      +
     22A  THR*     5.1    14.3    -      -       -      +
    134A  GLU*     3.0    19.0    +      -       +      +
    135A  TYR*     3.7    13.0    -      -       +      +
    136A  ILE      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    137A  GLN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    139A  ILE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       +      +
    141A  MET*     3.4    10.7    +      -       -      +
    142A  MET*     3.3    22.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 139 (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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     19A  TRP*     3.5    36.1    -      -       +      +
    123A  LEU*     4.2     8.7    -      -       +      -
    127A  VAL*     4.1    16.6    -      -       +      -
    135A  TYR*     3.0    19.6    +      -       +      +
    136A  ILE*     3.2    11.0    +      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    142A  MET*     3.0    30.6    +      -       -      +
    143A  GLU*     3.6     5.2    +      -       -      +
    146B  VAL*     4.7     0.7    -      -       +      +
    149B  VAL*     4.2    12.3    -      -       +      -
    150B  VAL*     3.9    28.3    -      -       +      -
    153B  ALA*     4.0    24.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 140 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    136A  ILE*     3.0    27.2    +      -       +      +
    137A  GLN*     3.9    12.8    -      -       -      +
    139A  ILE*     1.3    79.1    -      -       +      +
    141A  MET*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    143A  GLU*     3.0    44.5    +      -       +      +
    144A  GLU*     3.3    10.0    +      -       -      +
    150B  VAL*     4.4    25.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 141 (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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    137A  GLN*     2.9    43.0    +      -       +      +
    138A  ALA*     3.6     9.9    -      -       -      +
    139A  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    140A  MET*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
    142A  MET*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    144A  GLU*     3.3    44.0    +      -       +      +
    145A  SER*     2.9    30.6    +      -       -      +
     11B  GLU*     4.6    13.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 142 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     18A  THR*     3.4    42.4    -      -       -      +
     19A  TRP*     3.7    24.7    -      -       +      +
     22A  THR*     3.8    22.0    -      -       +      -
    138A  ALA      3.3    14.0    +      -       -      +
    139A  ILE*     3.0    15.0    +      -       -      +
    141A  MET*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    143A  GLU*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    145A  SER*     3.5     6.0    +      -       -      -
    146A  VAL*     3.2    29.5    +      -       -      +
    146B  VAL*     4.0    21.1    -      -       +      -
    149B  VAL*     4.1    20.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 143 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    139A  ILE      3.6     1.8    +      -       -      +
    140A  MET*     3.0    29.9    +      -       +      +
    142A  MET*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    144A  GLU*     1.3    66.0    +      -       +      +
    146A  VAL*     3.4     3.1    +      -       -      +
    147A  GLN*     3.0    44.7    +      -       -      +
    143B  GLU*     4.2     1.0    -      -       -      +
    146B  VAL*     3.6    16.3    -      -       +      +
    147B  GLN*     2.5    44.3    +      -       -      +
    150B  VAL*     3.6    20.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 144 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137A  GLN*     4.8     2.9    +      -       -      -
    140A  MET      3.3    11.5    +      -       -      +
    141A  MET*     3.4    39.8    -      -       +      +
    143A  GLU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    145A  SER*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    147A  GLN*     3.3    17.5    +      -       -      +
    148A  HIS*     3.3    28.2    +      -       +      +
     11B  GLU*     4.7     5.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 145 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    141A  MET*     2.9    18.2    +      -       -      +
    142A  MET*     3.7     8.1    -      -       -      -
    143A  GLU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    144A  GLU*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    146A  VAL*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    148A  HIS*     3.1    18.0    +      -       -      +
    149A  VAL*     3.4     9.6    +      -       -      +
     14B  GLU      4.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
     15B  SER*     3.0    37.3    +      -       -      -
     18B  THR*     4.2    13.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 146 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    142A  MET      3.2    16.4    +      -       -      +
    143A  GLU*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    144A  GLU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    145A  SER*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    147A  GLN*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    149A  VAL*     3.0    11.7    +      -       +      +
    150A  VAL*     3.0    23.3    +      -       +      +
     18B  THR*     5.6     1.8    -      -       -      +
    139B  ILE      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      +
    142B  MET*     4.0    24.9    -      -       +      +
    143B  GLU*     3.6    43.3    -      -       +      +
    146B  VAL*     3.4    24.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 147 (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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    143A  GLU*     3.0    32.2    -      -       -      +
    144A  GLU*     3.6     9.9    -      -       -      +
    145A  SER      3.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
    146A  VAL*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    148A  HIS*     1.3    61.3    +      -       +      +
    150A  VAL*     3.8     7.4    -      -       -      +
    151A  MET*     2.8    30.7    +      -       -      +
    143B  GLU*     2.5    42.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 148 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    144A  GLU*     3.6    25.6    +      -       +      +
    145A  SER*     3.1     9.4    +      -       -      +
    147A  GLN*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
    149A  VAL*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    151A  MET*     3.5     5.6    +      -       -      +
    152A  THR*     2.8    38.7    +      -       -      -
     11B  GLU*     3.0    36.9    +      -       +      -
     12B  LEU*     4.1    16.7    -      -       +      +
     15B  SER*     3.4    26.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 149 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    145A  SER      3.8    11.4    -      -       -      +
    146A  VAL*     3.0    11.1    +      -       +      +
    148A  HIS*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    150A  VAL*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    152A  THR*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      -
    153A  ALA*     3.0    26.7    +      -       -      +
     15B  SER*     3.4    30.5    -      -       -      +
     16B  LEU*     4.3     4.9    -      -       +      -
     18B  THR*     4.2     7.0    -      -       -      +
     19B  TRP*     4.0    30.1    -      -       +      -
    123B  LEU*     4.1    10.1    -      -       +      +
    139B  ILE*     4.1    12.3    -      -       +      -
    142B  MET*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 150 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    146A  VAL*     3.0    20.5    +      -       +      +
    147A  GLN*     3.8     8.3    -      -       -      +
    149A  VAL*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    151A  MET*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    153A  ALA*     3.2     4.5    +      -       +      +
    154A  ILE*     2.9    46.6    +      -       +      +
    139B  ILE*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
    140B  MET*     4.4    16.4    -      -       +      -
    143B  GLU*     3.5    32.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 151 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    147A  GLN      2.8    17.1    +      -       -      +
    148A  HIS*     4.0     6.1    -      -       -      +
    150A  VAL*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    152A  THR*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    154A  ILE*     3.3    17.8    +      -       -      -
    155A  GLN*     2.9    61.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 152 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    148A  HIS      2.8    23.2    +      -       -      -
    149A  VAL*     3.2     7.2    +      -       -      -
    151A  MET*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    153A  ALA*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    155A  GLN*     3.2     7.1    +      -       +      +
    156A  GLU*     2.9    34.6    +      -       +      +
     12B  LEU*     3.6    20.4    -      -       -      +
     16B  LEU*     4.2     6.5    -      -       +      +
    120B  GLN*     3.9    37.5    +      -       +      +
    123B  LEU*     4.3    16.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 153 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    149A  VAL      3.0    12.7    +      -       -      +
    150A  VAL*     3.2    11.2    +      -       -      +
    152A  THR*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    154A  ILE*     1.3    63.0    +      -       +      +
    156A  GLU*     3.1     3.6    +      -       -      +
    157A  LEU*     3.1    29.5    +      -       +      +
    123B  LEU*     3.5    23.5    -      -       +      +
    127B  VAL*     4.2     6.8    -      -       +      +
    136B  ILE*     4.5     8.3    -      -       +      -
    139B  ILE*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 154 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    150A  VAL*     2.9    36.8    +      -       +      +
    151A  MET*     3.7    22.4    -      -       -      +
    153A  ALA*     1.3    75.8    -      -       +      +
    155A  GLN*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    157A  LEU*     3.0    22.7    +      -       +      +
    158A  MET*     3.0    34.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 155 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    151A  MET*     2.9    50.0    +      -       +      +
    152A  THR*     3.2     6.7    +      -       -      +
    154A  ILE*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    156A  GLU*     1.3    62.9    +      -       +      +
    157A  LEU      3.3     0.3    +      -       -      -
    158A  MET*     3.5    36.9    +      -       -      +
     96B  ASN*     2.9    20.1    +      -       -      +
    120B  GLN*     6.3     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 156 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    152A  THR*     2.9    27.4    +      -       +      +
    153A  ALA*     3.1     6.0    +      -       -      +
    155A  GLN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    157A  LEU*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
     93B  GLN*     3.1    18.5    +      -       -      -
     94B  GLN      4.8     1.0    -      -       -      +
     95B  ILE*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
     96B  ASN*     3.2    49.6    +      -       -      +
    120B  GLN*     3.8    33.9    +      -       -      +
    121B  LEU*     5.0     1.8    +      -       -      +
    123B  LEU*     4.5     1.3    -      -       +      -
    124B  GLY*     3.4    31.7    -      -       -      +
    127B  VAL*     3.9     8.1    -      -       +      -
    128B  ASN*     3.3     8.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 157 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    153A  ALA*     3.1    20.1    +      -       +      +
    154A  ILE*     3.0    14.1    +      -       +      +
    156A  GLU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    158A  MET*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
     93B  GLN*     3.5    20.7    +      -       -      +
    127B  VAL*     3.3    36.3    -      -       +      +
    128B  ASN*     4.3     7.4    -      -       -      +
    132B  LYS*     5.6     3.6    -      -       +      +
    136B  ILE*     4.1    22.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 158 (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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    154A  ILE*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
    155A  GLN*     3.5    30.9    +      -       -      +
    156A  GLU      4.3     0.9    -      -       -      +
    157A  LEU*     1.3    83.3    -      -       +      +
     93B  GLN*     4.4     5.0    +      -       -      -
     94B  GLN      5.5     0.9    -      -       -      +
     96B  ASN*     3.5    24.6    +      -       -      +
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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