Contacts of the helix formed by residues 175 - 199 (chain C) in PDB entry 5WFE


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 THR 175 (chain C).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    174C  ASP*     1.3    76.4    +      -       -      +
    176C  ILE*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    177C  ASN      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    178C  GLN*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
    179C  CYS*     2.9    41.0    +      -       -      -
    236C  ALA*     4.9     6.5    -      -       +      +
    239C  ASN*     3.5    34.5    +      -       -      +
    243C  PRO*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 176 (chain C). 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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    158C  VAL*     3.6    31.2    -      -       +      -
    159C  THR      4.4    10.1    -      -       -      +
    160C  TRP*     5.4     5.2    -      -       +      -
    174C  ASP*     3.7    10.5    -      -       -      +
    175C  THR*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    177C  ASN*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    179C  CYS*     3.1     1.6    +      -       -      +
    180C  ILE*     2.9    45.2    +      -       +      +
    232C  ALA      4.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
    233C  PHE*     3.6    30.7    -      -       +      -
    236C  ALA*     3.5    30.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 177 (chain C). 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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    160C  TRP*     4.7     4.9    -      -       -      -
    161C  ASN*     6.2     2.2    -      -       -      +
    163C  ARG*     3.8    28.1    +      -       -      +
    164C  ARG*     2.5    43.4    +      -       -      +
    174C  ASP*     2.7    28.2    +      -       -      +
    175C  THR      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    176C  ILE*     1.3    83.7    -      -       -      +
    178C  GLN*     1.3    51.7    +      -       -      +
    180C  ILE*     3.8    11.5    -      -       -      +
    181C  SER*     2.5    36.9    +      -       -      -
     27G    G      3.3     9.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 178 (chain C). 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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    174C  ASP      3.7    17.5    +      -       -      +
    175C  THR*     3.2    11.4    +      -       -      +
    176C  ILE      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    177C  ASN*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    179C  CYS*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    181C  SER*     3.2     3.9    +      -       -      -
    182C  ALA      2.9    23.4    +      -       -      -
    243C  PRO*     4.8    12.5    -      -       +      +
    244C  ASP*     2.5    43.0    +      -       -      +
     26G    G      2.9    34.2    +      -       +      +
     27G    G      3.2    18.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 179 (chain C). 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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    175C  THR*     2.9    26.2    +      -       -      -
    176C  ILE*     3.1     6.9    +      -       +      +
    178C  GLN*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    180C  ILE*     1.3    66.8    -      -       -      +
    182C  ALA*     3.1     6.1    +      -       -      +
    183C  ALA*     2.9    21.8    +      -       -      +
    232C  ALA*     3.9    14.4    -      -       +      +
    235C  ILE      5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    236C  ALA*     3.6    33.4    -      -       +      -
    243C  PRO*     3.6    29.2    -      -       -      -
    244C  ASP*     4.3     4.5    -      -       -      -
    247C  VAL*     4.0    16.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 180 (chain C). 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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    149C  TYR*     4.9     9.2    -      -       +      +
    160C  TRP*     4.3    13.9    -      -       +      -
    163C  ARG*     4.3    20.0    -      -       -      +
    176C  ILE*     2.9    35.4    +      -       +      +
    177C  ASN*     3.9    16.8    -      -       -      +
    179C  CYS*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    181C  SER*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    183C  ALA*     3.2     7.5    +      -       -      +
    184C  THR*     2.9    39.3    +      -       +      +
    229C  VAL*     4.6    16.8    -      -       +      -
    232C  ALA*     4.4     4.0    -      -       +      -
    233C  PHE*     3.4    36.1    -      -       +      -
     28G    C      5.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 181 (chain C). 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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    163C  ARG*     4.3     4.3    +      -       -      +
    177C  ASN      2.5    18.4    +      -       -      -
    178C  GLN*     3.3     8.5    -      -       -      -
    179C  CYS      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    180C  ILE*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    182C  ALA*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    184C  THR*     2.5    24.2    +      -       -      -
    185C  SER*     2.9    19.2    +      -       -      -
     26G    G      4.8     9.2    -      -       -      -
     27G    G      2.3    54.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 182 (chain C). 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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     84C  ARG*     5.5     2.7    -      -       -      +
    178C  GLN      2.9    13.5    +      -       -      +
    179C  CYS      3.1     7.4    +      -       -      +
    181C  SER*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    183C  ALA*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    185C  SER*     3.0     9.0    +      -       -      -
    186C  CYS*     2.9    30.9    +      -       -      -
    244C  ASP*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      +
    247C  VAL*     4.2    14.1    -      -       +      -
    248C  ARG*     5.1     3.1    -      -       +      +
     26G    G      5.6     4.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 183 (chain C). 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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    179C  CYS      2.9    12.3    +      -       -      +
    180C  ILE*     3.2     9.4    +      -       -      +
    182C  ALA*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    184C  THR*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    186C  CYS*     3.3     3.5    +      -       -      +
    187C  LEU*     2.9    29.9    +      -       -      +
    228C  VAL*     3.6    29.7    -      -       +      +
    229C  VAL*     4.5     8.5    -      -       +      +
    232C  ALA*     3.8    20.0    -      -       +      -
    247C  VAL*     4.3     3.5    -      -       +      +
    251C  CYS*     4.5     7.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 184 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    149C  TYR*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    180C  ILE*     2.9    24.2    +      -       +      +
    181C  SER*     2.5    24.8    +      -       -      -
    183C  ALA*     1.3    76.2    -      -       +      +
    185C  SER*     1.3    56.1    +      -       -      +
    187C  LEU*     4.5     5.4    -      -       -      -
    188C  TYR*     2.9    43.8    +      -       -      -
    224C  LYS*     4.3    24.0    -      -       +      +
    229C  VAL*     5.3     1.6    -      -       +      -
     27G    G      3.3    15.8    -      -       -      -
     28G    C      3.3    33.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 185 (chain C). 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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     83C  VAL      3.6     3.3    -      -       -      +
     84C  ARG*     3.4    36.8    +      -       -      -
    181C  SER      2.9    16.0    +      -       -      -
    182C  ALA*     3.0    10.6    +      -       -      -
    184C  THR*     1.3    74.1    +      -       -      +
    186C  CYS*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    188C  TYR*     3.3     3.3    +      -       -      +
    189C  GLY*     2.9    18.9    +      -       -      -
     26G    G      2.6    30.0    +      -       -      -
     27G    G      3.0    14.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 186 (chain C). 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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     83C  VAL*     3.4    32.8    -      -       +      +
     84C  ARG*     5.4     0.9    -      -       -      -
    182C  ALA      2.9    19.7    +      -       -      -
    183C  ALA      3.7     5.8    -      -       -      +
    185C  SER*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    187C  LEU*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    189C  GLY      3.1     1.9    +      -       -      -
    190C  VAL*     3.0    24.4    +      -       -      +
    248C  ARG*     3.8    20.9    -      -       -      -
    251C  CYS*     3.7    25.8    -      -       +      -
    255C  PHE*     3.6    22.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 187 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    183C  ALA      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      +
    184C  THR*     4.0     4.0    -      -       -      +
    186C  CYS*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    188C  TYR*     1.3    60.5    +      -       +      +
    190C  VAL*     3.4    13.0    -      -       +      +
    191C  THR*     2.7    54.6    +      -       -      +
    220C  ALA*     3.1    33.2    -      -       +      +
    223C  ILE*     4.2    22.4    -      -       +      +
    224C  LYS*     3.5    34.3    -      -       +      +
    228C  VAL*     4.6    21.5    -      -       +      -
    255C  PHE*     4.2     3.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 188 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    184C  THR*     2.9    29.4    +      -       -      +
    185C  SER*     3.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
    187C  LEU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       +      +
    189C  GLY*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    191C  THR*     4.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    192C  GLU*     2.9    36.6    +      -       -      +
    213C  LEU*     5.3     6.3    -      -       +      -
    216C  VAL*     3.7    11.2    -      -       +      +
    217C  TYR*     3.4    36.2    -      +       +      +
    220C  ALA*     3.6    25.6    -      -       +      -
    221C  ASP*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    224C  LYS*     3.4    19.7    +      -       -      -
     27G    G      3.9    17.5    -      -       -      +
     28G    C      2.5    63.9    +      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 189 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     82C  GLY      3.8     6.1    -      -       -      -
     83C  VAL      3.3    19.5    -      -       -      -
     84C  ARG*     4.0    11.0    -      -       -      -
     85C  VAL*     3.3    15.0    -      -       -      +
    185C  SER      2.9    12.2    +      -       -      -
    186C  CYS      3.1     0.2    +      -       -      -
    188C  TYR*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    190C  VAL*     1.3    56.5    +      -       -      +
    192C  GLU*     4.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    193C  ALA*     2.9    26.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 190 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     81C  ALA      4.7     2.5    -      -       -      +
     82C  GLY*     3.2    21.3    +      -       -      +
    186C  CYS      3.0    16.3    +      -       -      +
    187C  LEU*     3.4    15.3    -      -       +      +
    189C  GLY*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      -
    191C  THR*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    193C  ALA*     3.4     4.4    +      -       -      -
    194C  ALA*     2.9    24.4    +      -       -      +
    255C  PHE*     3.4    51.8    -      -       +      -
    260C  THR*     4.6     8.3    -      -       -      +
    261C  LEU*     3.1    26.2    -      -       +      +
    264C  LEU*     4.1     5.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 191 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    187C  LEU*     2.7    41.9    +      -       -      +
    188C  TYR*     4.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    190C  VAL*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    192C  GLU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    194C  ALA*     3.1     3.0    +      -       +      +
    195C  ILE*     2.9    32.6    +      -       +      +
    216C  VAL      3.9     7.4    -      -       -      +
    219C  ILE*     3.6    23.4    +      -       +      +
    220C  ALA*     3.5    32.2    -      -       -      +
    223C  ILE*     5.2     0.5    -      -       -      +
    264C  LEU*     3.7    16.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 192 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     85C  VAL*     3.9    23.6    +      -       +      +
    188C  TYR*     2.9    23.8    +      -       -      +
    189C  GLY*     3.7     3.3    -      -       -      +
    191C  THR*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    193C  ALA*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    195C  ILE*     3.2     3.0    +      -       +      +
    196C  LEU*     2.9    38.1    +      -       +      +
    202C  PRO*     4.6     3.4    -      -       +      +
    213C  LEU*     3.5    30.7    -      -       -      +
    216C  VAL*     3.9    23.3    -      -       +      +
     91D  PRO*     3.2    29.7    -      -       -      +
     92D  GLY      4.6     0.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 193 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     53C  MET*     4.2    21.3    -      -       +      +
     76C  VAL*     5.1     3.8    -      -       +      +
     78C  VAL*     4.9     6.7    -      -       +      -
     82C  GLY*     5.2     3.1    -      -       -      +
     85C  VAL*     3.7    13.3    -      -       +      +
    189C  GLY      2.9    17.6    +      -       -      +
    190C  VAL*     3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    192C  GLU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    194C  ALA*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    196C  LEU*     3.4     7.3    +      -       -      +
    197C  ALA*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
    261C  LEU*     3.8    16.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 194 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    190C  VAL      2.9    14.9    +      -       -      +
    191C  THR      3.1     8.9    +      -       -      +
    193C  ALA*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    195C  ILE*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    197C  ALA*     3.2     8.1    +      -       -      +
    198C  ALA*     2.9    27.2    +      -       -      +
    261C  LEU*     3.3    16.1    -      -       +      +
    264C  LEU*     3.6    35.0    -      -       +      -
    265C  ILE*     5.0     6.0    -      -       +      +
    268C  ILE*     4.6     7.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 195 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    191C  THR*     2.9    23.9    +      -       +      +
    192C  GLU*     3.2     6.7    +      -       +      +
    194C  ALA*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    196C  LEU*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    198C  ALA*     3.1     6.4    +      -       -      +
    199C  GLY      2.8    22.9    +      -       -      -
    200C  TYR*     3.2    27.3    +      -       +      +
    201C  ALA      4.3     5.6    -      -       -      +
    202C  PRO*     4.7     5.2    -      -       +      -
    215C  PHE*     3.5    37.7    -      -       +      +
    216C  VAL*     3.5    37.5    -      -       +      +
    219C  ILE*     4.5     1.8    -      -       +      -
    268C  ILE*     3.6    22.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 196 (chain C). 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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     74C  LEU*     3.3    26.9    -      -       +      +
     76C  VAL*     4.8     7.2    -      -       +      -
     85C  VAL*     4.2    19.5    -      -       +      -
     88C  SER*     3.6    32.1    -      -       -      +
     89C  GLY      5.9     1.1    -      -       -      +
     90C  GLN      5.8     3.4    -      -       -      +
     91C  PRO*     6.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
     92C  GLY      5.8     6.3    -      -       -      +
    192C  GLU*     2.9    25.8    +      -       +      +
    193C  ALA*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    195C  ILE*     1.3    75.1    -      -       +      +
    197C  ALA*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    199C  GLY*     3.0    20.9    +      -       -      +
    200C  TYR      4.2    14.4    -      -       -      +
    202C  PRO*     4.3    17.3    -      -       +      -
     91D  PRO*     4.4    11.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 197 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     17C  MET*     4.6    19.3    -      -       +      -
     50C  ALA*     5.1    11.4    -      -       +      +
     51C  CYS*     4.6    16.6    -      -       +      -
     53C  MET*     4.9     3.1    -      -       +      -
     74C  LEU*     4.4     6.7    -      -       -      +
     76C  VAL*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    193C  ALA      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
    194C  ALA*     3.2     8.9    +      -       -      +
    196C  LEU*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    198C  ALA*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    199C  GLY*     4.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    265C  ILE*     5.0    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 198 (chain C). 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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     98C  LYS*     4.3    13.0    -      -       -      +
    194C  ALA      2.9    13.3    +      -       -      +
    195C  ILE*     3.1    11.0    +      -       -      +
    197C  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    199C  GLY*     1.3    59.3    +      -       -      +
    200C  TYR*     3.6    30.6    -      -       +      -
    265C  ILE*     5.5    14.9    -      -       +      +
    268C  ILE*     4.8    12.8    -      -       +      -
    269C  GLU*     6.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 199 (chain C). 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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     93C  GLY*     4.0    15.3    -      -       -      -
     94C  ALA*     4.6     4.7    +      -       -      -
     95C  ARG      5.4     1.6    +      -       -      +
     98C  LYS*     5.3     5.7    -      -       -      +
     99C  LEU*     3.9    13.5    -      -       -      +
    195C  ILE      2.8     8.3    +      -       -      -
    196C  LEU*     3.0    16.9    +      -       -      -
    197C  ALA      4.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    198C  ALA*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    200C  TYR*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      -
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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