Contacts of the helix formed by residues 104 - 130 (chain B) in PDB entry 5YWB


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 LEU 104 (chain B).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103B  HIS*     1.3    69.6    -      -       -      +
    105B  HIS*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    106B  LEU      2.9    11.5    +      -       -      -
    107B  TYR*     3.1    34.7    +      -       +      +
    108B  MET*     3.1    35.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 105 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  TRP*     5.7    10.1    -      -       +      -
     26B  CYS*     5.1    14.6    -      -       +      +
     29B  ASP*     3.2    24.2    -      -       +      +
     30B  ALA*     6.2     1.6    -      -       +      +
     33B  VAL*     5.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    103B  HIS      3.4     0.6    -      -       -      -
    104B  LEU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    106B  LEU*     1.3    63.5    +      -       +      +
    107B  TYR      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    108B  MET*     4.2    11.1    -      -       -      +
    109B  PRO*     3.9     6.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 106 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25B  GLY      5.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
     26B  CYS*     3.6    37.2    -      -       -      +
     29B  ASP*     4.8     6.6    -      -       +      +
     92B  GLY*     5.7     1.0    -      -       -      -
     95B  SER*     5.0    13.9    -      -       -      +
    103B  HIS*     3.6    46.2    -      -       +      +
    104B  LEU      2.9     1.4    +      -       -      -
    105B  HIS*     1.3    84.4    -      -       +      +
    107B  TYR*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    108B  MET      3.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    109B  PRO*     4.1     8.4    -      -       -      +
    168B  ARG*     4.6    15.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 107 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     88B  GLU      5.4     2.5    -      -       -      +
     89B  ILE*     5.6    11.6    -      -       +      +
     92B  GLY*     3.5    39.5    -      -       -      -
     93B  ILE*     5.4    12.6    -      -       +      -
     96B  ASP*     4.9     9.6    -      -       +      -
    103B  HIS      3.3    27.6    -      -       -      -
    104B  LEU*     3.1    38.4    +      -       +      +
    106B  LEU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       +      +
    108B  MET*     1.3    77.2    +      -       -      +
    109B  PRO*     3.3     2.8    -      -       -      -
    110B  ALA*     3.6    13.5    +      -       +      +
    111B  GLY*     3.9     6.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 108 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     33B  VAL*     4.1    15.3    -      -       +      -
    104B  LEU*     3.1    32.1    +      -       +      +
    105B  HIS*     4.2     7.2    -      -       -      -
    107B  TYR*     1.3    91.6    -      -       -      +
    109B  PRO*     1.3    70.9    -      -       +      +
    111B  GLY*     3.1     7.7    +      -       -      +
    112B  MET*     3.0    45.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 109 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29B  ASP*     3.7    31.4    -      -       +      +
     32B  ASN*     4.4    17.9    -      -       +      +
     33B  VAL*     3.8    11.4    -      -       +      -
     36B  HIS*     3.9     8.1    +      -       +      +
     88B  GLU*     4.9     3.4    -      -       -      +
    105B  HIS      3.9    10.8    -      -       -      +
    106B  LEU      4.1     6.5    -      -       -      +
    107B  TYR*     3.5     3.8    -      -       -      -
    108B  MET*     1.3    93.2    -      -       +      +
    110B  ALA*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    112B  MET*     3.3     3.2    +      -       +      +
    113B  ALA*     2.9    30.7    +      -       -      +
    150B  LYS*     5.4     6.3    -      -       -      +
    153B  LYS*     5.0     7.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 110 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     85B  LEU*     4.0     9.4    -      -       +      +
     88B  GLU*     3.6    42.3    +      -       +      +
     89B  ILE*     3.8    23.3    -      -       +      +
    107B  TYR*     3.6     9.9    +      -       -      +
    108B  MET      3.2     1.0    -      -       -      -
    109B  PRO*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    111B  GLY*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    113B  ALA*     3.3     1.9    +      -       -      +
    114B  PHE*     2.9    30.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 111 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     89B  ILE*     4.7     9.0    -      -       -      +
    107B  TYR      3.9     4.0    +      -       -      -
    108B  MET*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      -
    110B  ALA*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    112B  MET*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    114B  PHE*     3.7    15.7    -      -       -      +
    115B  MET*     3.8    14.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 112 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     33B  VAL*     4.1    21.1    -      -       +      +
     36B  HIS*     3.6    24.1    -      -       +      +
     37B  VAL*     3.9    28.0    -      -       +      +
     40B  LEU*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      +
     41B  PHE*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    108B  MET*     3.0    38.5    +      -       +      +
    109B  PRO*     3.8     1.3    -      -       +      +
    111B  GLY*     1.3    81.7    -      -       -      +
    113B  ALA*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    114B  PHE      3.1     1.7    +      -       -      -
    115B  MET*     3.3     7.3    +      -       +      +
    116B  ALA*     2.9    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 113 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     36B  HIS*     3.4    31.0    -      -       +      +
     85B  LEU*     3.5    27.1    -      -       +      +
     88B  GLU*     5.3     0.4    -      -       -      +
    109B  PRO      2.9    16.0    +      -       -      +
    112B  MET*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    114B  PHE*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    116B  ALA*     3.6     1.5    -      -       -      +
    117B  ALA*     2.8    32.2    +      -       -      +
    142B  TYR*     4.9     0.5    +      -       -      -
    150B  LYS*     6.2     2.2    -      -       -      +
    175B  LEU*     6.0     0.9    -      -       +      -
    179B  TYR*     4.1     9.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 114 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     82B  LEU*     3.4    31.6    -      -       +      -
     85B  LEU*     3.5    21.9    -      -       +      +
     86B  VAL*     5.6     6.3    -      -       +      -
     89B  ILE*     5.3    12.3    -      -       +      -
    110B  ALA      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      +
    111B  GLY*     3.7     9.6    -      -       -      +
    112B  MET      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    113B  ALA*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    115B  MET*     1.3    75.6    +      -       +      +
    117B  ALA*     3.3     2.3    +      -       -      +
    118B  ILE*     3.0    57.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 115 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     40B  LEU*     3.3    30.4    -      -       +      +
     44B  PHE*     6.3     3.4    -      -       +      -
    111B  GLY      3.8    12.1    +      -       -      +
    112B  MET*     3.3     6.9    +      -       -      +
    114B  PHE*     1.3    96.3    -      -       +      +
    116B  ALA*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    118B  ILE*     3.7    15.7    -      -       +      +
    119B  THR*     2.8    31.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 116 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     36B  HIS*     3.6    20.6    -      -       +      +
     39B  LEU*     3.9     8.8    -      -       +      +
     40B  LEU*     4.0     9.6    -      -       -      +
    112B  MET      2.9    17.2    +      -       -      +
    113B  ALA      3.6     2.5    -      -       -      +
    114B  PHE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    115B  MET*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    117B  ALA*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    119B  THR*     3.3     5.0    +      -       -      +
    120B  SER*     2.8    28.1    +      -       -      -
    142B  TYR*     3.2    32.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 117 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     78B  THR*     4.4    13.7    -      -       +      +
     81B  LEU*     4.7    21.5    -      -       +      -
     82B  LEU*     5.8     2.0    -      -       +      +
     85B  LEU*     4.6    11.0    -      -       +      -
    113B  ALA      2.8    17.6    +      -       -      +
    114B  PHE      3.8     3.1    -      -       -      +
    116B  ALA*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    118B  ILE*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    120B  SER*     3.2     8.8    +      -       -      -
    121B  VAL*     2.9    31.3    +      -       -      +
    142B  TYR*     4.9     1.0    +      -       -      -
    143B  TRP*     5.8     3.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 118 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     82B  LEU*     5.5     6.1    -      -       +      -
    114B  PHE*     3.0    53.6    +      -       +      +
    115B  MET*     3.8    17.7    -      -       +      +
    117B  ALA*     1.3    76.2    -      -       +      +
    119B  THR*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    121B  VAL*     3.2    11.6    +      -       +      +
    122B  VAL*     2.9    34.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 119 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     39B  LEU*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      -
     40B  LEU*     3.6    12.3    -      -       +      +
     43B  THR*     3.2    43.3    +      -       +      +
     44B  PHE*     5.6     1.0    -      -       -      -
    115B  MET*     2.8    18.0    +      -       -      +
    116B  ALA      3.7     5.8    -      -       -      +
    118B  ILE*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    120B  SER*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    122B  VAL*     3.2    10.1    +      -       -      +
    123B  TYR*     2.8    31.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 120 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     39B  LEU*     4.8     2.9    -      -       -      -
     74B  ARG*     5.3     5.5    +      -       -      -
     78B  THR*     5.4     3.2    +      -       -      -
    116B  ALA      2.8    15.0    +      -       -      -
    117B  ALA*     3.2    12.8    +      -       -      -
    119B  THR*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    121B  VAL*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    123B  TYR*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    124B  TYR*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
    139B  LEU*     3.9    28.6    -      -       -      +
    142B  TYR*     5.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    143B  TRP*     3.8    26.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 121 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     75B  TRP*     3.7    40.6    -      -       +      -
     78B  THR*     3.6    33.7    -      -       +      +
    117B  ALA      2.9    10.0    +      -       -      +
    118B  ILE*     3.4    15.0    -      -       +      +
    120B  SER*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    122B  VAL*     1.3    62.3    +      -       +      +
    124B  TYR*     3.2     6.4    +      -       -      +
    125B  HIS*     2.9    29.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 122 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     43B  THR*     5.1     3.4    -      -       -      +
     47B  LEU*     4.6    16.4    -      -       +      -
    118B  ILE*     2.9    29.4    +      -       +      +
    119B  THR*     3.2    13.4    +      -       -      +
    121B  VAL*     1.3    79.1    -      -       +      +
    123B  TYR*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    125B  HIS*     3.3     8.9    +      -       +      +
    126B  ASN*     2.9    36.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 123 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     39B  LEU*     4.5    11.0    -      -       +      -
     42B  ILE*     3.4    24.4    +      -       +      +
     43B  THR*     3.3    38.8    -      -       -      -
     46B  ILE*     3.3    28.8    -      -       +      +
    119B  THR*     2.8    18.7    +      -       +      +
    120B  SER*     3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    122B  VAL*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    124B  TYR*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    126B  ASN*     3.1     9.3    +      -       +      +
    127B  ILE*     2.9    37.1    +      -       +      +
    135B  LEU*     4.1    49.1    -      -       +      -
    138B  ALA*     4.7     8.1    -      -       +      +
    139B  LEU*     4.3    21.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 124 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     68B  PHE*     3.4    38.3    -      +       -      +
     69B  PRO      4.7     1.9    +      -       -      -
     71B  HIS*     3.1    46.6    +      +       +      -
     74B  ARG*     3.3    53.3    +      -       -      -
     75B  TRP*     4.2    11.2    -      -       +      +
    120B  SER      2.9    16.9    +      -       -      +
    121B  VAL*     3.2     6.5    +      -       -      +
    123B  TYR*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    125B  HIS*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    127B  ILE*     4.3     8.1    -      -       +      +
    128B  GLU*     2.9    30.5    +      -       +      +
    136B  LEU*     4.5    16.8    -      -       +      -
    139B  LEU*     4.5    12.6    -      -       +      -
    189B  VAL*     4.7     3.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 125 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     65B  TRP*     4.5    27.4    -      +       -      -
     75B  TRP*     5.4    10.0    -      +       +      -
    121B  VAL*     2.9    17.6    +      -       +      +
    122B  VAL*     3.7     9.5    +      -       -      +
    124B  TYR*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    126B  ASN*     1.3    68.7    +      -       -      +
    128B  GLU*     3.3     5.9    +      -       +      +
    129B  THR*     3.0    36.0    +      -       +      +
    223B  ASN*     4.9    13.2    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 126 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     46B  ILE*     4.4    14.3    +      -       +      +
     47B  LEU*     4.2    24.2    +      -       -      +
     50B  GLY*     5.2     9.3    -      -       -      -
    122B  VAL*     2.9    29.2    +      -       -      +
    123B  TYR*     3.1     9.4    +      -       +      +
    125B  HIS*     1.3    88.3    +      -       -      +
    127B  ILE*     1.3    59.3    +      -       +      +
    129B  THR*     3.1    23.9    -      -       +      +
    130B  SER*     3.2    16.6    +      -       -      +
    135B  LEU*     4.8     9.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 127 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     66B  LEU*     5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
     68B  PHE*     3.7    29.0    -      -       +      -
    123B  TYR*     2.9    29.4    +      -       +      +
    124B  TYR*     3.9    12.1    -      -       +      +
    126B  ASN*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    128B  GLU*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    129B  THR      3.1     1.8    -      -       -      -
    130B  SER      2.9    24.1    -      -       -      +
    131B  ASN*     3.5     4.2    +      -       -      +
    132B  PHE      4.5     9.2    -      -       -      +
    135B  LEU*     3.5    47.3    -      -       +      +
    136B  LEU*     3.6    31.0    -      -       +      -
    139B  LEU*     4.8     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 128 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     65B  TRP*     4.2    19.9    -      -       +      -
     66B  LEU*     3.5    41.2    +      -       -      +
     67B  HIS*     5.5     3.4    -      -       +      +
     68B  PHE*     4.3     5.3    -      -       +      -
     71B  HIS*     4.6    20.0    -      -       +      +
    124B  TYR*     2.9    19.3    +      -       +      +
    125B  HIS*     3.8     7.2    -      -       +      +
    127B  ILE*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    129B  THR*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    130B  SER*     4.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    223B  ASN*     6.0     2.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 129 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     64B  THR*     3.6    17.7    +      -       -      +
     65B  TRP*     5.0    14.2    -      -       -      -
     66B  LEU*     5.0     2.4    -      -       -      +
    125B  HIS*     3.0    26.7    +      -       +      +
    126B  ASN*     3.1    28.3    -      -       +      +
    128B  GLU*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    130B  SER*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 130 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     66B  LEU*     5.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    126B  ASN      3.2    16.1    +      -       -      +
    127B  ILE*     2.9    14.4    +      -       -      +
    129B  THR*     1.3    86.3    -      -       -      +
    131B  ASN*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    132B  PHE*     3.5    23.3    -      -       -      -
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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