Contacts of the helix formed by residues 251 - 272 (chain A) in PDB entry 6I53


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 SER 251 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  LEU*     4.1     4.7    -      -       -      +
    248A  ASN*     2.9    34.7    +      -       -      -
    249A  ARG      3.3     1.4    -      -       -      -
    250A  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    252A  VAL*     1.3    53.4    +      -       -      +
    253A  PRO*     3.3     6.5    -      -       -      -
    254A  ALA*     2.7    26.6    +      -       -      +
    255A  ARG*     2.9    22.6    +      -       -      +
    304A  PHE*     5.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    247B  SER*     3.8    29.6    -      -       -      -
    303B  ASN*     4.8     1.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    249A  ARG      3.7    18.8    +      -       -      +
    250A  GLU*     3.3     5.7    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    253A  PRO*     1.3    64.0    -      -       +      +
    254A  ALA      3.1     4.2    +      -       -      -
    256A  THR*     2.7    31.5    +      -       -      +
    304A  PHE*     3.7    17.7    -      -       +      -
    308A  ASN*     3.3    37.9    -      -       -      +
    311A  THR*     6.0     1.3    -      -       +      -
    242E  ILE*     4.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
    246E  ALA*     3.9    15.9    -      -       +      -
    249E  ALA*     3.7    19.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PRO 253 (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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    250A  GLU      4.8     3.1    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     3.6     5.4    -      -       -      -
    252A  VAL*     1.3    91.6    -      -       +      +
    254A  ALA*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      -
    256A  THR*     4.6     0.7    -      -       -      -
    257A  VAL*     3.3    20.5    -      -       -      +
    247B  SER*     6.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    248B  ALA*     3.7    24.6    -      -       +      +
    246E  ALA*     5.4     5.8    -      -       +      -
    248E  ALA*     3.8    32.5    -      -       +      +
    249E  ALA*     4.3    15.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  LEU*     4.9     2.9    -      -       +      -
    251A  SER*     2.7    20.7    +      -       -      +
    253A  PRO*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    255A  ARG*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    256A  THR      3.2     1.6    -      -       -      -
    257A  VAL*     3.2    17.2    +      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     3.4    17.9    +      -       -      -
    247B  SER*     3.4    40.6    -      -       -      +
    248B  ALA*     4.1     1.1    -      -       -      +
    251B  VAL*     3.6    15.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244A  SER*     2.7    33.0    +      -       -      +
    245A  PHE*     4.0     4.4    -      -       -      +
    247A  LEU*     3.7    25.9    +      -       +      -
    248A  ASN      3.3    18.9    +      -       -      -
    249A  ARG*     3.7    21.8    -      -       -      +
    251A  SER*     2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    254A  ALA*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    256A  THR*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     3.7    10.2    +      -       -      +
    259A  GLY*     3.4    15.6    +      -       -      -
    301A  LEU*     4.8     1.2    -      -       -      +
    303A  GLU*     3.7    15.2    +      -       -      -
    304A  PHE*     3.5    50.0    -      -       +      +
    307A  VAL*     4.3     3.4    -      -       -      +
    393A  ASP*     3.3    37.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 256 (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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    252A  VAL*     2.7    23.7    +      -       -      +
    253A  PRO      4.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
    254A  ALA      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    255A  ARG*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    257A  VAL*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    259A  GLY*     3.2    10.8    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     3.2    35.4    +      -       +      +
    301A  LEU*     4.8     6.1    -      -       +      -
    304A  PHE*     3.5    17.4    -      -       -      -
    242E  ILE*     4.4     4.5    -      -       +      +
    249E  ALA*     3.7    33.3    -      -       -      +
    252E  ALA*     4.9     5.8    -      -       +      -
    253E  LEU*     4.0    16.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 257 (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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    253A  PRO      3.3    25.8    -      -       -      +
    254A  ALA*     3.2     9.5    +      -       -      +
    256A  THR*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     5.2     1.1    -      -       -      -
    261A  THR*     3.0    34.6    +      -       -      +
    248B  ALA*     6.0     1.8    -      -       -      +
    251B  VAL*     4.3     8.5    -      -       +      -
    252B  ALA*     4.9    12.3    -      -       +      -
    255B  ILE*     3.7    29.7    -      -       +      +
    256B  THR*     6.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    248E  ALA      5.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
    252E  ALA*     5.0    14.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 258 (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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    240A  LEU*     3.3    23.1    -      -       +      +
    241A  SER*     5.2     2.0    -      -       -      -
    243A  VAL*     3.8    29.4    -      -       +      -
    244A  SER*     3.7    28.5    -      -       -      +
    247A  LEU*     3.6    24.0    -      -       +      -
    254A  ALA      3.4    18.6    +      -       -      -
    255A  ARG*     3.9     5.8    -      -       -      +
    256A  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    257A  VAL*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    259A  GLY*     1.3    54.7    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL      3.2     1.4    +      -       -      -
    262A  THR*     2.6    39.3    +      -       +      +
    251B  VAL*     3.6    28.9    -      -       +      -
    255B  ILE*     3.6    24.9    -      -       +      -
    296B  LEU*     4.1    19.7    -      -       +      -
    299B  TYR*     6.0     1.1    -      +       -      -
    300B  ALA*     5.8     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 259 (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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    241A  SER*     5.7     4.0    -      -       -      -
    244A  SER*     5.4     2.0    +      -       -      -
    255A  ARG      3.4     5.3    +      -       -      -
    256A  THR      3.2     4.6    +      -       -      -
    258A  PHE*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    262A  THR*     3.9     5.7    +      -       -      -
    263A  VAL*     3.3    20.4    -      -       -      +
    297A  VAL      4.4     2.9    -      -       -      +
    300A  ALA*     5.2     3.8    -      -       -      -
    301A  LEU*     3.4    37.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 260 (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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    256A  THR*     3.2    25.6    +      -       +      +
    257A  VAL*     5.0     1.1    -      -       -      +
    259A  GLY*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    261A  THR*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    262A  THR      3.3     1.3    -      -       -      -
    263A  VAL*     3.2     9.7    +      -       +      +
    264A  LEU*     3.0    23.9    +      -       -      +
    301A  LEU*     3.7    11.4    -      -       +      -
    235E  LEU*     5.9     3.1    -      -       +      +
    252E  ALA      4.2     6.3    -      -       -      +
    253E  LEU*     3.6    34.8    -      -       +      +
    256E  THR*     3.7    30.9    -      -       +      +
    257E  THR*     4.9     4.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 261 (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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    257A  VAL*     3.0    27.0    +      -       -      +
    258A  PHE      4.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    260A  VAL*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    262A  THR*     1.3    52.8    +      -       +      +
    264A  LEU*     3.0    13.8    +      -       +      +
    265A  THR*     2.7    38.1    +      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     3.7    22.6    -      -       +      +
    258B  VAL*     6.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    259B  LEU*     3.7    37.5    -      -       +      -
    256E  THR*     4.9     8.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 262 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237A  THR*     3.5    16.2    -      -       +      +
    240A  LEU*     3.9    33.4    -      -       +      +
    241A  SER*     3.8    11.5    -      -       -      +
    258A  PHE*     2.6    26.4    +      -       -      +
    259A  GLY*     3.9     4.0    -      -       -      -
    261A  THR*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
    263A  VAL*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    265A  THR*     3.7     9.0    -      -       -      +
    266A  MET*     3.1    30.7    +      -       -      +
    297A  VAL*     3.3    21.2    -      -       -      +
    255B  ILE*     5.3     5.6    -      -       +      -
    258B  VAL*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 263 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    259A  GLY      3.3    22.2    -      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     3.2    10.9    +      -       +      +
    262A  THR*     1.3    77.0    +      -       -      +
    264A  LEU*     1.3    52.5    +      -       -      +
    265A  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    266A  MET*     3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
    267A  THR*     2.7    44.6    +      -       -      +
    294A  TYR*     3.4    28.2    -      -       +      +
    297A  VAL*     3.7    22.9    -      -       +      +
    298A  PHE*     4.9     1.6    -      -       -      +
    301A  LEU*     5.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
    232E  ILE*     4.5     9.0    -      -       +      -
    235E  LEU*     3.7    28.5    -      -       +      -
    260E  THR*     5.7     1.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 264 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    260A  VAL      3.0    11.7    +      -       -      +
    261A  THR*     3.0    21.2    +      -       +      +
    263A  VAL*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    265A  THR*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    267A  THR*     3.8     4.8    -      -       -      -
    268A  THR*     2.9    34.2    +      -       -      +
    259B  LEU*     4.9    14.4    -      -       +      -
    256E  THR*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      +
    259E  LEU*     5.0    13.0    -      -       +      -
    260E  THR*     3.4    40.2    -      -       +      +
    263E  THR*     4.6    13.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 265 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    233A  PRO*     5.0     0.4    -      -       +      +
    237A  THR*     3.4    35.9    -      -       +      +
    240A  LEU*     6.4     1.1    -      -       +      -
    261A  THR*     2.7    24.0    +      -       -      +
    262A  THR*     3.9     3.0    -      -       -      +
    263A  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    264A  LEU*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
    266A  MET*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    268A  THR*     3.3     7.6    +      -       -      -
    269A  LEU*     3.0    35.6    +      -       +      +
    258B  VAL*     5.8     3.3    -      -       -      +
    259B  LEU*     3.6    20.6    -      -       +      +
    262B  THR*     4.8    20.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 266 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    234A  CYS*     4.0    25.8    -      -       -      +
    237A  THR*     3.7    24.5    -      -       +      -
    262A  THR      3.1    20.1    +      -       -      +
    263A  VAL*     3.2     2.2    +      -       -      +
    265A  THR*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
    267A  THR*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    269A  LEU*     3.8     5.2    -      -       -      +
    270A  SER*     3.0    30.3    +      -       -      -
    290A  ILE*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      +
    293A  CYS*     3.8    12.8    -      -       +      +
    294A  TYR*     3.6    45.5    -      -       +      +
    297A  VAL*     4.1    15.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 267 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    263A  VAL*     2.7    31.2    +      -       -      +
    264A  LEU*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      -
    265A  THR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    266A  MET*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    268A  THR*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    270A  SER*     3.2    17.5    +      -       -      +
    271A  ILE*     3.3    32.1    +      -       +      +
    294A  TYR*     4.2     5.7    -      -       -      -
    228E  PRO*     5.0     4.0    -      -       +      +
    232E  ILE*     3.4    35.0    -      -       +      +
    260E  THR*     3.8    16.7    -      -       +      +
    263E  THR*     4.6     4.5    -      -       -      +
    264E  ILE*     4.3     7.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 268 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    264A  LEU*     2.9    22.4    +      -       -      +
    265A  THR*     3.3    10.6    +      -       -      -
    267A  THR*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    269A  LEU*     1.3    62.1    +      -       +      +
    271A  ILE*     4.2     3.7    -      -       -      +
    272A  SER*     2.9    32.8    +      -       -      +
    262B  THR*     5.9     5.2    -      -       +      -
    263B  THR*     6.1     5.4    -      -       +      -
    266B  THR*     5.1    15.9    -      -       +      +
    263E  THR*     5.5     4.9    +      -       -      +
    267E  HIS*     5.8     6.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 269 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    229A  GLN      4.5     9.2    -      -       -      +
    230A  THR*     5.4     3.0    -      -       +      +
    233A  PRO*     3.4    48.5    -      -       +      +
    234A  CYS*     3.7    24.5    -      -       -      -
    237A  THR*     4.1     7.2    -      -       -      +
    265A  THR*     3.0    25.5    +      -       +      +
    266A  MET*     4.0     9.6    -      -       +      +
    267A  THR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    268A  THR*     1.3    80.1    -      -       +      +
    270A  SER*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    272A  SER*     3.9     5.7    -      -       -      +
    273A  ALA*     3.2    28.9    +      -       -      +
    290A  ILE*     4.6     2.4    -      -       +      +
    262B  THR*     5.1     6.3    -      -       +      -
    266B  THR*     5.0    16.6    -      -       +      -
    269B  ARG*     5.6     3.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 270 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    266A  MET      3.0    19.3    +      -       -      -
    267A  THR*     3.2    13.0    +      -       -      -
    269A  LEU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    271A  ILE*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    273A  ALA*     4.4     5.2    +      -       -      +
    274A  ARG*     5.2     6.2    +      -       -      +
    290A  ILE*     3.8    28.6    -      -       -      +
    294A  TYR*     5.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    223E  LEU      4.5    12.6    -      -       -      +
    224E  GLN*     4.5     6.9    -      -       -      +
    228E  PRO*     4.8    11.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 271 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    267A  THR*     3.3    26.1    +      -       +      +
    268A  THR*     4.2     4.3    -      -       -      +
    269A  LEU      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    270A  SER*     1.3    84.6    -      -       -      +
    272A  SER*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    273A  ALA      3.3     5.7    +      -       -      -
    274A  ARG*     4.0     5.4    +      -       -      -
    275A  ASN*     4.6     6.1    +      -       -      +
    224E  GLN*     3.1    50.0    +      -       -      +
    228E  PRO*     5.4     2.9    -      -       +      -
    263E  THR*     4.5     6.3    -      -       -      +
    264E  ILE*     3.9    37.5    -      -       +      +
    267E  HIS*     4.0    32.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 272 (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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    268A  THR*     2.9    26.3    +      -       -      +
    269A  LEU*     3.9     7.9    +      -       -      +
    271A  ILE*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    273A  ALA*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    274A  ARG      3.5     0.7    -      -       -      -
    275A  ASN*     3.4    30.5    +      -       -      +
    266B  THR*     5.4     7.3    -      -       -      +
    269B  ARG*     4.2    25.7    +      -       -      -
    267E  HIS*     6.2     3.8    -      -       -      -
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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