Contacts of the helix formed by residues 380 - 404 (chain K) in PDB entry 6NR8


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 380 (chain K).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    379K  ALA*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    381K  LYS*     1.3    67.7    +      -       -      +
    382K  GLU*     3.3     5.9    +      -       -      +
    383K  ILE*     3.0    24.7    +      -       -      +
    384K  LEU*     2.6    43.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 381 (chain K). 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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    203K  LYS*     2.9    29.9    +      -       -      +
    205K  PRO*     3.4    19.4    -      -       -      +
    206K  GLY*     3.2    28.2    -      -       -      +
    380K  SER*     1.3    82.2    +      -       -      +
    382K  GLU*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    384K  LEU*     3.7    21.2    -      -       +      +
    385K  SER*     3.8     4.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 382 (chain K). 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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    380K  SER*     3.3     4.4    +      -       -      +
    381K  LYS*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    383K  ILE*     1.3    74.7    +      -       +      +
    385K  SER*     3.2    22.4    +      -       -      -
    386K  GLU*     3.4    16.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 383 (chain K). 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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    168K  TRP*     3.5    25.1    -      -       +      -
    378K  GLY*     4.0     3.0    -      -       -      -
    379K  ALA*     4.4     8.5    -      -       +      +
    380K  SER*     3.0    31.7    +      -       -      +
    382K  GLU*     1.3    91.4    -      -       +      +
    384K  LEU*     1.3    64.3    -      -       -      +
    385K  SER      3.2     1.1    -      -       -      -
    386K  GLU*     3.7    17.7    -      -       +      -
    387K  VAL*     3.3    24.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 384 (chain K). 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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    203K  LYS*     3.7    29.8    -      -       +      -
    204K  ILE      3.3    30.5    -      -       -      +
    205K  PRO*     4.1     1.3    -      -       +      -
    206K  GLY      3.9    12.8    -      -       -      +
    376K  LEU*     3.3    20.0    -      -       +      +
    377K  ARG*     3.7     9.6    -      -       -      -
    378K  GLY*     3.3    27.6    -      -       -      +
    380K  SER      2.6    27.8    +      -       -      +
    381K  LYS*     3.7    28.0    -      -       -      +
    383K  ILE*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    385K  SER*     1.3    56.1    +      -       -      +
    387K  VAL*     3.6     1.7    +      -       -      +
    388K  GLU*     3.2    20.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 385 (chain K). 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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    203K  LYS*     3.9    11.4    +      -       -      +
    381K  LYS      3.8     9.4    +      -       -      -
    382K  GLU*     3.2    14.8    +      -       -      -
    384K  LEU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    386K  GLU*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    388K  GLU*     3.1    18.3    +      -       -      +
    389K  ARG*     2.8    28.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 386 (chain K). 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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    163K  LYS*     2.9    29.9    +      -       -      -
    165K  ILE*     3.3    35.2    -      -       +      +
    168K  TRP*     5.8     3.4    -      -       +      -
    382K  GLU*     3.4    13.2    +      -       -      +
    383K  ILE*     3.4    27.5    +      -       +      +
    384K  LEU      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    385K  SER*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    387K  VAL*     1.3    64.2    +      -       +      +
    389K  ARG*     3.4     5.3    +      -       -      +
    390K  ASN*     2.8    36.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 387 (chain K). 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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    168K  TRP*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      +
    171K  LEU*     5.6     9.6    -      -       +      -
    172K  ALA      5.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    175K  ILE*     6.2     1.1    -      -       +      -
    209K  ILE*     4.7     1.1    -      -       +      -
    212K  SER*     5.4     2.0    -      -       -      +
    376K  LEU*     3.9    17.0    -      -       +      -
    377K  ARG      3.5    27.6    -      -       -      +
    378K  GLY*     3.8     2.7    -      -       -      -
    383K  ILE      3.3    14.9    +      -       -      +
    384K  LEU      3.8     6.7    -      -       -      +
    385K  SER      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    386K  GLU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    388K  GLU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    390K  ASN*     3.1     9.7    +      -       +      +
    391K  LEU*     3.0    49.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 388 (chain K). 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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    201K  VAL*     3.8    33.6    -      -       +      +
    202K  GLU*     4.5     1.7    -      -       -      -
    203K  LYS*     4.1    25.9    +      -       -      +
    376K  LEU*     4.0    22.4    -      -       +      +
    384K  LEU      3.2    10.9    +      -       -      +
    385K  SER*     3.1    24.3    +      -       -      +
    387K  VAL*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    389K  ARG*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    391K  LEU*     3.6     3.7    +      -       -      +
    392K  GLN*     3.4    18.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 389 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     62K  ASP*     5.9     5.5    +      -       -      +
     93K  ASP*     4.9     7.3    +      -       -      -
    163K  LYS*     3.4    28.0    -      -       +      +
    385K  SER      2.8    15.4    +      -       -      +
    386K  GLU*     3.7    10.3    -      -       -      +
    388K  GLU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    390K  ASN*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    392K  GLN*     3.2    45.5    +      -       -      +
    393K  ASP*     3.5    17.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 390 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    160K  ILE*     3.4    36.6    -      -       +      +
    163K  LYS*     3.5    19.4    +      -       -      -
    165K  ILE*     4.7     8.1    -      -       -      +
    168K  TRP*     4.2    19.4    +      -       -      +
    169K  SER*     5.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    172K  ALA*     3.8    18.4    -      -       +      -
    386K  GLU*     2.8    33.3    +      -       -      +
    387K  VAL*     3.1    12.0    +      -       -      +
    389K  ARG*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    391K  LEU*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    393K  ASP*     3.6     3.5    +      -       -      +
    394K  ALA*     3.1    23.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 391 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    171K  LEU      4.9     2.2    -      -       -      +
    172K  ALA*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      +
    175K  ILE*     4.6     8.1    -      -       +      -
    176K  ALA*     3.7    32.8    -      -       +      +
    201K  VAL*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      -
    374K  ILE*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
    376K  LEU*     4.8     8.5    -      -       +      -
    387K  VAL*     3.0    41.0    +      -       +      +
    388K  GLU*     4.1     4.0    -      -       -      +
    389K  ARG      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    390K  ASN*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    392K  GLN*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    393K  ASP      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    394K  ALA*     3.5     2.1    -      -       +      +
    395K  MET*     3.1    34.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 392 (chain K). 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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     91K  VAL      3.7    17.8    -      -       -      +
     92K  GLY*     4.1    10.5    -      -       -      -
     93K  ASP*     4.2     8.3    +      -       -      +
    196K  LYS*     5.2    12.5    +      -       -      +
    201K  VAL*     5.1    10.3    -      -       +      +
    388K  GLU      3.4    11.2    +      -       -      +
    389K  ARG*     3.2    39.8    +      -       -      +
    390K  ASN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    391K  LEU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    393K  ASP*     1.3    81.7    +      -       -      +
    394K  ALA      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
    395K  MET*     3.5    12.3    +      -       -      +
    396K  GLN*     3.6     9.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 393 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     93K  ASP*     3.0    30.7    -      -       -      +
    159K  SER*     3.8    29.2    -      -       -      +
    160K  ILE*     4.3    12.3    -      -       +      +
    162K  THR*     4.8     4.2    +      -       -      -
    163K  LYS*     5.0    10.2    -      -       -      +
    389K  ARG*     3.5    20.0    +      -       -      +
    390K  ASN*     3.6     7.2    +      -       -      +
    391K  LEU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    392K  GLN*     1.3    91.1    +      -       -      +
    394K  ALA*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    395K  MET      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    396K  GLN*     3.7     9.2    +      -       -      +
    397K  VAL*     3.5    20.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 394 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    156K  ILE*     3.7    27.3    -      -       +      +
    160K  ILE*     4.6     3.1    -      -       +      +
    172K  ALA*     4.0     9.9    -      -       +      +
    176K  ALA*     3.7    14.1    -      -       +      -
    390K  ASN      3.1    19.1    +      -       -      +
    391K  LEU*     3.5    11.4    -      -       -      +
    392K  GLN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    393K  ASP*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    395K  MET*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    397K  VAL*     3.2     6.4    +      -       -      +
    398K  CYS*     3.1    26.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 395 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    176K  ALA*     4.7     9.0    -      -       +      -
    179K  ALA*     5.9     0.9    -      -       +      -
    180K  VAL*     4.4    15.0    -      -       +      -
    194K  ASP*     4.4     8.4    -      -       -      +
    196K  LYS*     5.6    10.1    -      -       -      +
    199K  ALA*     4.3    30.5    -      -       +      +
    200K  ARG      3.8    10.1    -      -       -      +
    201K  VAL*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      -
    372K  CYS*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    374K  ILE*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
    391K  LEU*     3.1    19.3    +      -       +      +
    392K  GLN*     3.5     5.8    +      -       -      +
    393K  ASP      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    394K  ALA*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    396K  GLN*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    398K  CYS*     3.8     7.3    -      -       -      +
    399K  ARG*     3.1    28.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 396 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91K  VAL*     3.5    45.2    -      -       +      +
     93K  ASP*     4.5    20.2    +      -       +      +
    159K  SER*     4.2     9.9    +      -       -      -
    392K  GLN      3.6     9.1    +      -       -      +
    393K  ASP      3.9     8.9    +      -       -      +
    394K  ALA      3.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
    395K  MET*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    397K  VAL*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    399K  ARG*     3.2    20.5    -      -       -      +
    400K  ASN*     3.3    12.1    +      -       -      +
    498K  PRO*     3.8    29.0    -      -       -      +
    500K  ALA*     4.8     2.1    -      -       -      +
    501K  VAL*     3.5    24.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 397 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    152K  MET      4.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
    155K  ILE*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      +
    156K  ILE*     3.8    34.1    -      -       +      +
    159K  SER*     3.3    30.3    -      -       -      +
    177K  LEU*     5.6     1.1    -      -       +      -
    393K  ASP      3.5    13.5    -      -       -      +
    394K  ALA      3.2     6.4    +      -       -      +
    396K  GLN*     1.3    80.8    -      -       -      +
    398K  CYS*     1.3    54.4    +      -       -      +
    400K  ASN*     2.9     7.8    +      -       +      +
    401K  VAL*     2.7    36.6    +      -       +      +
    498K  PRO*     5.8     2.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 398 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    156K  ILE*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      -
    176K  ALA*     3.2    33.2    -      -       -      +
    177K  LEU*     3.7    24.0    -      -       -      -
    180K  VAL*     3.7    31.0    -      -       +      +
    181K  LYS*     4.1     5.6    +      -       -      +
    394K  ALA      3.1    20.0    +      -       -      +
    395K  MET*     3.5     2.2    +      -       -      +
    396K  GLN      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    397K  VAL*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    399K  ARG*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    401K  VAL*     3.5    10.9    -      -       +      +
    402K  LEU*     3.2    22.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 399 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     90K  GLU*     2.4    43.3    +      -       -      +
     91K  VAL*     4.0    18.0    -      -       +      +
    180K  VAL*     4.0     7.2    -      -       -      +
    193K  ILE*     3.3    50.9    -      -       +      +
    194K  ASP*     3.2    46.1    +      -       -      +
    196K  LYS*     4.3    15.2    -      -       -      +
    395K  MET      3.1    18.3    +      -       -      +
    396K  GLN*     3.2    19.1    -      -       -      +
    398K  CYS*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    400K  ASN*     1.3    52.3    +      -       +      +
    402K  LEU*     3.3     5.4    +      -       -      +
    403K  LEU      2.6    29.1    +      -       -      -
    500K  ALA*     6.4     0.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 400 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    193K  ILE*     4.8     1.1    -      -       -      -
    396K  GLN*     3.4    17.5    +      -       -      +
    397K  VAL*     2.9     7.9    +      -       +      +
    399K  ARG*     1.3    82.2    -      -       +      +
    401K  VAL*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    403K  LEU*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
    404K  ASP*     2.4    51.8    +      -       -      +
    407K  LEU*     5.6     3.2    -      -       -      +
    498K  PRO*     3.3    18.8    -      -       -      +
    499K  LEU*     3.0    28.8    +      -       -      +
    500K  ALA*     3.2    31.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 401 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    144K  VAL*     4.0    20.6    -      -       +      -
    146K  ILE*     3.3    30.7    -      -       +      +
    152K  MET*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
    155K  ILE*     4.3    12.8    -      -       +      -
    177K  LEU*     5.3     1.6    -      -       +      -
    181K  LYS*     3.4    21.8    -      -       -      +
    397K  VAL*     2.7    24.8    +      -       +      +
    398K  CYS*     3.5    10.1    -      -       -      +
    400K  ASN*     1.3    71.6    -      -       -      +
    402K  LEU*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    404K  ASP      3.7     8.7    -      -       -      +
    405K  PRO*     3.8     9.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 402 (chain K). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    146K  ILE*     5.4     3.3    -      -       +      +
    180K  VAL*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      +
    181K  LYS*     3.9    31.9    -      -       +      +
    183K  VAL      4.1    10.3    -      -       -      +
    191K  LYS*     3.7    39.1    -      -       +      +
    192K  GLU*     3.2    42.5    -      -       -      +
    193K  ILE*     4.4     4.3    -      -       -      +
    194K  ASP      4.6     1.8    -      -       -      +
    398K  CYS      3.2    19.5    +      -       -      +
    399K  ARG      3.4     3.8    -      -       -      +
    400K  ASN      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    401K  VAL*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    403K  LEU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    405K  PRO*     4.8     3.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 403 (chain K). 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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    192K  GLU*     3.2    55.1    -      -       +      +
    193K  ILE*     3.6    28.3    -      -       +      +
    399K  ARG      2.6    20.2    +      -       -      +
    400K  ASN*     2.9     5.6    +      -       -      +
    402K  LEU*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    404K  ASP*     1.3    81.8    +      -       -      +
    405K  PRO*     3.8     5.9    -      -       -      +
    406K  GLN*     5.2     0.3    +      -       -      -
    500K  ALA*     3.7    29.8    -      -       +      -
    503K  LEU*     5.3     7.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 404 (chain K). 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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    138K  LYS*     4.8     2.7    +      -       -      -
    400K  ASN*     2.4    32.2    +      -       -      +
    401K  VAL*     3.7     8.7    -      -       -      +
    403K  LEU*     1.3   103.4    -      -       -      +
    405K  PRO*     1.3    68.0    -      -       -      +
    406K  GLN*     3.1    33.5    +      -       -      +
    407K  LEU*     4.9     3.8    -      -       -      +
    499K  LEU*     3.7    23.9    -      -       +      +
    500K  ALA      4.3     1.0    +      -       -      -
    503K  LEU*     4.3    13.3    -      -       -      +
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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