Contacts of the helix formed by residues 392 - 422 (chain B) in PDB entry 6R7Z


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 392 (chain B).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    282B  GLU*     4.6    20.4    -      -       +      +
    283B  GLU      4.2     5.6    -      -       -      +
    284B  PRO*     4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    285B  ARG*     3.5     8.7    -      -       -      +
    390B  HIS      4.0     2.9    -      -       -      +
    391B  ARG*     1.3    83.7    -      -       +      +
    393B  GLU*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    394B  SER*     4.0    10.5    -      -       -      +
    395B  ALA*     4.3    15.2    -      -       +      +
    396B  TYR*     3.4    20.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 393 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    283B  GLU      4.8     2.6    +      -       -      +
    285B  ARG*     3.7    16.5    -      -       +      +
    286B  PRO*     5.5     4.3    -      -       +      -
    392B  LEU*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    394B  SER*     1.3    54.9    +      -       -      +
    395B  ALA      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    396B  TYR*     3.6    11.4    -      -       +      +
    397B  GLN*     2.7    36.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 394 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    392B  LEU*     3.5     6.1    -      -       -      +
    393B  GLU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    395B  ALA*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    397B  GLN*     3.7     5.4    -      -       -      +
    398B  ASN*     2.8    30.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 395 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    390B  HIS*     5.0     6.5    -      -       +      -
    391B  ARG      5.7     0.7    -      -       -      +
    392B  LEU*     4.3    18.5    +      -       +      +
    393B  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    394B  SER*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    396B  TYR*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    398B  ASN*     3.3     5.3    +      -       -      +
    399B  HIS*     2.7    48.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 396 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    285B  ARG*     5.4     5.6    -      -       +      -
    382B  GLU*     4.6    10.5    +      -       -      +
    385B  THR*     3.7    42.2    -      -       -      -
    386B  SER*     3.9    15.8    -      -       -      -
    390B  HIS*     3.8    18.5    -      -       +      +
    392B  LEU      3.4    19.2    +      -       -      +
    393B  GLU*     3.4    13.0    +      -       +      +
    394B  SER      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    395B  ALA*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    397B  GLN*     1.3    67.7    +      -       +      +
    399B  HIS*     4.0     4.2    -      -       -      +
    400B  LEU*     3.1    28.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 397 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    393B  GLU      2.7    22.5    +      -       -      +
    394B  SER*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
    396B  TYR*     1.3    80.0    -      -       +      +
    398B  ASN*     1.3    50.5    +      -       -      +
    400B  LEU*     3.4     5.0    +      -       -      +
    401B  ILE*     2.7    36.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 398 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    394B  SER      2.8    22.1    +      -       -      +
    395B  ALA*     3.3     8.0    +      -       -      +
    397B  GLN*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    399B  HIS*     1.3    65.2    +      -       +      +
    401B  ILE*     3.3     6.7    +      -       -      +
    402B  LEU*     2.8    30.1    +      -       -      +
    554B  VAL*     5.7    10.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 399 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    314B  ILE*     5.9     7.2    -      -       +      -
    385B  THR*     5.4     7.6    -      -       -      -
    395B  ALA*     2.7    39.1    +      -       +      +
    396B  TYR*     4.1     4.7    -      -       -      +
    398B  ASN*     1.3    78.0    -      -       +      +
    400B  LEU*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    402B  LEU*     3.2     7.1    +      -       -      +
    403B  LYS*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 400 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    381B  ALA*     5.5     8.2    -      -       +      +
    382B  GLU*     6.2     2.0    -      -       -      -
    385B  THR*     4.7    15.1    -      -       -      -
    396B  TYR*     3.1    24.7    +      -       +      +
    397B  GLN*     3.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
    399B  HIS*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    401B  ILE*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    403B  LYS*     3.5     6.0    +      -       -      +
    404B  VAL*     3.0    32.2    +      -       -      +
    495B  PHE*     4.7     5.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 401 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    397B  GLN      2.7    22.5    +      -       -      +
    398B  ASN*     3.7     7.9    -      -       -      +
    400B  LEU*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
    402B  LEU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    404B  VAL*     4.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    405B  LEU*     2.9    33.7    +      -       -      +
    495B  PHE*     4.4    20.7    -      -       +      -
    554B  VAL*     6.0     4.9    -      -       +      -
    555B  TRP*     5.2    11.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 402 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    398B  ASN      2.8    19.1    +      -       -      +
    399B  HIS*     3.2     8.7    +      -       -      +
    401B  ILE*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    403B  LYS*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    405B  LEU*     4.0     3.7    -      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     3.1    25.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 403 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    322B  VAL*     6.0     6.5    -      -       +      -
    381B  ALA*     4.5    19.1    -      -       +      -
    399B  HIS      2.9    16.7    +      -       -      +
    400B  LEU*     3.9     5.6    -      -       -      +
    402B  LEU*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    404B  VAL*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     3.4     5.3    +      -       -      +
    407B  PHE*     3.1    24.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 404 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    378B  ARG*     6.4     2.0    -      -       +      -
    381B  ALA*     5.5     6.7    -      -       +      +
    400B  LEU      3.0    18.4    +      -       -      +
    401B  ILE      4.2     1.3    -      -       -      +
    403B  LYS*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    405B  LEU*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    407B  PHE*     3.5     5.4    +      -       -      +
    408B  ASN*     2.9    33.0    +      -       -      +
    495B  PHE*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 405 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    401B  ILE      2.9    20.1    +      -       -      +
    402B  LEU*     4.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    404B  VAL*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    408B  ASN*     4.1     3.3    -      -       -      +
    409B  PHE*     2.9    33.3    +      -       -      +
    555B  TRP*     6.3     4.3    -      -       +      -
    558B  ALA*     6.1     5.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 406 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    402B  LEU      3.1    18.6    +      -       -      +
    403B  LYS*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    405B  LEU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    407B  PHE*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    409B  PHE*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    410B  LEU*     3.1    25.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 407 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    325B  CYS*     4.2    22.9    -      -       +      -
    326B  LEU*     5.2     3.8    -      -       +      -
    329B  SER*     4.1    24.9    -      -       -      -
    373B  MET*     3.4    42.2    -      -       +      -
    374B  ASN*     3.6    17.5    -      -       +      -
    377B  TYR*     3.6    21.3    -      -       +      -
    403B  LYS      3.1    16.7    +      -       -      +
    404B  VAL*     4.1     5.4    -      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    408B  ASN*     1.3    61.6    +      -       +      +
    410B  LEU*     3.8     4.7    -      -       +      +
    411B  ASN*     2.8    41.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 408 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    374B  ASN*     6.2     4.0    -      -       +      -
    404B  VAL      2.9    19.4    +      -       -      +
    405B  LEU*     4.1     4.0    -      -       -      +
    407B  PHE*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
    409B  PHE*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    411B  ASN*     4.2     3.9    -      -       -      +
    412B  CYS*     3.0    32.7    +      -       -      +
    499B  LEU*     6.1     5.8    -      -       +      +
    503B  LEU*     6.3     2.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 409 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    405B  LEU      2.9    18.8    +      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     3.9     5.4    -      -       -      +
    408B  ASN*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    410B  LEU*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    412B  CYS*     4.9     2.0    -      -       -      -
    413B  PHE*     2.9    37.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 410 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    326B  LEU*     5.9     8.1    -      -       +      -
    329B  SER*     5.9     6.3    -      -       -      -
    406B  VAL      3.1    18.6    +      -       -      +
    407B  PHE*     3.8     7.4    -      -       +      +
    409B  PHE*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    411B  ASN*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    414B  ALA*     3.2    32.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 411 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    329B  SER*     5.5     8.0    -      -       -      -
    370B  ILE*     4.8    25.7    -      -       +      +
    373B  MET*     6.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    374B  ASN*     6.2     1.6    -      -       +      -
    407B  PHE*     2.8    41.8    +      -       +      +
    408B  ASN*     4.2     3.8    -      -       -      +
    410B  LEU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    412B  CYS*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    414B  ALA*     4.8     2.6    +      -       -      +
    415B  SER      5.7     0.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 412 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    408B  ASN      3.0    19.0    +      -       -      +
    409B  PHE*     4.1     2.2    -      -       -      +
    411B  ASN*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
    413B  PHE*     1.3    61.8    +      -       +      +
    414B  ALA      3.5     0.6    +      -       -      -
    415B  SER*     4.7     5.9    +      -       -      -
    416B  LEU*     4.9     4.7    +      -       -      +
    503B  LEU*     5.7     9.2    -      -       +      -
    507B  TYR*     4.8    28.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 413 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    409B  PHE*     2.9    17.5    +      -       -      +
    410B  LEU*     5.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    412B  CYS*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    414B  ALA*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    415B  SER      3.4     2.5    -      -       -      -
    416B  LEU*     3.5    11.6    +      -       +      +
    417B  PHE*     3.0    29.3    +      -       +      +
    510B  LEU*     5.5    10.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 414 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    330B  LEU*     6.3     1.3    -      -       -      -
    333B  MET*     4.9    16.8    -      -       +      -
    337B  PHE*     5.4     1.1    -      -       -      -
    410B  LEU*     3.2    20.8    +      -       +      +
    411B  ASN*     4.7     2.6    -      -       -      +
    412B  CYS      3.5     1.4    -      -       -      -
    413B  PHE*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    415B  SER*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    417B  PHE*     3.4     5.2    +      -       -      +
    418B  TYR*     2.8    30.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 415 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    333B  MET*     5.9     2.1    -      -       -      +
    336B  TYR*     4.6    15.5    -      -       -      -
    337B  PHE*     4.1    24.9    -      -       -      -
    411B  ASN      5.7     0.8    +      -       -      -
    412B  CYS      4.7     5.3    +      -       -      -
    413B  PHE      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    414B  ALA*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    416B  LEU*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    418B  TYR*     3.4     1.6    +      -       -      +
    419B  ILE*     2.8    30.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 416 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    412B  CYS      4.9     2.6    +      -       -      +
    413B  PHE*     3.5    16.6    +      -       +      +
    414B  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    415B  SER*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    417B  PHE*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    419B  ILE*     3.9     5.1    -      -       -      +
    420B  ALA*     3.0    30.8    +      -       -      +
    433B  LEU*     6.3     2.5    -      -       +      -
    510B  LEU*     5.7     7.4    -      -       +      +
    511B  PHE*     5.5    11.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 417 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    413B  PHE*     3.0    19.4    +      -       +      +
    414B  ALA*     3.8     5.6    -      -       -      +
    416B  LEU*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    418B  TYR*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    420B  ALA*     4.7     2.9    -      -       -      -
    421B  PHE*     3.0    35.4    +      -       +      +
    422B  VAL*     4.1     0.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 418 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    337B  PHE*     3.6    30.9    -      -       +      -
    414B  ALA      2.8    18.7    +      -       -      +
    417B  PHE*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    419B  ILE*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    422B  VAL*     3.3    16.5    +      -       +      +
    423B  LEU*     3.2    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 419 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    337B  PHE*     4.8     6.7    -      -       +      -
    415B  SER      2.8    17.8    +      -       -      +
    416B  LEU*     4.0     6.1    -      -       -      +
    417B  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    418B  TYR*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    420B  ALA*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    423B  LEU*     3.9     8.3    -      -       +      +
    424B  LYS*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      -
    425B  ASP      3.8     6.5    +      -       -      +
    428B  LEU*     5.8     0.9    -      -       +      -
    429B  LEU*     4.5    24.4    -      -       +      +
    432B  SER*     5.9     5.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 420 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    416B  LEU      3.0    18.8    +      -       -      +
    417B  PHE*     4.2     3.6    -      -       -      +
    419B  ILE*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    421B  PHE*     1.3    59.5    +      -       +      +
    422B  VAL      3.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    424B  LYS*     3.9    16.0    -      -       -      +
    429B  LEU*     5.7     4.2    -      -       +      +
    576B  MET*     5.3     8.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 421 (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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    417B  PHE*     3.0    16.5    +      -       +      +
    420B  ALA*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    422B  VAL*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    424B  LYS*     4.9     2.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 422 (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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    418B  TYR*     3.3    20.8    +      -       +      +
    420B  ALA      3.7     0.4    -      -       -      -
    421B  PHE*     1.3    80.8    -      -       -      +
    423B  LEU*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    424B  LYS*     3.4     2.8    -      -       -      +
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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