Contacts of the helix formed by residues 758 - 783 (chain A) in PDB entry 6VSB


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
For CSU analysis of other PDB entry

Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with SER 758 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    756A  TYR      3.3     1.0    +      -       -      -
    757A  GLY*     1.3    70.7    -      -       -      -
    759A  PHE*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    760A  CYS      3.2     3.4    -      -       -      -
    761A  THR*     2.9    21.0    +      -       -      +
    762A  GLN*     2.9    33.7    +      -       -      +
    961C  THR*     3.7    10.7    +      -       -      +
    964C  LYS*     5.7     3.3    -      -       -      +
    965C  GLN*     2.9    21.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 759 (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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    753A  LEU*     6.1     0.4    -      -       +      -
    756A  TYR*     3.1    35.1    +      +       +      +
    757A  GLY      3.4     4.2    +      -       -      -
    758A  SER*     1.3    75.7    +      -       -      +
    760A  CYS*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    762A  GLN*     3.3    18.2    +      -       -      +
    763A  LEU*     2.9    32.4    +      -       +      +
   1001A  LEU*     4.0    23.6    -      -       +      -
   1005A  GLN*     3.8    19.7    -      -       -      -
    965C  GLN*     3.9    14.8    -      -       -      -
    970C  PHE*     4.1    14.6    -      +       -      -
    999C  GLY      4.7     0.7    -      -       -      -
   1002C  GLN*     3.7    39.7    -      -       +      -
   1003C  SER*     4.3    14.6    -      -       -      -
   1006C  THR*     4.1    20.6    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 760 (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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    738A  CYS*     2.0    57.7    -      -       +      +
    739A  THR*     4.5     2.5    -      -       -      +
    753A  LEU*     3.6    24.2    -      -       -      -
    757A  GLY      5.5     4.3    -      -       -      -
    758A  SER      3.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
    759A  PHE*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    761A  THR*     1.3    53.5    +      -       -      +
    763A  LEU*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    764A  ASN*     2.5    41.5    +      -       +      +
   1001A  LEU*     6.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 761 (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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    758A  SER*     2.9    21.2    +      -       -      -
    760A  CYS*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    762A  GLN*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    764A  ASN*     3.8     5.1    -      -       -      +
    765A  ARG*     2.7    46.6    +      -       +      +
    302C  THR      5.8     4.3    -      -       -      +
    304C  LYS*     6.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 762 (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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    758A  SER*     2.9    34.7    +      -       -      +
    759A  PHE*     3.9    14.5    -      -       -      +
    761A  THR*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    763A  LEU*     1.3    57.3    +      -       +      +
    765A  ARG*     3.7    22.7    +      -       -      +
    766A  ALA*     2.7    37.3    +      -       -      +
   1005A  GLN*     5.5     0.3    +      -       -      -
    961C  THR*     3.3    29.1    -      -       +      +
    965C  GLN*     3.5    19.0    -      -       -      +
   1003C  SER*     5.0     2.3    +      -       -      -
   1006C  THR*     4.0    23.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 763 (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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    736A  VAL*     6.2     2.5    -      -       +      -
    738A  CYS*     5.9     2.2    -      -       +      -
    759A  PHE*     2.9    28.5    +      -       +      +
    760A  CYS*     3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    762A  GLN*     1.3    77.6    -      -       +      +
    764A  ASN*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    766A  ALA*     3.3     4.2    +      -       +      +
    767A  LEU*     3.1    29.2    +      -       +      +
   1001A  LEU*     5.0     5.8    -      -       +      +
   1004A  LEU*     4.3    35.2    -      -       +      +
   1005A  GLN*     3.2    45.8    -      -       -      +
   1008A  VAL*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
   1010C  GLN*     5.8     2.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 764 (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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    735A  SER*     5.1     2.9    +      -       -      -
    736A  VAL*     4.5    19.2    +      -       -      +
    737A  ASP*     5.5     4.6    +      -       -      +
    738A  CYS*     5.6     4.1    -      -       +      +
    760A  CYS*     2.5    24.7    +      -       +      +
    761A  THR*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
    763A  LEU*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    765A  ARG*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    767A  LEU*     3.2     7.6    +      -       -      +
    768A  THR*     2.9    35.5    +      -       -      -
    314C  GLN*     3.5    31.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 765 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    761A  THR*     2.7    30.0    +      -       +      +
    762A  GLN*     3.7    23.4    +      -       -      +
    764A  ASN*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    766A  ALA*     1.3    53.5    +      -       -      +
    768A  THR*     3.0    10.1    +      -       +      -
    769A  GLY*     2.7    33.3    +      -       -      -
    957C  GLN*     3.6    34.2    -      -       -      +
    958C  ALA*     5.2     3.0    -      -       -      +
    961C  THR*     3.4    24.7    +      -       -      +
   1014C  ARG*     5.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 766 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    762A  GLN      2.7    22.3    +      -       -      +
    763A  LEU*     3.7     5.2    -      -       +      +
    764A  ASN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    765A  ARG*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    767A  LEU*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    769A  GLY*     3.2     9.9    +      -       -      -
    770A  ILE*     3.3    19.6    +      -       -      +
   1008A  VAL*     3.8    19.5    -      -       +      -
   1012A  LEU*     4.4    10.8    -      -       +      +
   1010C  GLN*     4.3    18.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 767 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    734A  THR*     3.8    26.5    -      -       +      +
    735A  SER*     4.9     4.0    -      -       -      -
    736A  VAL*     3.5    37.2    -      -       +      +
    763A  LEU      3.1    18.6    +      -       -      +
    764A  ASN*     3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
    766A  ALA*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    768A  THR*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    770A  ILE*     3.0    42.0    -      -       +      +
    771A  ALA*     3.1    10.7    +      -       -      +
   1007A  TYR*     4.0    12.8    -      -       +      -
   1008A  VAL*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      +
   1011A  GLN*     4.2    14.8    -      -       +      -
   1012A  LEU*     6.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 768 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    734A  THR      5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    735A  SER*     5.4     2.9    +      -       -      -
    764A  ASN*     2.9    25.5    +      -       -      -
    765A  ARG*     3.3    13.4    -      -       +      -
    767A  LEU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    769A  GLY*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    771A  ALA*     4.0     5.9    -      -       +      +
    772A  VAL*     3.0    43.5    +      -       +      +
    861A  LEU*     6.3     0.9    -      -       -      -
    314C  GLN*     4.8     8.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 769 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    765A  ARG*     2.7    18.7    +      -       -      -
    766A  ALA*     3.2     4.9    +      -       -      -
    767A  LEU      3.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    768A  THR*     1.3    74.2    -      -       -      +
    770A  ILE*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    772A  VAL*     4.2     5.7    -      -       -      +
    773A  GLU*     3.7    21.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 770 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    731A  MET*     5.2     3.8    -      -       +      -
    732A  THR      6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    734A  THR*     4.1     7.0    -      -       +      -
    766A  ALA      3.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
    767A  LEU*     3.0    45.3    -      -       +      +
    769A  GLY*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    771A  ALA*     1.3    70.7    +      -       +      +
    772A  VAL      3.1     1.6    -      -       -      -
    773A  GLU*     2.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
    774A  GLN*     2.9    29.3    +      -       +      +
   1011A  GLN*     3.8    31.6    -      -       +      +
   1012A  LEU*     3.6    33.4    -      -       +      -
   1015A  ALA*     4.0    18.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 771 (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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    733A  LYS*     3.2    54.1    +      -       +      +
    734A  THR      4.3     6.5    -      -       -      +
    767A  LEU      3.1    12.4    +      -       -      +
    768A  THR*     4.1     4.9    -      -       +      +
    770A  ILE*     1.3    83.5    -      -       +      +
    772A  VAL*     1.3    63.1    +      -       +      +
    774A  GLN*     3.3    19.1    +      -       -      +
    775A  ASP*     3.8     2.4    +      -       -      +
    861A  LEU*     4.1    12.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 772 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    733A  LYS*     5.3     2.2    -      -       -      +
    768A  THR*     3.0    33.6    +      -       +      +
    769A  GLY*     4.2     6.5    -      -       -      +
    770A  ILE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    771A  ALA*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    773A  GLU*     1.3    63.2    +      -       +      +
    774A  GLN      3.2     0.9    +      -       -      -
    775A  ASP*     3.4    15.5    +      -       -      +
    776A  LYS*     3.6     8.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 773 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    769A  GLY      3.7    11.5    +      -       -      +
    770A  ILE*     2.9    36.7    +      -       -      +
    772A  VAL*     1.3    79.7    -      -       +      +
    774A  GLN*     1.3    72.2    +      -       -      +
    775A  ASP      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    776A  LYS*     3.2    22.7    +      -       +      +
    777A  ASN*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
   1012A  LEU*     5.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
   1015A  ALA*     4.2    14.4    -      -       -      +
   1016A  ALA*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
   1019A  ARG*     3.5    34.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 774 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    729A  VAL      4.4     2.3    -      -       -      +
    730A  SER*     3.5    12.5    -      -       -      -
    731A  MET*     3.1    58.9    +      -       +      +
    732A  THR      5.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
    733A  LYS*     4.2    15.0    -      -       +      -
    770A  ILE*     2.9    31.2    +      -       +      +
    771A  ALA*     3.6    11.9    -      -       -      +
    772A  VAL      3.1     1.0    -      -       -      -
    773A  GLU*     1.3    92.7    +      -       -      +
    775A  ASP*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    777A  ASN*     3.4    24.7    +      -       -      +
    778A  THR*     3.5    15.4    +      -       -      -
   1015A  ALA*     4.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
   1018A  ILE*     4.2     2.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 775 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    733A  LYS*     3.0    31.4    +      -       -      +
    771A  ALA      3.8     1.4    +      -       -      +
    772A  VAL*     3.4    10.1    +      -       -      +
    773A  GLU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    774A  GLN*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    776A  LYS*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    778A  THR*     3.6     6.4    +      -       -      +
    779A  GLN*     3.0    29.9    +      -       -      +
    863A  PRO*     4.0     7.8    -      -       -      +
    864A  LEU*     3.1    54.1    +      -       +      +
    865A  LEU*     4.5     4.6    +      -       -      +
    665C  PRO*     5.6     1.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 776 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    772A  VAL*     3.6     5.1    +      -       -      +
    773A  GLU*     3.2    22.8    +      -       +      +
    774A  GLN      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    775A  ASP*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    777A  ASN*     1.3    55.4    +      -       -      +
    779A  GLN*     3.0     6.9    +      -       -      +
    780A  GLU*     2.5    47.3    +      -       +      +
   1019A  ARG*     3.5    31.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 777 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    729A  VAL*     3.3    17.5    -      -       -      +
    773A  GLU      3.1    14.7    +      -       -      +
    774A  GLN*     3.7    17.7    +      -       -      +
    775A  ASP      3.4     0.4    -      -       -      -
    776A  LYS*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    778A  THR*     1.3    58.1    +      -       -      +
    780A  GLU*     3.1     8.0    +      -       -      +
    781A  VAL*     2.9    36.4    +      -       -      +
   1015A  ALA      5.6     0.2    +      -       -      -
   1018A  ILE*     4.0    19.0    -      -       -      +
   1019A  ARG*     3.1    37.8    +      -       -      +
   1022A  ALA*     3.4    26.9    -      -       +      +
   1023A  ASN*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 778 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    729A  VAL*     3.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
    730A  SER*     4.1     9.4    -      -       -      -
    774A  GLN      3.5    10.8    +      -       -      -
    775A  ASP*     4.0     9.4    +      -       -      -
    776A  LYS      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    777A  ASN*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    779A  GLN*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    782A  PHE*     3.0    48.7    +      -       +      +
    865A  LEU*     3.6    24.5    -      -       +      +
    870A  ILE*     3.8    20.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 779 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    775A  ASP      3.0    18.5    +      -       -      +
    776A  LYS*     3.0     8.9    +      -       +      +
    778A  THR*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    780A  GLU*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    783A  ALA*     3.1    48.8    +      -       +      +
    864A  LEU*     4.8     9.8    -      -       -      +
    865A  LEU*     3.8    23.7    -      -       -      +
    873A  TYR*     5.4     3.4    +      -       -      -
    661C  GLU*     5.4     6.5    +      -       -      -
    697C  MET*     5.2     6.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 780 (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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    776A  LYS*     2.5    28.6    +      -       +      +
    777A  ASN*     3.7     7.0    -      -       -      +
    779A  GLN*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    781A  VAL*     1.3    64.2    +      -       +      +
    784A  GLN*     3.4    23.7    +      -       -      +
   1019A  ARG*     3.8    23.2    +      -       -      -
   1022A  ALA*     5.8     1.3    -      -       -      -
   1023A  ASN*     3.9    18.5    -      -       -      +
   1026A  ALA*     4.0    16.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 781 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    729A  VAL*     3.8    19.1    -      -       +      -
    777A  ASN      2.9    19.5    +      -       -      +
    778A  THR      4.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    780A  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       +      +
    782A  PHE*     1.3    70.1    +      -       +      +
    784A  GLN*     3.1    23.2    -      -       -      +
   1022A  ALA*     3.4    28.3    -      -       +      +
   1025A  ALA*     4.2     9.6    -      -       +      -
   1026A  ALA*     3.6    22.4    -      -       +      +
   1029A  MET*     3.1    30.8    -      -       +      +
   1060A  VAL*     4.5    10.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 782 (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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    729A  VAL*     4.4    17.3    -      -       +      -
    778A  THR*     3.0    36.1    +      -       +      +
    781A  VAL*     1.3    80.5    -      -       +      +
    783A  ALA*     1.3    52.4    +      -       -      +
    784A  GLN*     2.7    18.5    +      -       -      +
    785A  VAL*     4.4     2.4    +      -       -      +
    865A  LEU*     5.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
    870A  ILE*     3.6    28.0    -      -       +      -
    873A  TYR*     3.9    27.5    -      -       +      +
    874A  THR*     3.5    33.2    -      -       +      -
    877A  LEU*     4.1    16.6    -      -       +      +
   1029A  MET*     4.3    10.8    -      -       +      -
   1055A  SER*     5.0     5.8    -      -       -      -
   1056A  ALA      5.7     1.3    -      -       -      -
   1059A  GLY      4.1     8.7    -      -       -      -
   1060A  VAL*     3.7    35.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 783 (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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    779A  GLN*     3.1    44.5    +      -       +      +
    782A  PHE*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    784A  GLN*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    785A  VAL      3.5     5.7    +      -       -      +
    873A  TYR*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
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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