Contacts of the helix formed by residues 494 - 519 (chain A) in PDB entry 1B3U


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 TYR 494 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    492A  PRO      3.3     5.5    +      -       -      +
    493A  ASN*     1.3    70.4    +      -       -      +
    495A  LEU*     1.3    94.6    +      -       +      +
    496A  HIS      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    497A  ARG*     3.0    28.2    +      -       -      +
    498A  MET*     2.8    41.0    +      -       -      +
    532A  VAL*     4.5    23.3    -      -       +      -
    534A  ASN*     4.2    29.2    +      -       +      -
    535A  VAL*     4.7     5.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 495 (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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    451A  VAL*     4.1    35.1    -      -       +      +
    493A  ASN*     2.8    19.4    +      -       -      +
    494A  TYR*     1.3   106.8    -      -       +      +
    496A  HIS*     1.3    61.8    +      -       +      +
    498A  MET*     3.4     7.5    -      -       +      +
    499A  THR*     2.9    30.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 496 (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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    488A  MET*     3.9    21.6    -      -       -      +
    491A  ASP*     2.9    34.5    +      -       +      +
    493A  ASN*     3.2    41.8    +      -       +      +
    494A  TYR      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
    495A  LEU*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
    497A  ARG*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    499A  THR*     3.0    24.2    +      -       -      -
    500A  THR*     3.2     8.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 497 (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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    488A  MET      3.4    10.5    -      -       -      +
    489A  SER*     2.8    34.3    -      -       -      +
    490A  GLY      3.8     2.0    -      -       -      -
    491A  ASP      2.9    24.3    +      -       -      -
    492A  PRO*     3.2    24.9    +      -       -      +
    493A  ASN      3.3    12.3    +      -       -      -
    494A  TYR*     3.0    13.5    +      -       -      +
    496A  HIS*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    498A  MET*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    500A  THR*     3.2    20.5    +      -       -      -
    501A  LEU*     3.5     2.1    +      -       -      +
    527A  MET*     3.4    25.2    -      -       +      +
    530A  ASP*     2.8    38.8    +      -       -      -
    531A  PRO*     5.1     3.4    -      -       -      +
    532A  VAL*     3.3    20.6    -      -       -      +
    535A  VAL*     4.1     6.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 498 (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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    451A  VAL*     4.2    11.9    -      -       +      -
    494A  TYR*     2.8    26.7    +      -       +      +
    495A  LEU*     3.4    15.9    -      -       +      +
    496A  HIS      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    497A  ARG*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    499A  THR*     1.3    64.9    +      -       -      +
    501A  LEU*     3.2    19.4    +      -       +      +
    502A  PHE*     3.1    42.5    +      -       +      -
    534A  ASN*     3.9    13.5    -      -       -      +
    535A  VAL*     3.7    19.0    -      -       +      +
    538A  ASN*     3.2    46.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 499 (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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    447A  MET*     3.7    28.8    +      -       +      +
    448A  ALA*     4.6     5.3    -      -       -      +
    450A  LEU*     5.4     1.6    -      -       +      -
    451A  VAL*     4.0    18.3    -      -       -      +
    488A  MET*     3.6    23.3    -      -       +      -
    495A  LEU      2.9    19.3    +      -       -      -
    496A  HIS*     3.2    14.4    -      -       -      -
    498A  MET*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    500A  THR*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    502A  PHE*     4.0     5.7    -      -       -      +
    503A  CYS*     3.0    32.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 500 (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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    485A  VAL*     3.1    41.1    +      -       +      +
    488A  MET*     3.5    11.6    -      -       -      +
    489A  SER*     3.5    16.6    +      -       -      -
    496A  HIS      3.2     3.7    +      -       -      -
    497A  ARG      3.2    10.3    +      -       -      -
    498A  MET      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    499A  THR*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    501A  LEU*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
    503A  CYS*     3.5     1.7    +      -       -      +
    504A  ILE*     3.1    41.0    +      -       +      +
    523A  THR*     4.1    19.1    -      -       +      -
    527A  MET*     4.3    11.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 501 (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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    497A  ARG      3.5     0.6    +      -       -      -
    498A  MET*     3.2    34.4    +      -       +      +
    500A  THR*     1.3    80.0    -      -       +      +
    502A  PHE*     1.3    73.0    +      -       +      +
    504A  ILE*     3.4     5.1    +      -       -      +
    505A  ASN*     3.0    29.2    +      -       -      +
    524A  VAL*     4.7    20.2    -      -       +      -
    527A  MET*     3.5    37.0    -      -       +      -
    535A  VAL*     3.8    11.0    -      -       +      +
    538A  ASN*     3.7    26.5    -      -       +      +
    539A  VAL*     3.9    12.3    -      -       +      +
    542A  SER*     4.3     7.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 502 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    450A  LEU*     3.1    44.6    -      -       +      -
    451A  VAL*     4.3    17.9    -      -       +      -
    458A  ARG*     5.1     8.1    -      -       -      -
    498A  MET*     3.1    28.6    +      -       +      +
    499A  THR*     4.1     3.8    -      -       -      +
    501A  LEU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    503A  CYS*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    505A  ASN*     3.2    25.5    +      -       -      +
    506A  VAL*     3.3    17.0    +      -       -      +
    538A  ASN*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 503 (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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    447A  MET*     3.7    36.8    -      -       -      -
    450A  LEU*     3.6    24.2    -      -       -      -
    465A  LEU*     4.8     6.1    -      -       +      -
    481A  ILE*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    485A  VAL*     4.0    20.0    -      -       +      -
    499A  THR*     3.0    30.4    +      -       -      +
    500A  THR      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    502A  PHE*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    504A  ILE*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    506A  VAL*     3.0     5.0    +      -       -      +
    507A  LEU*     2.9    32.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 504 (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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    485A  VAL*     4.1    13.0    -      -       +      -
    486A  LEU*     5.0     2.0    -      -       +      -
    500A  THR*     3.1    32.6    +      -       +      +
    501A  LEU*     3.7     6.1    -      -       +      +
    503A  CYS*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    505A  ASN*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    507A  LEU*     4.6     1.8    -      -       +      -
    508A  SER*     3.0    24.7    +      -       -      -
    520A  MET*     3.8    45.9    -      -       +      +
    523A  THR*     4.5     7.2    -      -       +      -
    524A  VAL*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      -
    542A  SER*     4.5     2.9    -      -       -      +
    546A  ILE*     4.4    17.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 505 (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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    501A  LEU*     3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    502A  PHE*     3.3    23.7    -      -       -      +
    503A  CYS      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    504A  ILE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    506A  VAL*     1.3    61.0    +      -       +      +
    508A  SER*     3.0    18.5    +      -       -      -
    509A  GLU*     3.9     1.8    +      -       -      +
    541A  LYS*     5.4     1.0    -      -       -      +
    542A  SER*     2.7    47.7    +      -       -      +
    545A  LYS*     3.4    32.7    +      -       +      +
    546A  ILE*     4.2     6.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 506 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    450A  LEU*     4.6    11.2    -      -       +      -
    462A  THR*     3.8    37.2    -      -       +      +
    465A  LEU*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      -
    466A  LYS*     3.5    30.6    -      -       +      +
    502A  PHE      3.3    13.0    +      -       -      +
    503A  CYS      3.0     6.7    +      -       -      +
    505A  ASN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
    507A  LEU*     1.3    66.8    +      -       +      +
    508A  SER      3.2     1.8    -      -       -      -
    509A  GLU*     3.1    26.6    +      -       -      +
    510A  VAL*     3.9     4.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 507 (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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    465A  LEU*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    469A  VAL*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      -
    477A  ALA*     5.1     1.6    -      -       +      -
    481A  ILE*     3.9    26.7    -      -       +      -
    482A  ILE*     4.3    17.7    -      -       +      -
    485A  VAL*     4.4    10.1    -      -       +      -
    503A  CYS*     2.9    30.2    +      -       +      +
    504A  ILE*     4.8     1.1    -      -       -      +
    506A  VAL*     1.3    71.3    -      -       +      +
    508A  SER*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    510A  VAL*     3.0     5.3    +      -       +      -
    511A  CYS*     2.8    42.4    +      -       -      +
    520A  MET*     3.9    18.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 508 (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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    504A  ILE*     3.0    14.4    +      -       -      -
    505A  ASN      3.0    18.7    +      -       -      -
    507A  LEU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    509A  GLU*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    510A  VAL      3.4     0.7    +      -       -      -
    511A  CYS      4.1     3.1    +      -       -      -
    512A  GLY*     4.2     3.8    +      -       -      -
    516A  THR*     3.5    26.7    +      -       -      -
    520A  MET*     4.2     2.6    -      -       -      +
    545A  LYS*     4.2     3.6    +      -       -      -
    546A  ILE*     3.4    25.2    -      -       -      +
    549A  ILE*     2.9    34.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 509 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    466A  LYS*     2.8    37.0    +      -       -      +
    505A  ASN      3.9     4.6    -      -       -      +
    506A  VAL*     3.1    16.7    +      -       -      +
    507A  LEU      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    508A  SER*     1.3    82.8    +      -       -      +
    510A  VAL*     1.3    66.9    +      -       +      +
    512A  GLY      5.2     0.7    -      -       -      -
    545A  LYS*     3.0    38.3    +      -       -      +
    549A  ILE*     4.2     6.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 510 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    466A  LYS*     4.2    35.2    -      -       +      -
    469A  VAL*     3.6    39.1    -      -       +      +
    470A  GLU*     4.2    21.1    -      -       +      +
    474A  LYS*     3.5    18.6    +      -       -      -
    506A  VAL*     4.1     2.9    -      -       +      +
    507A  LEU*     3.6    17.0    -      -       +      +
    509A  GLU*     1.3    85.1    -      -       -      +
    511A  CYS*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    512A  GLY      3.4     2.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 511 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    469A  VAL*     4.6     2.7    -      -       -      -
    474A  LYS*     3.7    20.6    -      -       -      +
    477A  ALA*     3.9    27.4    -      -       -      -
    482A  ILE*     4.9     7.0    -      -       -      -
    507A  LEU*     2.8    41.7    +      -       -      +
    510A  VAL*     1.3    80.7    -      -       -      +
    512A  GLY*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    514A  ASP*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    515A  ILE*     3.5    31.0    -      -       +      +
    516A  THR*     4.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
    520A  MET*     3.8    19.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 512 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    474A  LYS*     4.2     9.8    -      -       -      +
    508A  SER      4.2     5.6    +      -       -      -
    509A  GLU      5.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    510A  VAL      3.4     3.8    -      -       -      -
    511A  CYS*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    513A  GLN*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      -
    514A  ASP      3.4     2.7    -      -       -      -
    516A  THR*     2.8    32.6    +      -       -      -
    549A  ILE*     4.4     5.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 513 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    512A  GLY*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      -
    514A  ASP*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    516A  THR*     3.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    517A  THR*     2.7    45.9    +      -       -      +
    549A  ILE*     3.0    39.2    +      -       +      +
    550A  LEU*     3.8    14.2    +      -       -      -
    551A  ASP*     4.0    23.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 514 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    512A  GLY*     3.4     1.0    -      -       -      -
    513A  GLN*     1.3    80.6    +      -       -      +
    515A  ILE*     1.3    61.5    +      -       +      +
    517A  THR*     4.0     2.5    -      -       -      -
    518A  LYS*     2.6    68.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 515 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    474A  LYS*     4.0    31.9    -      -       +      +
    475A  GLU*     4.4    10.5    -      -       -      +
    478A  HIS*     4.2    13.5    -      -       +      +
    482A  ILE*     3.5    31.2    -      -       +      -
    511A  CYS*     3.5    29.2    -      -       +      +
    512A  GLY      3.8     1.6    +      -       -      -
    513A  GLN      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    514A  ASP*     1.3    77.5    -      -       +      +
    516A  THR*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    519A  HIS*     2.7    50.9    +      -       +      +
    520A  MET*     3.6     6.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 516 (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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    508A  SER*     3.5    31.8    +      -       -      -
    512A  GLY      2.8    23.7    +      -       -      -
    513A  GLN      3.9     2.9    -      -       -      -
    515A  ILE*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    517A  THR*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    520A  MET*     3.1    31.4    +      -       +      +
    521A  LEU*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      +
    546A  ILE*     4.4    17.0    -      -       +      -
    549A  ILE*     4.4     9.3    -      -       +      +
    550A  LEU*     4.2    17.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 517 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    513A  GLN*     2.7    30.9    +      -       -      +
    514A  ASP*     4.0     3.6    -      -       -      -
    516A  THR*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    518A  LYS*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
    521A  LEU*     3.8     9.8    -      -       +      +
    522A  PRO*     3.6    15.9    -      -       -      +
    550A  LEU*     3.4    21.9    -      -       -      +
    551A  ASP*     5.1     2.6    +      -       +      +
    554A  THR*     4.4    26.7    -      -       +      +
    558A  GLU*     5.7     0.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 518 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    514A  ASP*     2.6    46.7    +      -       -      +
    517A  THR*     1.3    83.3    -      -       +      +
    519A  HIS*     1.3    86.7    +      -       +      +
    520A  MET      3.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    522A  PRO*     3.6    15.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 519 (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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    478A  HIS*     3.3    37.0    +      +       -      -
    482A  ILE*     4.0    17.0    -      -       +      +
    486A  LEU*     3.6    29.6    -      -       +      +
    515A  ILE*     2.7    35.4    +      -       +      +
    518A  LYS*     1.3   100.6    +      -       +      +
    520A  MET*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    522A  PRO*     4.2     3.4    -      -       -      -
    523A  THR*     4.6     1.1    +      -       -      -
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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