Contacts of the helix formed by residues 320 - 342 (chain A) in PDB entry 1QI9


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 ILE 320 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    292A  LEU*     3.7    35.2    -      -       +      -
    297A  PHE*     3.8     6.5    -      -       +      -
    298A  ASN      5.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    299A  ARG*     4.0    33.6    +      -       +      +
    315A  PHE*     3.6    21.3    +      -       +      -
    319A  GLY*     1.4    70.3    -      -       -      -
    321A  SER*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    323A  TYR*     3.8     6.5    -      -       -      -
    324A  PHE*     3.0    30.9    +      -       +      -
    278B  ASP      5.0     1.3    -      -       -      +
    279B  ASN*     3.6    21.5    -      -       -      +
    280B  ILE*     3.3    23.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 321 (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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    315A  PHE*     3.3    30.8    +      -       -      -
    316A  VAL*     3.8    16.1    +      -       -      +
    319A  GLY      3.1     0.8    +      -       -      -
    320A  ILE*     1.3    80.9    -      -       -      +
    322A  HIS*     1.4    62.3    +      -       -      +
    325A  ARG*     3.0    30.1    +      -       -      +
    280B  ILE*     3.5    10.8    -      -       -      -
    331B  GLU*     2.6    32.6    +      -       -      +
    334B  GLN*     3.9     6.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 322 (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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    315A  PHE      3.3     1.4    +      -       -      -
    316A  VAL      3.4    17.0    +      -       -      +
    317A  ASN*     3.6     1.4    -      -       -      -
    318A  PHE*     2.9    29.9    +      +       -      +
    319A  GLY      2.8    10.6    +      -       -      +
    321A  SER*     1.4    81.3    -      -       -      +
    323A  TYR*     1.4    63.6    +      -       -      +
    325A  ARG*     3.6    19.6    +      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     3.2    45.0    +      -       +      +
    432A  LEU*     3.6    15.8    -      -       +      +
    509A  GLU*     4.2     2.0    +      -       -      +
    513A  PHE*     3.8    28.0    -      +       -      -
    519A  PHE*     3.8    28.3    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 323 (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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    288A  ALA*     2.7    44.4    +      -       +      -
    291A  LEU*     3.6    15.4    -      -       -      +
    292A  LEU*     3.8     8.6    +      -       +      -
    297A  PHE*     3.6    46.5    -      +       +      +
    319A  GLY      3.0    10.3    +      -       -      +
    320A  ILE*     3.7     6.3    -      -       +      +
    321A  SER      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    322A  HIS*     1.4    80.3    -      -       -      +
    324A  PHE*     1.4    90.0    +      +       -      +
    326A  LEU*     3.4     2.3    +      -       -      +
    327A  ILE*     3.1    27.1    +      -       +      +
    428A  VAL*     4.3     1.3    -      -       +      +
    429A  LEU*     3.6    26.3    -      -       +      +
    432A  LEU*     3.3    31.6    -      -       +      +
    433A  ILE*     4.7     5.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 324 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    285A  TYR*     3.7    36.0    -      +       -      -
    288A  ALA*     4.2    19.1    -      -       +      -
    289A  LEU*     3.8    28.3    -      -       +      -
    292A  LEU*     4.2    11.2    -      -       +      -
    320A  ILE*     3.0    28.6    +      -       +      +
    323A  TYR*     1.4    98.5    -      +       -      +
    325A  ARG*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    327A  ILE*     3.4    14.4    +      -       +      +
    328A  GLY      3.5     7.3    +      -       -      -
    279B  ASN*     3.6    22.2    -      -       +      -
    280B  ILE*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
    281B  ASN*     4.0    11.7    +      -       -      +
    328B  GLY*     3.9     9.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 325 (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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    316A  VAL*     5.0     6.9    +      -       -      +
    321A  SER*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    322A  HIS*     3.6    26.7    +      -       -      +
    323A  TYR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    324A  PHE*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    326A  LEU*     1.3    69.2    +      -       -      +
    328A  GLY      3.4     0.9    +      -       -      -
    329A  ALA*     2.8    30.4    +      -       +      +
    509A  GLU*     2.9    43.4    +      -       -      -
    513A  PHE*     5.1     2.8    -      -       -      -
    328B  GLY      3.3    26.0    -      -       -      +
    329B  ALA*     4.1     7.6    +      -       -      +
    331B  GLU*     3.8    11.9    -      -       +      +
    332B  LEU*     3.6    48.8    -      -       -      +
    335B  ARG*     4.6    10.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 326 (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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    322A  HIS*     3.2    42.7    +      -       +      +
    325A  ARG*     1.3    90.7    -      -       -      +
    327A  ILE*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    328A  GLY      3.1     1.8    -      -       -      -
    329A  ALA*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      +
    330A  ALA*     2.7    37.4    +      -       +      +
    428A  VAL*     3.7    27.8    -      -       +      -
    432A  LEU*     4.7     3.4    -      -       +      -
    505A  THR*     5.2    10.1    -      -       +      -
    506A  LEU*     3.8    27.6    -      -       +      -
    509A  GLU*     3.7    21.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 327 (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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    281A  ASN*     3.0    30.6    +      -       +      +
    284A  ALA*     5.0     3.1    -      -       +      -
    285A  TYR*     4.1    30.7    -      -       +      +
    288A  ALA*     4.6     9.4    -      -       +      -
    323A  TYR*     3.1    25.8    +      -       +      +
    324A  PHE*     3.7    11.2    -      -       +      +
    325A  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    326A  LEU*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    328A  GLY*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    425A  PHE*     3.1    39.7    -      -       +      +
    428A  VAL*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      -
    429A  LEU*     3.8    38.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 328 (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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    281A  ASN*     3.6    13.0    -      -       -      +
    324A  PHE      3.5     4.8    +      -       -      -
    325A  ARG      3.4     5.4    +      -       -      -
    326A  LEU      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    327A  ILE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    329A  ALA*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    330A  ALA      3.2     2.2    -      -       -      -
    331A  GLU*     3.1    23.2    +      -       -      +
    324B  PHE      3.9     6.7    -      -       -      -
    325B  ARG*     3.3    22.5    -      -       -      +
    328B  GLY*     4.0     7.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 329 (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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    325A  ARG*     2.8    28.8    +      -       +      +
    326A  LEU*     4.0    17.5    -      -       +      -
    328A  GLY*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    330A  ALA*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    332A  LEU*     3.1    23.9    +      -       -      +
    505A  THR*     6.5     1.3    -      -       +      -
    325B  ARG*     3.8     6.3    +      -       -      +
    329B  ALA*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 330 (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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    326A  LEU*     2.7    26.8    +      -       +      +
    329A  ALA*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    331A  GLU*     1.4    54.8    +      -       -      +
    332A  LEU*     2.9     8.0    +      -       -      +
    333A  ALA*     3.2    18.2    +      -       -      +
    424A  ALA*     3.8    20.1    -      -       +      +
    425A  PHE*     4.2     9.0    -      -       +      -
    428A  VAL*     3.5    24.0    -      -       +      -
    501A  ILE*     5.8     0.3    -      -       -      +
    502A  THR*     4.2     9.7    +      -       +      +
    505A  THR*     6.3     3.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 331 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    280A  ILE*     3.3    20.1    -      -       +      +
    328A  GLY*     3.1    16.6    +      -       -      +
    329A  ALA      3.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    330A  ALA*     1.4    74.9    -      -       -      +
    332A  LEU*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    333A  ALA*     3.1     0.9    -      -       -      -
    334A  GLN*     2.9    36.9    +      -       -      +
    421A  GLN*     2.8    43.8    +      -       -      +
    425A  PHE*     3.7    10.9    -      -       +      -
    321B  SER*     2.6    49.1    +      -       -      +
    325B  ARG*     3.8     8.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 332 (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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    112A  ASP*     3.4    38.8    -      -       +      +
    114A  SER*     3.5    36.1    -      -       -      +
    115A  GLY*     5.4     2.9    -      -       -      -
    329A  ALA      3.1    15.8    +      -       -      +
    330A  ALA*     2.9     2.1    +      -       -      +
    331A  GLU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    333A  ALA*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    334A  GLN*     3.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    335A  ARG*     3.1    24.8    +      -       +      +
    336A  SER*     4.5     0.7    +      -       -      -
    501A  ILE*     5.3     1.3    -      -       +      -
    505A  THR*     5.8     3.4    -      -       +      +
    316B  VAL*     5.7     1.3    -      -       +      +
    325B  ARG*     3.5    33.4    -      -       -      +
    509B  GLU*     5.3     1.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 333 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    330A  ALA      3.2    13.1    +      -       -      +
    331A  GLU*     3.0     0.6    +      -       -      -
    332A  LEU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    334A  GLN*     1.4    61.9    +      -       -      +
    335A  ARG      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    336A  SER*     3.0    17.9    +      -       -      +
    337A  SER*     3.1    10.7    +      -       -      -
    420A  THR*     3.9    19.0    -      -       +      +
    421A  GLN*     5.6     1.1    -      -       -      -
    424A  ALA*     4.5    12.6    -      -       +      -
    498A  GLY*     4.6     1.3    -      -       -      -
    501A  ILE*     3.9    39.9    -      -       +      +
    502A  THR*     5.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 334 (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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    331A  GLU*     2.9    28.9    +      -       -      +
    333A  ALA*     1.4    77.7    -      -       -      +
    335A  ARG*     1.4    57.3    +      -       -      +
    336A  SER      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    337A  SER*     2.9    31.0    +      -       -      -
    338A  TRP*     2.9    35.3    +      -       +      +
    417A  GLY*     3.1    28.5    +      -       -      +
    420A  THR*     4.6     2.1    -      -       -      +
    421A  GLN*     3.1    34.2    -      -       -      +
    315B  PHE*     3.7    21.9    -      -       +      -
    316B  VAL*     3.8    13.8    -      -       +      +
    321B  SER*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 335 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    107A  ALA      3.1    30.9    +      -       -      +
    108A  ALA*     3.5    13.6    -      -       -      +
    110A  ALA*     3.3    32.8    -      -       -      +
    112A  ASP*     2.8    39.8    +      -       -      +
    118A  PHE*     4.3     8.1    -      -       +      +
    332A  LEU*     3.1    23.0    +      -       +      +
    334A  GLN*     1.4    79.2    -      -       -      +
    336A  SER*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    338A  TRP*     3.3     5.0    +      -       -      +
    339A  TYR*     3.3    19.9    +      -       -      +
    316B  VAL*     3.6    23.9    +      -       +      +
    317B  ASN*     2.8    31.3    +      -       -      -
    325B  ARG*     4.5     9.1    -      -       -      +
    513B  PHE*     3.8    11.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 336 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    116A  PRO*     4.8     3.6    +      -       -      +
    117A  ALA      4.1     3.6    +      -       -      -
    118A  PHE*     3.6    33.2    +      -       -      +
    121A  THR*     4.1     9.2    +      -       -      -
    332A  LEU      4.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
    333A  ALA*     3.0     4.5    +      -       -      -
    335A  ARG*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    337A  SER*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    339A  TYR*     3.1     5.2    +      -       -      +
    340A  GLN*     3.1    26.5    +      -       -      +
    497A  LEU*     4.3     6.1    -      -       -      -
    501A  ILE*     3.5    33.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 337 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    333A  ALA      3.1    12.1    +      -       -      -
    334A  GLN*     2.9    31.8    +      -       -      -
    336A  SER*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    338A  TRP*     1.4    57.2    +      -       -      -
    340A  GLN*     3.4     2.5    +      -       -      +
    341A  LYS*     3.0    44.7    +      -       -      +
    415A  PRO*     3.8     6.5    -      -       -      +
    417A  GLY*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      -
    420A  THR*     3.8    19.6    +      -       -      -
    497A  LEU*     4.0    12.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 338 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    103A  VAL*     2.9    29.3    +      -       +      -
    104A  ASN*     3.1    21.8    +      -       +      +
    105A  PRO*     4.7     0.4    -      -       +      -
    107A  ALA*     3.7    10.8    -      -       +      -
    108A  ALA*     4.4     9.6    -      -       +      +
    334A  GLN*     2.9    43.5    +      -       +      +
    335A  ARG*     3.6     6.5    -      -       -      +
    336A  SER      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    337A  SER*     1.4    76.9    +      -       -      +
    339A  TYR*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    341A  LYS*     3.3    20.2    +      -       +      -
    342A  TRP*     2.9    55.5    +      +       -      +
    343A  GLN*     3.5     3.6    -      -       -      +
    411A  HIS*     3.6    41.7    -      +       -      -
    417A  GLY*     4.8     1.8    -      -       -      -
    315B  PHE*     3.3    33.2    -      +       -      -
    316B  VAL*     3.8    12.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 339 (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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     42A  GLN*     3.9    17.5    -      -       +      -
    108A  ALA*     3.5    16.4    -      -       +      +
    109A  PHE*     4.4     1.3    -      +       -      -
    118A  PHE*     3.5    38.8    -      +       +      +
    119A  SER*     3.5    22.8    -      -       -      -
    335A  ARG      3.3     6.6    +      -       -      +
    336A  SER      3.1     8.2    +      -       -      +
    338A  TRP*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    340A  GLN*     1.3    70.6    -      -       -      +
    343A  GLN*     2.9    57.9    +      -       +      +
    344A  VAL*     3.1    11.1    +      -       +      +
      9B  ALA*     3.4    21.0    -      -       +      +
     11B  ASP*     2.8    31.3    +      -       +      -
     18B  ARG*     3.4    10.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 340 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     42A  GLN*     2.9    31.5    +      -       -      +
    118A  PHE      4.9     2.0    +      -       -      -
    121A  THR*     3.4    17.8    +      -       -      -
    122A  THR*     4.0     1.4    -      -       -      +
    123A  ILE*     3.6    24.5    +      -       +      +
    336A  SER*     3.1    12.7    +      -       -      +
    337A  SER      3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    339A  TYR*     1.3    90.0    -      -       -      +
    341A  LYS*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    344A  VAL*     3.8     5.0    -      -       -      +
    345A  HIS*     3.0    54.8    +      -       -      +
    414A  TYR      3.7     2.7    -      -       -      -
    415A  PRO*     3.6    15.3    -      -       +      -
    497A  LEU*     4.2    14.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 341 (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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    337A  SER*     3.0    20.9    +      -       -      +
    338A  TRP*     3.5    40.2    -      -       +      +
    340A  GLN*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    342A  TRP*     1.3    65.5    +      -       +      +
    346A  ARG*     2.8    29.8    +      -       -      -
    349A  ARG*     3.8     1.2    -      -       -      +
    411A  HIS*     3.1    23.7    +      -       +      +
    412A  PRO*     2.8    38.7    +      -       +      +
    414A  TYR      3.2    18.3    +      -       -      +
    415A  PRO      2.8    25.5    +      -       -      +
    417A  GLY      3.9     2.0    -      -       -      +
    486A  HIS*     4.0     1.2    -      -       -      -
    600A  VO4      2.9    24.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 342 (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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     54A  PHE*     3.7    33.0    -      +       -      -
     74A  LEU*     4.0    20.0    -      -       +      -
     78A  ILE*     3.3    33.5    -      -       +      +
    102A  LEU*     4.2    12.6    -      -       +      -
    103A  VAL      3.6    14.1    +      -       -      -
    105A  PRO*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      +
    338A  TRP*     2.9    62.6    +      +       -      +
    341A  LYS*     1.3    79.8    -      -       +      +
    343A  GLN*     1.3    75.2    +      -       -      +
    344A  VAL      3.3     1.8    -      -       -      -
    346A  ARG*     3.0    25.7    +      -       -      +
    410A  THR      3.8     8.1    -      -       -      -
    411A  HIS*     3.6    18.8    -      -       +      +
    412A  PRO*     3.5    17.1    -      -       +      +
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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