DNA Polymerase IV

(All numbering and residues are taken from first PDB file)

Bending Residue Dihedral Analysis

Residue
i
Residue
i+1
Distance of hinge axis to residue i in conformer 1
(A)
Distance of hinge axis to residue i in conformer 2
(A)
Change in psi (i)
(deg)
Change in phi (i+1)
(deg)
Angle of psi(i) axis to hinge axis conformer 1
(deg)
Angle of psi(i) axis to hinge axis conformer 2
(deg)
Percentage Progress
 ARG-242   LYS-243  23.1 23.4 -9.1 -10.8 64.4 61.8 191.6
 LYS-243   SER-244  21.7 21.5 5.2 -8.9 105.4 109.5 6.9
 SER-244   ILE-245  18.1 17.9 -1.9 -6.1 87.7 90.1 -14.7

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Graph shows rotational transition at bending residues and can be used to identify hinge bending residues.
Probably only informative for interdomain rotations greater than 20 degrees