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  28.6 29.0 -3.2 -15.1 47.8 46.2 180.9
 LYS-243   SER-244  26.7 26.5 2.7 -10.9 99.9 101.9 80.8
 SER-244   ILE-245  23.3 23.2 -7.3 5.5 106.2 110.5 10.2

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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