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  25.1 25.6 -1.0 -16.1 44.6 44.7 157.4
 LYS-243   SER-244  23.9 23.7 9.6 -15.8 110.9 113.0 44.4
 SER-244   ILE-245  20.3 20.3 -1.5 -3.9 104.7 107.6 -1.7

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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