DNA Polymerase IV (Family Y)

(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
 THR-239   ARG-240  8.4 8.4 -1.9 4.0 175.5 173.7 42.0
 ARG-240   VAL-241  7.1 6.9 -10.2 13.7 113.2 116.4 159.9
 VAL-241   ARG-242  9.0 9.1 -9.0 3.0 156.7 153.1 -154.4

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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