RNA Polymerase Alpha Subunit

(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
 SER-46   SER-47  4.5 4.5 -0.5 -0.6 133.5 133.7 -22.3
 SER-47   ILE-48  6.6 6.5 2.8 1.9 41.8 41.1 82.2
 ILE-48   PRO-49  4.1 4.1 -5.1 5.1 78.5 81.1 10.6
 PRO-49   GLY-50  5.9 5.9 -1.5 -0.5 91.8 91.2 37.7
 GLY-50   THR-51  6.5 6.5 -2.5 1.0 87.7 87.4 -7.6

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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


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
 VAL-167   ASP-168  16.2 16.2 -1.1 1.1 89.9 88.5 4.7
 ASP-168   ALA-169  12.6 12.5 -1.1 5.0 22.0 22.0 -51.5
 ALA-169   VAL-170  10.9 11.0 -1.2 0.2 85.9 85.9 -63.5
 VAL-170   PHE-171  7.6 7.7 -6.2 0.0 11.7 12.8 100.0
 PHE-171   SER-172  6.4 6.4 6.6 -11.0 111.8 110.3 92.7
 SER-172   PRO-173  2.6 2.6 -1.5 0.4 55.7 56.2 8.0
 PRO-173   VAL-174  3.6 3.7 0.6 -0.9 80.7 80.4 8.7

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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