DNA Polymerase III, Delta 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
 ASP-208   ALA-209  3.2 2.7 -8.6 17.1 111.4 113.9 19.4
 ALA-209   ALA-210  0.9 1.3 -23.4 32.6 59.3 61.1 -12.0
 ALA-210   HIS-211  2.0 2.4 -42.7 50.5 106.0 113.8 11.0
 HIS-211   PHE-212  5.4 5.4 31.4 -44.0 83.8 102.9 45.7
 PHE-212   THR-213  8.2 8.3 -18.3 13.3 120.8 114.6 21.8

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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