Myosin

(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
 GLN-82   GLY-83  14.7 14.7 34.1 -26.7 94.0 87.3 56.7
 GLY-83   CYS-84  12.0 12.0 21.9 -17.0 136.2 118.5 2.3
 CYS-84   PHE-85  13.2 13.6 -33.4 6.6 93.3 85.5 32.0

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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