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
 VAL-241   ARG-242  36.2 36.6 -6.7 18.3 85.6 81.8 29.5
 ARG-242   LYS-243  32.5 33.1 -3.2 -9.3 55.0 56.2 146.8
 LYS-243   SER-244  31.0 31.3 -7.0 -1.8 62.2 58.1 24.3

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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