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  7.1 7.1 1.1 -1.9 65.0 63.3 -7.4
 SER-47   ILE-48  5.2 5.3 -1.2 2.3 73.2 73.2 24.5
 ILE-48   PRO-49  1.9 1.9 -30.2 17.6 42.5 41.6 74.7
 PRO-49   GLY-50  4.5 4.6 0.5 -0.3 148.7 148.5 4.8
 GLY-50   THR-51  4.6 4.6 -4.0 2.0 50.1 49.8 3.4

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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


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-168   ALA-169  10.3 10.4 -2.2 11.9 52.6 52.5 -38.7
 ALA-169   VAL-170  8.8 8.9 -3.7 10.2 57.2 62.3 -64.1
 VAL-170   PHE-171  5.9 5.5 -28.6 7.4 56.3 51.3 45.1
 PHE-171   SER-172  4.4 4.7 2.6 -24.8 122.4 127.9 119.1
 SER-172   PRO-173  2.5 2.5 7.6 1.5 68.1 69.3 25.0
 PRO-173   VAL-174  1.5 1.4 2.3 -1.0 88.0 88.1 4.0

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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