#This Rasmol script is for display of GCN4, a eukaryotic transcription #factor containing a basic region leucine zipper (bZIP) DNA-binding motif. #From the structure determined by Ellenberger et al., 1992, Cell 71, pp. # 1223-1237. Rasmol commands by Hannah Chen. #If molecule isn't loaded... #zap #load GCN4-1.pdb #Script starts here: define g_major (G and (*.N7 or *.O6 or *.C5 or *.C6 or *.C8 or *.H8)) define a_major (A and (*.N6 or *.N7 or *.C5 or *.C6 or *.2H6 or *.C8 or *.H8)) define t_major (T and (*.C5 or *.O4 or *.C4 or *.C5M or *.1H5M or *.2H5M or *.3H5M)) define c_major (C and (*.C5 or *.N4 or *.C4 or *.1H4 or *.2H4 or *.H5)) define g_minor (G and (*.N3 or *.C4 or *.C2 or *.N2 or *.1H2 or *.2H2)) define a_minor (A and (*.N3 or *.C4 or *.C2 or *.H2)) define c_minor (C and (*.C2 or *.O2)) define t_minor (T and (*.C2 or *.O2)) define major_groove (g_major or a_major or c_major or t_major) define minor_groove (g_minor or a_minor or c_minor or t_minor) #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #GCN4's basic region of a helix is anchored in the major groove (colored red), #you can rotate to see more clearly. select protein Ribbon on color yellow wireframe off reset rotate z -113 rotate y 2 rotate x -177 select DNA wireframe 125 select major_groove color red select minor_groove color violet select DNA and (not major_groove) and (not minor_groove) color white #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #View leucine zipper select leu color magenta spacefill 300 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Positive arginine residues interact with negative DNA backbone select arg color blue spacefill 300 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #asn235 form H-bonds with DNA select asn235 color cyan spacefill 300 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- restrict within(10.0, asn235) select arg or leu spacefill off reset rotate z 40 rotate y -24 rotate x -60 translate x -14 translate y -21 zoom 200 select asn235 spacefill 300 color cyan select c12, c34, t29, t7 color cyan select atomno=909, atomno=243, atomno=1390, atomno=694 spacefill 300 color green select atomno=910, atomno=589, atomno=1391, atomno=141 spacefill 300 color purple select protein and within(10.0, asn235) and not asn235 color yellow #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #View H-bonds between # Asn235c: OD1(909) -- C12(chaina): N4(243) # ND2(910) -- T29(chainb): O4(589) #(there is another set: # Asn235d: OD1(1390) -- C34(chainb): N4(694) # ND2(1391) -- T7(chania): O4(141)) restrict asn235c, c12, t29 reset rotate z 62 rotate y -10 rotate x -53 translate x 4 translate y -17 zoom 300 spacefill 300 color cpk select atomno=909, atomno=243 color green select atomno=910, atomno=589 color blue set fontsize 16 select c12.O2 label C12 select t29.O3* label T29 select asn235c.N label Asn235 #select dna #ribbon 300 #color yellow #select protein and not asn235c #ribbon 300 #color lightblue #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #View H-bonds between # Arg243d G32(chain b) # NH1(145) -- O6(652) # NH2(1456) -- N7(649) #Due to asymmetry, Arg243c can not form H-bonds with corresponding G. restrict arg243d, g32 spacefill 300 reset rotate z -174 rotate y -4 rotate x 156 translate x 36 translate y -8 zoom 300 color cpk select atomno=1455, atomno=652 color green select atomno=1456, atomno=649 color blue set fontsize 16 select G32.O5* label G32 select arg243d.NE label Arg243 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------