#This script is for display of GCN4, a yeast 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, Jmol by Jason Kahn. #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 all labels off spacefill off cartoons off monitors off set monitors off color cpk select all hbonds calculate color hbonds green hbonds 0.30 wireframe 50 # select protein ribbon on color orange wireframe off select DNA backbone 200 color backbone cyan wireframe 150 select major_groove color red select minor_groove color violet select DNA and (not major_groove) and (not minor_groove) color cpk # reset rotate z -113 rotate y 2 rotate x -177 set echo top echo set echo bottom echo GCN4-DNA Cocrystal