#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) #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- #View H-bonds between # Arg243d G32(chain b) # NH1(145) -- O6(652) # NH2(1456) -- N7(649) #Due to asymmetry of site, Arg243c can not form H-bonds with corresponding G. restrict all restrict arg243d, g32, 31, 33 color white wireframe 100 select arg243d, g32 spacefill 300 reset rotate z -174 rotate y -4 rotate x 156 translate x 36 translate y -8 center atomno=1456 zoom 400 color cpk select atomno=1455, atomno=652 color green select atomno=1456, atomno=649 color blue set measure 2 measure 652 1455 measure 649 1456 set echo top echo Central Arg-Guanine interaction set fontsize 20 select G32.O5* label G32 select arg243d.NE label Arg243 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------