zap echo "" echo "Now let's look at a different kind of Zn finger protein. We looked at" echo "this protein, glucocorticoid receptor, before. It has two kinds of zinc" echo " fingers, which serve different purposes. Hit a key:" pause load pdb "1GLU.PDB" reset slab off rotate z 95 rotate x -82 select *:a wireframe off backbone 100 color blue select *:b wireframe off backbone 100 color violet select 457-469 color yellow echo "" echo "Again, the helices interacting with the DNA is shown in yellow." echo "" echo "Hit a key to turn on the Zn atoms:" pause select zn spacefill color white script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill off script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill off script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill echo "" echo "There are two atoms (white) in each subunit, and they serve different" echo "purposes. Let's focus on the lower subunit." pause select *:b backbone off select zn:b spacefill off translate y -5 script "delay1.scr" translate y -10 script "delay1.scr" translate y -15 script "delay1.scr" translate y -20 script "delay1.scr" zoom 125 script "delay1.scr" zoom 150 script "delay1.scr" zoom 175 script "delay1.scr" zoom 200 script "delay1.scr" translate y -25 script "delay1.scr" translate y -30 script "delay1.scr" echo "" echo "The lower Zn atom serves to organize a zinc finger that gives" echo "structure to the alpha helix that contacts the DNA directly" echo " (shown in yellow and lying in the major groove)" echo "" echo "Hit a key to highlight the zinc finger:" pause select 440-470:a color redorange echo "" echo "" echo "Now let's look at the Zn finger by itself" pause select not (440-470:a,zn515:a) wireframe off backbone off spacefill off echo "" echo "The alpha helix is pointing out of the screen." echo "Hit a key to see a ribbon trace and rotate the structure:" pause select 440-470:a ribbons backbone off center selected script "delay1.scr" script "y-90-2.scr" script "x90-2.scr" echo "" echo "Note that the rest of the finger is a loop, not a beta sheet." echo "Another difference from the previous protein is that the Zn is" echo "coordinated by 4 Cys residues, not 2 His and 2 Cys. Let's " echo "look at these residues. First the sulfur atoms (hit a key):" pause ribbons off backbone 50 select within(2.6,zn515:a) and sulfur color yellow center selected spacefill 250 echo "" echo "The sulfurs (yellow) are located in a tetrahedral arrangement around" echo "the Zn. Rotate the molecule as you like. This will help you see the" echo "tetrahedral arrangement of the sulfurs. Zoom will help." echo " Then hit a key to restore the view." pause reset slab off rotate z -174 rotate y -7 translate x -11 translate y 20 zoom 200 echo "" echo "Now hit a key to visualize the cysteines." pause select cys and 440-470:a and not 450 wireframe 50 color green select within(2.6,zn515:a) and sulfur spacefill 250 center selected color yellow echo "" echo " The cysteines are in two pairs, which are on opposite sides of a loop;" echo " this organizes the structure. This kind of zinc finger can often be" echo " identified by this arrangement of cysteines in a protein sequence." echo "" echo "Rotate to see the arrangement of Cys's, then hit a key to restore the view:" pause reset slab off rotate z -174 rotate y -7 translate x -11 translate y 20 zoom 200 select 440-470:a center selected echo "" echo "Hit a key to rotate it:" pause script "x-90-2.scr" script "y90-2.scr" echo "" echo "Now return to the entire subunit (hit a key):" pause select *:a color blue backbone 50 select 440-470:a color redorange spacefill off wireframe off backbone 50 select zn515:a color white select dna wireframe echo "" echo "Now we will look at the other Zn finger. It has a different" echo "structure and a different job." echo "" echo "The other zinc atom organizes a different part of the protein" echo " into a dimerization interface. Hit a key:" pause select 474-503:a color green select zn516:a color white spacefill script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill off script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill off script "delay1.scr" script "delay1.scr" spacefill echo "" echo "" echo "" echo "This portion of the protein contains two alpha helices." echo " Hit a key to see them:" pause select 474-503:a ribbons backbone off select 492-503:a color greenblue echo "" echo "The two helices are colored slightly differently. " echo "Hit a key for a better view of the helices:" pause rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate x -5 echo "" echo "Now turn on the upper subunit (any key):" pause select zn:b color white spacefill select *:b and not zn backbone color violet select 474-503:b backbone off ribbons color magenta echo "" echo "The region of contact between the two subunits is visible." echo "Rotate it to see it better (any key):" pause rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y 5 script "delay1.scr" echo "" echo "Hit a key to turn on spacefill:" pause select protein spacefill echo "" echo "" echo "This shows that the dimerization interface is closely packed." echo "Hit a key:" pause rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" rotate y -5 script "delay1.scr" echo "" echo "Hit a key to turn off spacefill:" pause spacefill off echo "" echo "Now return to the original view" pause translate y -15 script "delay0.scr" translate y -10 script "delay0.scr" translate y -5 script "delay0.scr" translate y 0 script "delay0.scr" zoom 180 script "delay0.scr" zoom 160 script "delay0.scr" zoom 140 script "delay0.scr" zoom 125 script "delay0.scr" zoom 112 script "delay0.scr" zoom 100 script "delay1.scr" echo "" echo "Hit a key to give the original depiction:" pause select *:a backbone 100 ribbons off color blue select *:b backbone 100 color violet ribbons off select zn color white script "delay1.scr" rotate x -2 script "delay0.scr" rotate x -2 script "delay0.scr" rotate x -2 script "delay0.scr" rotate x -2 script "delay0.scr" rotate y 2 script "delay0.scr" rotate y 2 script "delay0.scr" rotate y 2 script "delay0.scr" echo "" echo "" echo "Hit a key to look at another kind of zinc finger protein:" pause90