Glutamate receptor (grin1.S) is a 941-residue protein from Xenopus laevis. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 31 Mar 2025. UniProt accession: A0A8J0TPH2.
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The mean pLDDT of this model is 81.6 (confident overall). pLDDT is AlphaFold's per-residue confidence score from 0 to 100. In MolViewer, choose the B-factor color scheme to color the model by pLDDT, because AlphaFold stores it in the B-factor column.
| pLDDT band | Meaning | Share of residues |
|---|---|---|
| Above 90 | Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate | 48% |
| 70 to 90 | Confident: backbone generally right | 33% |
| 50 to 70 | Low: treat with caution | 10% |
| Below 50 | Very low: often disordered regions | 10% |
What pLDDT means and how to read it
Receptor for glutamate that functions as a ligand-gated ion channel in the central nervous system and plays an important role in excitatory synaptic transmission. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system
Cell membrane, Postsynaptic cell membrane, Postsynaptic density membrane
Compare the prediction with experimentally determined structures of the same protein:
| PDB ID | Method | Resolution | Chains and residues |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8G18 | X-ray | 2.85 Å | A/C=23-185, A/C=211-407 |
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