A6NHQ4: Elongin BC and Polycomb repressive complex 2-associated protein (EPOP)

Elongin BC and Polycomb repressive complex 2-associated protein (EPOP) is a 379-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: A6NHQ4.

Gene
EPOP
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
379 residues
Mean pLDDT
58.5
Model
AF-A6NHQ4-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
2

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 58.5 (low 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 bandMeaningShare of residues
Above 90Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate2%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right18%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution51%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions30%

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Function

Scaffold protein that serves as a bridging partner between the PRC2/EZH2 complex and the elongin BC complex: required to fine-tune the transcriptional status of Polycomb group (PcG) target genes in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Plays a key role in genomic regions that display both active and repressive chromatin properties in pluripotent stem cells by sustaining low level expression at PcG target genes: acts by recruiting the elongin BC complex, thereby restricting excessive activity of the PRC2/EZH2 complex. Interaction with USP7 promotes deubiquitination of H2B at promoter sites. Acts as a regulator of neuronal differentiation

Subunit structure

Associates with the PRC2 complex, which consists of the core components EED, EZH1 or EZH2, SUZ12, and RBBP4, and various combinations of accessory subunits including AEBP2, JARID2, PHF19, MTF2 and EPOP (PubMed:24550272, PubMed:29499137). Within the complex, interacts with SUZ12 (via C2H2 zinc finger domain); competes with JARID2 for SUZ12 binding (PubMed:29499137). Associates with the elongin BC…

Subcellular location

Nucleus, Chromosome

Experimental structures in the PDB

Compare the prediction with experimentally determined structures of the same protein:

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
9LAFX-ray2.14 ÅA=34-50
9XZIX-ray2.69 ÅD=311-379

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