Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 (ATF4) is a 351-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: P18848.
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The mean pLDDT of this model is 62.0 (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 band | Meaning | Share of residues |
|---|---|---|
| Above 90 | Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate | 19% |
| 70 to 90 | Confident: backbone generally right | 8% |
| 50 to 70 | Low: treat with caution | 39% |
| Below 50 | Very low: often disordered regions | 35% |
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Transcription factor that binds the cAMP response element (CRE) (consensus: 5'-GTGACGT[AC][AG]-3') and displays two biological functions, as regulator of metabolic and redox processes under normal cellular conditions, and as master transcription factor during integrated stress response (ISR) (PubMed:16682973, PubMed:17684156, PubMed:31023583, PubMed:31444471, PubMed:32132707). Binds to asymmetric CRE's as a heterodimer and to palindromic CRE's as a homodimer (By similarity). Core effector of the ISR, which is required for adaptation to various stress such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, amino acid starvation, mitochondrial stress or oxidative stress (PubMed:31023583,…
Binds DNA as a homodimer and as a heterodimer (PubMed:11018027). Heterodimer; heterodimerizes with CEBPB (PubMed:11018027). Heterodimer; heterodimerizes with DDIT3/CHOP (PubMed:18940792). Interacts with CEP290 (via an N-terminal region) (PubMed:16682973). Interacts with NEK6, DAPK2 (isoform 2) and ZIPK/DAPK3 (PubMed:20873783, PubMed:21408167). Interacts (via its leucine zipper domain) with…
Nucleus, Nucleus speckle, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome
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