Signal recognition particle receptor FtsY (ftsY) is a 369-residue protein from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius (strain ATCC 33909 / DSM 639 / JCM 8929 / NBRC 15157 / NCIMB 11770). This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: P27414.
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The mean pLDDT of this model is 81.5 (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 | 57% |
| 70 to 90 | Confident: backbone generally right | 19% |
| 50 to 70 | Low: treat with caution | 8% |
| Below 50 | Very low: often disordered regions | 16% |
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Involved in targeting and insertion of nascent membrane proteins into the cytoplasmic membrane. Acts as a receptor for the complex formed by the signal recognition particle (SRP) and the ribosome-nascent chain (RNC)
Part of the signal recognition particle protein translocation system, which is composed of SRP and FtsY
Cell membrane, Cytoplasm
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