P55884: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit B (EIF3B)

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit B (EIF3B) is a 814-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: P55884.

Gene
EIF3B
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
814 residues
Mean pLDDT
73.3
Model
AF-P55884-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
21

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 73.3 (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 bandMeaningShare of residues
Above 90Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate22%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right48%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution11%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions19%

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Function

RNA-binding component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is required for several steps in the initiation of protein synthesis (PubMed:17581632, PubMed:25849773, PubMed:27462815, PubMed:9388245). The eIF-3 complex associates with the 40S ribosome and facilitates the recruitment of eIF-1, eIF-1A, eIF-2:GTP:methionyl-tRNAi and eIF-5 to form the 43S pre-initiation complex (43S PIC). The eIF-3 complex stimulates mRNA recruitment to the 43S PIC and scanning of the mRNA for AUG recognition. The eIF-3 complex is also required for disassembly and recycling of post-termination ribosomal complexes and subsequently prevents premature joining of the 40S and 60S…

Subunit structure

Component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is composed of 13 subunits: EIF3A, EIF3B, EIF3C, EIF3D, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3H, EIF3I, EIF3J, EIF3K, EIF3L and EIF3M. The eIF-3 complex appears to include 3 stable modules: module A is composed of EIF3A, EIF3B, EIF3G and EIF3I; module B is composed of EIF3F, EIF3H, and EIF3M; and module C is composed of EIF3C,…

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm, Cytoplasm, Stress granule

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
6ZP4EM2.9 ÅB=1-814
8PJ5EM2.9 Å1=1-814
8PJ6EM2.9 Å1=1-814
6ZONEM3.0 ÅB=1-814
8PJ4EM3.2 Å1=1-814
8PJ1EM3.4 Å1=1-814
8PJ2EM3.4 Å1=1-814
7A09EM3.5 ÅB=1-814
8OZ0EM3.5 ÅI=1-814
8XXNEM3.6 Å3B=1-814
6ZMWEM3.7 Å1=1-814
7QP7EM3.7 Å1=1-813
8PJ3EM3.7 Å1=1-814
6ZVJEM3.8 ÅB=180-745
9BLNEM3.9 ÅU=158-814
7QP6EM4.7 Å1=1-813
5K1HEM4.9 ÅB=170-745
6YBTEM6.0 Å1=1-814
9CPAEM6.0 Åp=1-814
2KRBNMRA=184-264

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