P62241: Small ribosomal subunit protein eS8 (RPS8)

Small ribosomal subunit protein eS8 (RPS8) is a 208-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: P62241.

Gene
RPS8
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
208 residues
Mean pLDDT
93.0
Model
AF-P62241-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
189

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 93.0 (very high 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 accurate83%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right16%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution1%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions0%

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Function

Component of the small ribosomal subunit (PubMed:23636399). The ribosome is a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell (PubMed:23636399). Part of the small subunit (SSU) processome, first precursor of the small eukaryotic ribosomal subunit. During the assembly of the SSU processome in the nucleolus, many ribosome biogenesis factors, an RNA chaperone and ribosomal proteins associate with the nascent pre-rRNA and work in concert to generate RNA folding, modifications, rearrangements and cleavage as well as targeted degradation of pre-ribosomal RNA by the RNA exosome (PubMed:34516797)

Subunit structure

Component of the small ribosomal subunit (PubMed:23636399). Identified in a IGF2BP1-dependent mRNP granule complex containing untranslated mRNAs (PubMed:17289661). Part of the small subunit (SSU) processome, composed of more than 70 proteins and the RNA chaperone small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) U3 (PubMed:34516797)

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm, Membrane, Nucleus, nucleolus

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
8GLPEM1.67 ÅSI=1-208
8QOIEM1.9 ÅSI=1-208
9O3WEM1.9 ÅSI=1-208
8YOOEM2.0 ÅSI=1-208
9C3HEM2.0 ÅSI=1-208
7R4XEM2.15 ÅI=1-208
9I2DEM2.19 ÅSI=1-208
9PBEEM2.19 ÅSI=2-207
8YOPEM2.2 ÅSI=1-208
9O3YEM2.2 ÅSI=1-208
8JDKEM2.26 Å5=1-208
8G5YEM2.29 ÅSI=1-208
9S3DEM2.32 ÅSI=1-208
9RPVEM2.35 ÅRI/SI=1-208
9S3BEM2.38 ÅSI=1-208
8K2CEM2.4 ÅSI=1-208
8XSXEM2.4 ÅSI=1-208
9SPFEM2.4 ÅSI=1-208
9SPIEM2.4 ÅSI=1-208
8JDLEM2.42 Å5=1-208

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