Q9BXW4: Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 gamma (MAP1LC3C)

Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 gamma (MAP1LC3C) is a 147-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9BXW4.

Gene
MAP1LC3C
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
147 residues
Mean pLDDT
79.9
Model
AF-Q9BXW4-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
5

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 79.9 (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 accurate40%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right38%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution11%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions12%

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Function

Ubiquitin-like modifier that plays a crucial role in antibacterial autophagy (xenophagy) through the selective binding of CALCOCO2 (PubMed:23022382). Recruits all ATG8 family members to infecting bacteria such as S.typhimurium (PubMed:23022382). May also play a role in aggrephagy, the macroautophagic degradation of ubiquitinated and aggregated proteins (PubMed:28404643)

Subunit structure

3 different light chains, LC1 (a cleavage product of MAP1B), LC2 (a cleavage product of MAP1A) and LC3 (produced by one of the MAP1LC3 genes), can associate with the MAP1A or MAP1B heavy chains (By similarity). Interacts with TP53INP1 and TP53INP2 (PubMed:22470510). Interacts with CALCOCO2 (PubMed:23022382). Interacts with TECPR2 (PubMed:20562859). Interacts with TBC1D5 (PubMed:22354992). Found…

Subcellular location

Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome membrane, Endomembrane system, Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
3WAMX-ray1.75 ÅA=8-125
5DPWX-ray2.19 ÅA/C/E/G/I/K/M/O=8-125
3VVWX-ray2.5 ÅB=1-126
3WAPX-ray3.1 ÅA=8-125
2NCNNMRA=1-126

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