Q9NR50: Translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit gamma (EIF2B3)

Translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit gamma (EIF2B3) is a 452-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9NR50.

Gene
EIF2B3
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
452 residues
Mean pLDDT
72.6
Model
AF-Q9NR50-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
25

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 72.6 (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 accurate6%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right62%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution18%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions14%

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Function

Acts as a component of the translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) complex, which catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP on the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) complex gamma subunit (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:27023709, PubMed:31048492). Its guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity is repressed when bound to eIF2 complex phosphorylated on the alpha subunit, thereby limiting the amount of methionyl-initiator methionine tRNA available to the ribosome and consequently global translation is repressed (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:31048492)

Subunit structure

Component of the translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) complex which is a heterodecamer of two sets of five different subunits: alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon. Subunits alpha, beta and delta comprise a regulatory subcomplex and subunits epsilon and gamma comprise a catalytic subcomplex (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:27023709, PubMed:31048492). Within the complex, the hexameric regulatory…

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm, cytosol

Disease associations

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
7VLKEM2.27 ÅE/F=1-452
7F64EM2.42 ÅE/F=1-452
7RLOEM2.6 ÅI/J=1-452
9HVEEM2.7 ÅE/F=1-452
7F66EM2.76 ÅE/F=1-452
6CAJEM2.8 ÅI/J=1-452
7L70EM2.8 ÅI/J=1-452
7TRJEM2.8 ÅI/J=1-452
8TQZEM2.9 ÅI/J=1-452
7KMFEM2.91 ÅJ/K=1-452
7L7GEM3.0 ÅI/J=1-452
6O85EM3.03 ÅI/J=1-452
6O9ZEM3.03 ÅI/J=1-452
9HVDEM3.04 ÅE/F=1-452
8TQOEM3.1 ÅI=1-452
6O81EM3.21 ÅI/J=1-452
7F67EM3.59 ÅE/F=1-452
7D45EM3.8 ÅE/F=1-452
9HVFEM3.8 ÅE=1-452
7D44EM4.0 ÅE/F=1-452

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