Q9R194: Cryptochrome-2 (Cry2)

Cryptochrome-2 (Cry2) is a 592-residue protein from Mus musculus. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9R194.

Gene
Cry2
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
592 residues
Mean pLDDT
84.1
Model
AF-Q9R194-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
10

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 84.1 (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 accurate72%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right8%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution3%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions17%

What pLDDT means and how to read it

Function

Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the circadian clock. The circadian clock, an internal time-keeping system, regulates various physiological processes through the generation of approximately 24 hour circadian rhythms in gene expression, which are translated into rhythms in metabolism and behavior. It is derived from the Latin roots 'circa' (about) and 'diem' (day) and acts as an important regulator of a wide array of physiological functions including metabolism, sleep, body temperature, blood pressure, endocrine, immune, cardiovascular, and renal function. Consists of two major components: the central clock, residing in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the…

Subunit structure

Component of the circadian core oscillator, which includes the CRY proteins, CLOCK or NPAS2, BMAL1 or BMAL2, CSNK1D and/or CSNK1E, TIMELESS, and the PER proteins (PubMed:11779462). Interacts with TIMELESS (PubMed:10428031). Interacts directly with PER1, PER2 and PER3; interaction with PER2 inhibits its ubiquitination and vice versa (PubMed:10428031, PubMed:11875063, PubMed:14701732,…

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm, Nucleus

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
7V8YX-ray1.9 ÅA=1-512
4MLPX-ray1.94 ÅA/B/C/D=1-512
7V8ZX-ray1.95 ÅA=1-512
4I6GX-ray2.2 ÅA/B=1-512
6KX8X-ray2.25 ÅA/B=1-512
7EJ9X-ray2.6 ÅA/B=1-512
4I6EX-ray2.7 ÅA=1-512
4I6JX-ray2.7 ÅA=1-544
4U8HX-ray2.8 ÅA/C=1-510
7D0NX-ray2.8 ÅA=1-512

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