Q9ULK4: Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 23 (MED23)

Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 23 (MED23) is a 1368-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9ULK4.

Gene
MED23
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1368 residues
Mean pLDDT
86.9
Model
AF-Q9ULK4-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
13

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 86.9 (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 accurate56%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right35%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution6%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions3%

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Function

Required for transcriptional activation subsequent to the assembly of the pre-initiation complex (By similarity). Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional pre-initiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors. Required for transcriptional activation by adenovirus E1A protein.…

Subunit structure

Interacts with ELK1 (By similarity). Component of the Mediator complex, which is composed of MED1, MED4, MED6, MED7, MED8, MED9, MED10, MED11, MED12, MED13, MED13L, MED14, MED15, MED16, MED17, MED18, MED19, MED20, MED21, MED22, MED23, MED24, MED25, MED26, MED27, MED29, MED30, MED31, CCNC, CDK8 and CDC2L6/CDK11. The MED12, MED13, CCNC and CDK8 subunits form a distinct module termed the CDK8…

Subcellular location

Nucleus

Disease associations

Experimental structures in the PDB

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

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
6H02X-ray2.8 ÅA=1-1368
9F6YEM2.98 ÅA=1-1368
9F76EM3.1 ÅA=1-1368
7EMFEM3.5 ÅW=1-1368
8TRHEM3.7 ÅW=1-1368
7ENAEM4.07 Åw=1-1368
7ENCEM4.13 Åw=1-1368
8GXSEM4.16 Åw=1-1368
7ENJEM4.4 ÅW=1-1368
8T9DEM4.66 ÅR=1-1368
7LBMEM4.8 Å1=1-1368
8GXQEM5.04 Åw=1-1368
8TQWEM8.2 ÅW=1-1368

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