Insulin-induced gene 2 protein (INSIG2) is a 225-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9Y5U4.
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The mean pLDDT of this model is 77.8 (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 band | Meaning | Share of residues |
|---|---|---|
| Above 90 | Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate | 37% |
| 70 to 90 | Confident: backbone generally right | 32% |
| 50 to 70 | Low: treat with caution | 19% |
| Below 50 | Very low: often disordered regions | 12% |
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Oxysterol-binding protein that mediates feedback control of cholesterol synthesis by controlling both endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport of SCAP and degradation of HMGCR (PubMed:12242332, PubMed:16606821, PubMed:32322062). Acts as a negative regulator of cholesterol biosynthesis by mediating the retention of the SCAP-SREBP complex in the endoplasmic reticulum, thereby blocking the processing of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) SREBF1/SREBP1 and SREBF2/SREBP2 (PubMed:32322062). Binds oxysterol, including 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol, regulating interaction with SCAP and retention of the SCAP-SREBP…
Interacts with SCAP; interaction is direct and only takes place in the presence of sterols; it prevents interaction between SCAP and the coat protein complex II (COPII) (PubMed:12242332, PubMed:17428920, PubMed:26160948, PubMed:32322062). Associates with the SCAP-SREBP complex (composed of SCAP and SREBF1/SREBP1 or SREBF2/SREBP2); association is mediated via its interaction with SCAP and only…
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Compare the prediction with experimentally determined structures of the same protein:
| PDB ID | Method | Resolution | Chains and residues |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4J82 | X-ray | 1.46 Å | C/D=221-225 |
| 6M49 | EM | 3.7 Å | A=1-225 |
| 7ETW | EM | 4.1 Å | A=1-225 |
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