DynaMut2 Result · RareResearch.AI Molecular Atlas

WFS1 R558C — Predicted Stability Change

Computed on AlphaFold AF-O76024-F1 v6 · Job ID 177985627697 · Biosig Lab, University of Queensland / Melbourne
ΔΔG (Stability Change)
-0.5kcal/mol
Destabilising

Mutation Details

Chain
A
Position
558
Wild-type
R (Arginine)
Mutant
C (Cysteine)
Region
Cytoplasmic loop between TM7 (529-549) and TM8 (563-583)

Mechanistic Interpretation

Wild-type R558's guanidinium group makes specific ionic and polar contacts with neighboring TM7/TM8 residues. The R→C swap removes the positive charge and introduces a free thiol, eliminating those contacts and reorganizing the local hydrogen-bond network. Fold survives; local function disrupted.