About Gene List

PF3D7_0110400 (RPB9)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:393,695..395,222(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.7.6 (DNA-directed RNA polymerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005665 RNA polymerase II, core complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003899 DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity
Process GO:0001193 maintenance of transcriptional fidelity during DNA-templated transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Process GO:0006366 transcription by RNA polymerase II
Process GO:0006367 transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Process GO:0006283 transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.29 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.66 0.62
Schizont expressed 0.15 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.71 0.61

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0110400

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 0 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.486 | MFS: -2.733 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0203300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.36 ± 0.22
  • Confidence: 4.41

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0203300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1673

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I241

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.7.6 DNA-directed RNA polymerase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102455

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P36954

TM-align score: 0.73 | RMSD: 2.32

Seq Identity: 0.37 | Length: 113 / 249

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000105258 RNA polymerase II subunit I

Genetic Variation

MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 13 8 15
disruptive 6 20 7 22
missense 2 16 6 16

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 30 14 6
disruptive 10 40 23 58
missense 4 29 17 37

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 84

Non-coding: 75 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 249 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 29.688

UniProt ID(s): Q8I241

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.41

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001529 DNA-directed RNA polymerase, M/15kDa subunit
InterPro IPR019761 DNA-directed RNA polymerase M, 15kDa subunit, conserved site
InterPro IPR034012 Pol II subunit B9, C-terminal zinc ribbon
PFam PF02150 DNA-directed RNA polymerase, M/15kDa subunit
Superfamily SSF57783 N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
26429063 Transcription coupled nucleotide excision repair in the yeast Saccharomycescerevisiae: The ambiguous role of Rad26 Li S 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.09.006
35618649 Absence of the Rpb9 subunit of RNA polymerase II reduces the chronological lifespan in fission yeast Bhardwaj V, Sharma N 10.1002/jobm.202200036
27796045 Facilitators and Repressors of Transcription-coupled DNA Repair in Saccharomycescerevisiae Li W, Li S 10.1111/php.12655
33775921 Deletion of the non-essential Rpb9 subunit of RNA polymerase II results inpleiotropic phenotypes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Bhardwaj V, Vishwakarma P, Lynn A, Sharma N 10.1016/j.bbapap.2021.140654
32460824 Taf14 is required for the stabilization of transcription pre-initiation complexin Saccharomyces cerevisiae Peil K, Jurgens H, ..., Kristjuhan A 10.1186/s13072-020-00347-7