About Gene List

PF3D7_0218300

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:747,303..749,586(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: rRNA methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.- (Methyltransferases.)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0008989 rRNA (guanine-N1-)-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0000027 ribosomal large subunit assembly

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.56 0.68
Schizont possibly expressed 0.13 0.92
Gametocyte not expressed 0.41 0.77

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0218300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.97 | MFS: -2.069 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0315000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.26

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0315000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1817

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O96263

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: A2P (adenosine-2'-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.41) with 3JQP (Global RMSD=14.95)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.- Ex: homocysteine S-methyltransferase EDTACTABNickelA9145CtylosintacrineTween 80FTI-2628macrocinadenosineRelomycinphosphate...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102128

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6IN84

TM-align score: 0.67 | RMSD: 2.50

Seq Identity: 0.15 | Length: 257 / 354

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000274853 mitochondrial rRNA methyltransferase 1
ENSG00000278619 mitochondrial rRNA methyltransferase 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 23 14 21
disruptive 9 37 25 50
missense 9 34 25 43

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 54 11 21
disruptive 17 94 43 106
missense 13 78 36 73

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 198

Non-coding: 176 | Synonymous: 9 | Nonsynonymous: 12 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 354 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.124

UniProt ID(s): O96263

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.8

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001537 tRNA/rRNA methyltransferase, SpoU type
InterPro IPR013123 RNA 2-O ribose methyltransferase, substrate binding
InterPro IPR029028 Alpha/beta knot methyltransferases
InterPro IPR029064 50S ribosomal protein L30e-like
PFam PF00588 tRNA/rRNA methyltransferase, SpoU type
PFam PF08032 RNA 2-O ribose methyltransferase, substrate binding
Superfamily SSF55315 50S ribosomal protein L30e-like
Superfamily SSF75217 Alpha/beta knot methyltransferases

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9804551 Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Tettelin H, ..., Hoffman SL 10.1126/science.282.5391.1126
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895