About Gene List

PF3D7_0309200 (ARK2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:388,943..396,419(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: aurora-related kinase ARK2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.11.1 (Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0032133 chromosome passenger complex
Component GO:0000776 kinetochore
Component GO:0072686 mitotic spindle
Component GO:0005876 spindle microtubule
Component GO:0051233 spindle midzone
Component GO:0031616 spindle pole centrosome
Function GO:0035174 histone serine kinase activity
Function GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Process GO:0007052 mitotic spindle organization
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
Process GO:0032465 regulation of cytokinesis

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 0.31 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.88 0.55
Schizont expressed 0.74 0.62
Gametocyte expressed 1.63 0.28

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0309200

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: 0.199 | MFS: -2.77 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0407400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± 1.02
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0407400)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5326

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O77328

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.29) with 2WQE (Global RMSD=1.73)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.1 non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase ATPKClDTTP53DRBEDTATBCAKN-93K252aCKI-7LAALSTAACS...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100573

Most Similar Human Ortholog: J3QLN8

TM-align score: 0.88 | RMSD: 1.72

Seq Identity: 0.41 | Length: 212 / 1650

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000087586 aurora kinase A
ENSG00000178999 aurora kinase B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 24 81 54 98
disruptive 105 294 167 344
missense 64 228 138 266

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 36 164 73 122
disruptive 186 579 215 435
missense 102 438 170 295

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 542

Non-coding: 260 | Synonymous: 126 | Nonsynonymous: 153 | Stop Codon: 3

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1650 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 193.787

UniProt ID(s): O77328

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
InterPro IPR008271 Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site
InterPro IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site
InterPro IPR030616 Aurora kinase
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10448855 The complete nucleotide sequence of chromosome 3 of Plasmodium falciparum. Bowman S, Lawson D, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/22964
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
36798191 Plasmodium ARK2-EB1 axis drives the unconventional spindle dynamics, scaffoldformation and chromosome segregation of sexual transmission stages Zeeshan M, Rea E, ..., Tewari R 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2539372/v1
30409996 Inducing controlled cell cycle arrest and re-entry during asexual proliferationof Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites van Biljon R, Niemand J, ..., Birkholtz LM 10.1038/s41598-018-34964-w
36778504 Plasmodium ARK2-EB1 axis drives the unconventional spindle dynamics, scaffoldformation and chromosome segregation of sexual transmission stages Zeeshan M, Rea E, ..., Tewari R 10.1101/2023.01.29.526106
37704606 Plasmodium ARK2 and EB1 drive unconventional spindle dynamics, during chromosomesegregation in sexual transmission stages Zeeshan M, Rea E, ..., Tewari R 10.1038/s41467-023-41395-3