About Gene List

PF3D7_0309800 (YTH2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:411,588..414,117(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: YTH domain-containing protein 2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:1990247 N6-methyladenosine-containing RNA binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Process GO:0061157 mRNA destabilization
Process GO:0006417 regulation of translation

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 0.03 0.98
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.02 0.98
Schizont possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.06 0.96

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0309800

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: 0.281 | MFS: -2.656 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0407900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.19 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O77335

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TOE (2-[2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethoxyl, Local RMSD=0.13) with 7NJC (Global RMSD=2.44)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9Y5A9 YTH domain-containing family protein 2 OrthoMCL BLAST US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-01US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-02US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-03US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-04...
Q9BYJ9 YTH domain-containing family protein 1 OrthoMCL BLAST US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-01US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-02US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-03US20230322715, Compound TR-YTH-04...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_105604

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q96MU7

TM-align score: 0.54 | RMSD: 3.51

Seq Identity: 0.34 | Length: 171 / 280

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000083896 YTH domain containing 1
ENSG00000275272 YTH domain containing 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 280 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 33.09

UniProt ID(s): O77335

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.75

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007275 YTH domain
PFam PF04146 YTH domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 10 11 25
disruptive 2 12 14 33
missense 2 10 12 31

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 32 17 25
disruptive 7 36 31 80
missense 3 29 24 60

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 130

Non-coding: 112 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 3

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
32867812 N(6)-Adenosine methylation on mRNA is recognized by YTH2 domain protein of humanmalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Govindaraju G, Kadumuri RV, ..., Rajavelu A 10.1186/s13072-020-00355-7
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
38316392 Reading the epitranscriptome of the human malaria parasite Govindaraju G, Rajavelu A 10.1016/j.bj.2024.100703
34809465 Plasmodium falciparum YTH2 Domain Binds to m6A-Containing mRNA and RegulatesTranslation Govindaraju G, Chavali S, Rajavelu A 10.1128/mBio.01367-21
32962747 Correction to: N(6)_Adenosine methylation on mRNA is recognized by YTH2 domain protein of human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Govindaraju G, Kadumuri RV, ..., Rajavelu A 10.1186/s13072-020-00357-5
32930954 (1)H, (13)C and (15)N resonance assignment of the YTH domain of YTHDC2 He F, Endo R, ..., Muto Y 10.1007/s12104-020-09974-3