About Gene List

PF3D7_0405300 (LISP2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:282,403..288,297(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: liver specific protein 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0030430 host cell cytoplasm
Component GO:0042025 host cell nucleus
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole

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 possibly expressed 0.13 0.94
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.09 0.95
Schizont possibly expressed 0.12 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.17 0.90

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0405300

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: 1 | MFS: -0.408 | #Insertions: 6

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1003000)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5193

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I1X6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AN2 (amp phosphoramidate, Local RMSD=3.77) with 3IED (Global RMSD=18.87)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_133615

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 44 70 39 98
disruptive 314 368 140 320
missense 200 248 108 231

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 57 119 75 107
disruptive 432 554 185 381
missense 265 383 140 263

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 466

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 189 | Nonsynonymous: 276 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1964 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 233.714

UniProt ID(s): Q8I1X6, Q9U0D4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001451 Hexapeptide repeat
InterPro IPR010884 6-Cysteine (6-Cys) domain
InterPro IPR011004 Trimeric LpxA-like superfamily
PFam PF00132 Hexapeptide repeat
PFam PF07422 6-Cysteine (6-Cys) domain
Superfamily SSF51161 Trimeric LpxA-like superfamily

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
23216750 Liver-specific protein 2: a Plasmodium protein exported to the hepatocytecytoplasm and required for merozoite formation. Orito Y, Ishino T, ..., Yuda M 10.1111/mmi.12083
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33228734 Definition of constitutive and stage-enriched promoters in the rodent malariaparasite, Plasmodium yoelii Bowman LM, Finger LE, Hart KJ, Lindner SE 10.1186/s12936-020-03498-w
31094679 The Plasmodium liver-specific protein 2 (LISP2) is an early marker of liver stagedevelopment Gupta DK, Dembele L, ..., Diagana TT 10.7554/eLife.43362
27241521 Protective efficacy and safety of liver stage attenuated malaria parasites Kumar H, Sattler JM, ..., Frischknecht F 10.1038/srep26824
29440367 A Plasmodium Parasite with Complete Late Liver Stage Arrest Protects againstPreerythrocytic and Erythrocytic Stage Infection in Mice Vaughan AM, Sack BK, ..., Kappe SHI 10.1128/IAI.00088-18
36445080 The PTEX Pore Component EXP2 Is Important for Intrahepatic Development during thePlasmodium Liver Stage Hussain T, Linera-Gonzalez J, ..., Beck JR 10.1128/mbio.03096-22
24691399 D-Glucose concentration is the key factor facilitating liver stage maturation ofPlasmodium Itani S, Torii M, Ishino T 10.1016/j.parint.2014.03.004
32267675 Dual-Luciferase-Based Fast and Sensitive Detection of Malaria Hypnozoites for theDiscovery of Antirelapse Compounds Voorberg-van der Wel AM, Zeeman AM, ..., Kocken CHM 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00547
25874388 In vivo and in vitro characterization of a Plasmodium liver stage-specificpromoter De Niz M, Helm S, ..., Heussler VT 10.1371/journal.pone.0123473
26348884 In silico identification of genetically attenuated vaccine candidate genes forPlasmodium liver stage Kumar H, Frischknecht F, Mair GR, Gomes J 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.09.002