About Gene List

PF3D7_0415300 (CRK3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:681,263..686,296(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cdc2-related protein kinase 3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-dependent kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000307 cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008353 RNA polymerase II CTD heptapeptide repeat kinase activity
Function GO:0004693 cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Function GO:0004407 histone deacetylase activity
Function GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
Process GO:0070816 phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain
Process GO:0032968 positive regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation

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 0.89 0.60
Trophozoite expressed 0.98 0.50
Schizont expressed 0.29 0.83
Gametocyte expressed 0.99 0.49

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0415300

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: 0.138 | MFS: -2.825 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0717300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.65

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I1T4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.36) with 4IMY (Global RMSD=1.95)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.22 cyclin-dependent kinase AMPDRBp16p18p21p27NMDATHZ1ICK1ICK2ICK3ICK4...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_139479

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 38 59 28 45
disruptive 102 163 71 188
missense 37 88 52 129

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 48 93 44 66
disruptive 149 292 122 262
missense 57 175 89 148

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 286

Non-coding: 62 | Synonymous: 155 | Nonsynonymous: 68 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1339 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 159.559

UniProt ID(s): Q8I1T4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.5

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
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
20305001 A Plasmodium falciparum transcriptional cyclin-dependent kinase-related kinasewith a crucial role in parasite proliferation associates with histone deacetylaseactivity. Halbert J, Ayong L, ..., Doerig C 10.1128/EC.00005-10
24447365 Novel fragment-based QSAR modeling and combinatorial design of pyrazole-derived CRK3 inhibitors as potent antileishmanials Goyal S, Dhanjal JK, ..., Grover A 10.1111/cbdd.12290
23104649 Leishmania mexicana: expression; characterization and activity assessment of E.coli-expressed recombinant CRK3 Ali NO, Ibrahim ME, Grant KM, Mottram JC https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23104649/
33378956 Unveiling six potent and highly selective antileishmanial agents via the opensource compound collection 'Pathogen Box' against antimony-sensitive and-resistant Leishmania braziliensis Souza Silva JA, Tunes LG, ..., Monte-Neto RL 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111049
21483720 High throughput screens yield small molecule inhibitors of Leishmania CRK3:CYC6cyclin-dependent kinase Walker RG, Thomson G, ..., Mottram JC 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001033
26991545 Conditional gene deletion with DiCre demonstrates an essential role for CRK3 inLeishmania mexicana cell cycle regulation Duncan SM, Myburgh E, ..., Mottram JC 10.1111/mmi.13375
25969537 Members of the Plant CRK Superfamily Are Capable of Trans- andAutophosphorylation of Tyrosine Residues Nemoto K, Takemori N, ..., Sawasaki T 10.1074/jbc.M114.617274
19649663 Homology modeling and atomic level binding study of Leishmania MAPK withinhibitors Awale M, Kumar V, Saravanan P, Mohan CG 10.1007/s00894-009-0565-3
21913331 Identification of inhibitors of the Leishmania cdc2-related protein kinase CRK3 Cleghorn LA, Woodland A, ..., Wyatt PG 10.1002/cmdc.201100344
25937014 2,6,9-Trisubstituted purines as CRK3 kinase inhibitors with antileishmanialactivity in vitro Reznickova E, Popa A, ..., Strnad M 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.04.030
21850927 Molecular cloning, characterization and overexpression of a novel cyclin fromLeishmania mexicana Ali NO, Ibrahim ME, Grant KM, Mottram JC 10.3923/pjbs.2010.775.784
21708149 Identification of substrates of an S-phase cell cycle kinase from Leishmania donovani Maity AK, Goswami A, Saha P 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.06.017
20338198 Recombinant Leishmania mexicana CRK3:CYCA has protein kinase activity in theabsence of phosphorylation on the T-loop residue Thr178 Gomes FC, Ali NO, ..., Mottram JC 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.03.002
21683592 Anti-leishmanial activity of disubstituted purines and relatedpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines Jorda R, Sacerdoti-Sierra N, ..., Jaffe CL 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.05.076
26991431 Joining forces: first application of a rapamycin-induced dimerizable Cre systemfor conditional null mutant analysis in Leishmania Spath GF, Clos J 10.1111/mmi.13374
23805309 Identification and Functional Characterisation of CRK12:CYC9, a NovelCyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK)-Cyclin Complex in Trypanosoma brucei Monnerat S, Almeida Costa CI, ..., Hammarton TC 10.1371/journal.pone.0067327