About Gene List

PF3D7_0705300 (ORC2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:261,340..264,630(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: origin recognition complex subunit 2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005664 nuclear origin of replication recognition complex
Component GO:0034399 nuclear periphery
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003688 DNA replication origin binding
Process GO:0006270 DNA replication initiation

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 0.06 0.97
Trophozoite not expressed 0.59 0.66
Schizont possibly expressed 0.71 0.60
Gametocyte not expressed 0.66 0.65

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0705300

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: 0.127 | MFS: -2.838 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0803000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.44 ± 0.27
  • Confidence: 3.99

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0803000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2298

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IC17

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102887

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q13416

TM-align score: 0.43 | RMSD: 4.71

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 292 / 825

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000115942 origin recognition complex subunit 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 37 18 62
disruptive 7 56 43 108
missense 7 47 42 94

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 81 29 76
disruptive 26 163 87 183
missense 12 137 72 116

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 86

Non-coding: 38 | Synonymous: 31 | Nonsynonymous: 17 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 825 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 98.01

UniProt ID(s): Q8IC17

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.59

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007220 Origin recognition complex, subunit 2
PFam PF04084 Origin recognition complex, subunit 2
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
29524523 Identification of a novel trafficking pathway exporting a replication protein,Orc2 to nucleus via classical secretory pathway in Plasmodium falciparum. Sharma R, Sharma B, Gupta A, Dhar SK 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.03.003
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
35926881 Yeast ORC sumoylation status fine-tunes origin licensing Regan-Mochrie G, Hoggard T, ..., Zhao X 10.1101/gad.349610.122