About Gene List

PF3D7_0810400 (AQP2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:532,220..534,031(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: aquaporin, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0015250 water channel activity

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.15 0.93
Trophozoite expressed 0.70 0.61
Schizont expressed 0.22 0.86
Gametocyte expressed 0.69 0.66

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0810400

Resistome Missense Mutations: D129Y

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Suloctidil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.882 | MFS: 0.263 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1427100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.01 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.42

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1427100)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5355

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4T7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533220

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 13 14 26
disruptive 6 29 25 53
missense 6 28 24 47

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 39 22 30
disruptive 12 79 75 154
missense 8 62 61 112

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 26

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 603 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 71.625

UniProt ID(s): C0H4T7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.11

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000425 Major intrinsic protein
InterPro IPR023271 Aquaporin-like
InterPro IPR034294 Aquaporin transporter
PFam PF00230 Major intrinsic protein
Superfamily SSF81338 Aquaporin-like

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
37883438 Intracellular Plasmodium aquaporin 2 is important for sporozoite production inthe mosquito vector and malaria transmission Bailey AJ, Ukegbu CV, ..., Vlachou D 10.1073/pnas.2304339120