About Gene List

PF3D7_0817700 (RON5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:804,723..814,055(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: rhoptry neck protein 5

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
Component GO:1990225 rhoptry neck
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0046812 host cell surface binding

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 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.12 0.93
Schizont expressed 2.22 0.23
Gametocyte expressed 0.41 0.77

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0817700

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.167 | MFS: -2.854 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0713100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.09
  • Confidence: 6.13

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0713100)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-4867

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4V4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 144 (tris-hydroxymethyl-methyl-ammonium, Local RMSD=1.10) with 2RFM (Global RMSD=14.74)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_171436

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 44 27 82
disruptive 21 32 23 80
missense 21 32 22 74

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 102 47 93
disruptive 30 88 78 197
missense 28 69 67 155

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 757

Non-coding: 697 | Synonymous: 45 | Nonsynonymous: 15 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1156 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 133.689

UniProt ID(s): C0H4V4, F1CMW8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.19

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
21185360 Identification of the Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry neck protein 5 (PfRON5). Curtidor H, Patino LC, ..., Patarroyo MA 10.1016/j.gene.2010.12.005
23932940 Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry neck protein 5 peptides bind to human red bloodcells and inhibit parasite invasion. Curtidor H, Patino LC, ..., Patarroyo MA 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.07.028
32817376 Detection of the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex in Plasmodium Sporozoites and Its Contribution to Sporozoite Invasion of Salivary Glands Nozaki M, Baba M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/mSphere.00325-20
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
31552198 Expression and Localization Profiles of Rhoptry Proteins in Plasmodium bergheiSporozoites Tokunaga N, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00316
37272704 Rhoptry neck protein 4 plays important roles during Plasmodium sporozoiteinfection of the mammalian liver Baba M, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/msphere.00587-22
18952195 Rhoptry neck protein RON2 forms a complex with microneme protein AMA1 inPlasmodium falciparum merozoites Cao J, Kaneko O, ..., Torii M 10.1016/j.parint.2008.09.005
30326220 Deciphering ophthalmic adaptive inhibitors targeting RON4 of Toxoplasma gondii:An integrative in silico approach Vetrivel U, Nagarajan H 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.10.022
26821295 Protective efficacy of pVAX-RON5p against acute and chronic infections ofToxoplasma gondii in BALB/c mice Zhao Y, Li ZY, ..., Zhou DH 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.01.011
20228060 Interaction between Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 and therhoptry neck protein complex defines a key step in the erythrocyte invasionprocess of malaria parasites Richard D, MacRaild CA, ..., Cowman AF 10.1074/jbc.M109.080770
28848228 Efficient invasion by Toxoplasma depends on the subversion of host proteinnetworks Guerin A, Corrales RM, ..., Lebrun M 10.1038/s41564-017-0018-1
24651769 RON5 is critical for organization and function of the Toxoplasma moving junctioncomplex Beck JR, Chen AL, Kim EW, Bradley PJ 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004025
19247437 Export of a Toxoplasma gondii rhoptry neck protein complex at the host cellmembrane to form the moving junction during invasion Besteiro S, Michelin A, ..., Lebrun M 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000309
30290224 Plasmodium RON12 localizes to the rhoptry body in sporozoites Oda-Yokouchi Y, Tachibana M, ..., Tsuboi T 10.1016/j.parint.2018.10.001
19134112 Novel components of the Apicomplexan moving junction reveal conserved andcoccidia-restricted elements Straub KW, Cheng SJ, Sohn CS, Bradley PJ 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01276.x
25888962 The Plasmodium vivax rhoptry neck protein 5 is expressed in the apical pole ofPlasmodium vivax VCG-1 strain schizonts and binds to human reticulocytes Arevalo-Pinzon G, Bermudez M, Curtidor H, Patarroyo MA 10.1186/s12936-015-0619-1
29263399 RON4(L1) is a new member of the moving junction complex in Toxoplasma gondii Guerin A, El Hajj H, ..., Lebrun M 10.1038/s41598-017-18010-9
25102354 Expression and localization of rhoptry neck protein 5 in merozoites andsporozoites of Plasmodium yoelii Mutungi JK, Yahata K, Sakaguchi M, Kaneko O 10.1016/j.parint.2014.07.013