About Gene List

PF3D7_0904800 (RPA1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:221,574..224,589(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: replication protein A1, small fragment

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005662 DNA replication factor A complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003684 damaged DNA binding
Function GO:0043565 sequence-specific DNA binding
Function GO:0003697 single-stranded DNA binding
Function GO:0043047 single-stranded telomeric DNA binding
Process GO:0006281 DNA repair
Process GO:0006268 DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication
Process GO:0006261 DNA-dependent DNA replication
Process GO:0000724 double-strand break repair via homologous recombination
Process GO:0051321 meiotic cell cycle
Process GO:0006289 nucleotide-excision repair
Process GO:0000723 telomere maintenance
Process GO:0007004 telomere maintenance via telomerase

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 0.11 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.86 0.54
Schizont expressed 0.33 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.60 0.67

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0904800

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: 0.124 | MFS: -2.834 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_0419400)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4982

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3A1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SAM (s-adenosylmethionine, Local RMSD=11.97) with 6EFN (Global RMSD=19.41)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P27694 Replication protein A 70 kDa DNA-binding subunit OMA US10774063, Compound NG-01-24

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_127453

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 484 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 56.235

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3A1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.7

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR013955 Replication factor A, C-terminal
InterPro IPR031657 Replication protein A, OB domain
PFam PF08646 Replication factor A, C-terminal
PFam PF16900 Replication protein A, OB domain
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 33 19 27
disruptive 3 11 9 32
missense 3 11 9 24

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 67 21 29
disruptive 8 48 26 76
missense 5 33 14 48

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 124

Non-coding: 92 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

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
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
23631919 Opposing roles for two molecular forms of replication protein A inRad51-Rad54-mediated DNA recombination in Plasmodium falciparum. Gopalakrishnan AM, Kumar N 10.1128/mBio.02515-14
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
37272974 Differential expression of meiosis and homologous recombination-related genes inthe life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi Cruz-Saavedra L, Caceres T, ..., Ramirez JD 10.1007/s00436-023-07850-2
37474515 Identification of a small-molecule inhibitor that selectively blocks DNA-bindingby Trypanosoma brucei replication protein A1 Mukherjee A, Hossain Z, ..., Kim HS 10.1038/s41467-023-39839-x
37200372 Comprehensive mutational analysis of the checkpoint signaling function ofRpa1/Ssb1 in fission yeast Xu YJ, Bhadra S, ..., Nakamura TM 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010691