About Gene List

PF3D7_0923900 (PABP2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:966,770..969,413(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: polyadenylate-binding protein 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0008143 poly(A) binding

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 1.13 0.50
Trophozoite expressed 0.94 0.50
Schizont expressed 0.33 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.68 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0923900

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: 0.736 | MFS: -2.095 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I2R8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: STU (staurosporine, Local RMSD=9.20) with 4FR4 (Global RMSD=28.67)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q92843 Bcl-2-like protein 2 Homo sapiens OrthoDB MLS000080234MLS000080844MLS000082991MLS000097571...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101686

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q86U42

TM-align score: 0.60 | RMSD: 3.89

Seq Identity: 0.38 | Length: 150 / 202

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100836 poly(A) binding protein nuclear 1
ENSG00000258643 BCL2L2-PABPN1 readthrough

Protein Information

Protein Length: 202 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 22.979

UniProt ID(s): Q8I2R8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.02

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000504 RNA recognition motif domain
InterPro IPR035979 RNA-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00076 RNA recognition motif domain
Superfamily SSF54928 RNA-binding domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 1 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 147

Non-coding: 131 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 1

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
29359180 Nuclear, Cytosolic, and Surface-Localized Poly(A)-Binding Proteins of Plasmodiumyoelii Minns AM, Hart KJ, ..., Lindner SE 10.1128/mSphere.00435-17
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
34262344 High-Expression of Cytoplasmic Poly (A) Binding Protein 1 (PABPC1) as a Prognostic Biomarker for Early-Stage Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pu J, Zhang T, ..., Long W 10.2147/CMAR.S317631
31481099 Impact of poly(A)-tail G-content on Arabidopsis PAB binding and their role in enhancing translational efficiency Zhao T, Huan Q, ..., Cao X 10.1186/s13059-019-1799-8
36275617 Distinct mRNA and protein interactomes highlight functional differentiation of major eIF4F-like complexes from Trypanosoma brucei Bezerra MJR, Moura DMN, ..., de Melo Neto OP 10.3389/fmolb.2022.971811
37994298 RRM1 and PAB domains of translation initiation factor eIF4G (Tif4631p) play acrucial role in the nuclear degradation of export-defective mRNAs inSaccharomyces cerevisiae Saha U, Gaine R, ..., Das B 10.1111/febs.17016
32532821 The RNA-associated proteins MKT1 and MKT1L form alternative PBP1-containingcomplexes in Trypanosoma brucei Melo do Nascimento L, Terrao M, ..., Clayton C 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013306
36823316 Embryonic poly(A)-binding protein interacts with translation-related proteins andundergoes phosphorylation on the serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues in the mouse oocytes and early embryos Ozturk S, Kosebent EG, ..., Can A 10.1007/s10815-023-02746-7
36416579 Birth of a poly(A) tail: mechanisms and control of mRNA polyadenylation Rodriguez-Molina JB, Turtola M 10.1002/2211-5463.13528
31898347 mRNA Polyadenylation Machineries in Intestinal Protozoan Parasites Ospina-Villa JD, Tovar-Ayona BJ, ..., Marchat LA 10.1111/jeu.12781
31185899 Unveiling the partners of the DRBD2-mRNP complex, an RBP in Trypanosoma cruzi andortholog to the yeast SR-protein Gbp2 Wippel HH, Malgarin JS, ..., Alves LR 10.1186/s12866-019-1505-8
34705820 Identification of novel proteins and mRNAs differentially bound to the LeishmaniaPoly(A) Binding Proteins reveals a direct association between PABP1, theRNA-binding protein RBP23 and mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins Assis LA, Santos Filho MVC, ..., de Melo Neto OP 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009899