About Gene List

PF3D7_0929400 (RhopH2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:1,173,579..1,181,380(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: high molecular weight rhoptry protein 2

SignalP Peptide: MIKVTIFLLLSIFSFNLYG

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0030430 host cell cytoplasm
Component GO:0033644 host cell membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020008 rhoptry
Component GO:0020005 symbiont-containing vacuole membrane
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0044877 protein-containing complex binding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

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 expressed 0.24 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.69 0.67
Schizont expressed 3.25 0.14
Gametocyte expressed 0.45 0.74

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0929400

Resistome Missense Mutations: P1245A

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: MMV006901

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.119 | MFS: -3.01 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0830200)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4720

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H571

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=0.85) with 5TVK (Global RMSD=19.75)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_122894

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 50 21 50
disruptive 29 24 30 78
missense 28 21 27 70

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 72 44 68
disruptive 38 78 58 156
missense 34 62 50 114

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 420

Non-coding: 375 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 27 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1378 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 162.665

UniProt ID(s): B0M0V9, B0M0W1, B0M158, C0H571, Q8I060

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.41

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
3887156 Isolation of a Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry protein. Holder AA, Freeman RR, Uni S, Aikawa M 10.1016/0166-6851(85)90057-x
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
28252383 Plasmodium falciparum parasites deploy Rhop H2 into the host erythrocyte to obtainnutrients, grow and replicate Counihan NA, Chisholm SA, ..., de Koning-Ward TF 10.7554/eLife.23217
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
32900800 Live-Cell F RET Reveals that Malaria Nutrient Channel Proteins C LAG3 and Rhop H2Remain Associated throughout Their Tortuous Trafficking Ahmad M, Manzella-Lapeira J, ..., Desai SA 10.1128/mBio.01354-20
33774908 Characterisation of complexes formed by parasite proteins exported into the hostcell compartment of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells. Jonsdottir TK, Counihan NA, ..., Gilson PR 10.1111/cmi.13332
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
35393572 RhopH2 and RhopH3 export enables assembly of the RhopH complex on P.falciparum-infected erythrocyte membranes. Pasternak M, Verhoef JMJ, ..., Cowman AF 10.1038/s42003-022-03290-3
33393463 Malaria parasites use a soluble RhopH complex for erythrocyte invasion and anintegral form for nutrient uptake Schureck MA, Darling JE, ..., Desai SA 10.7554/eLife.65282
21320181 Functional analysis of epigenetic regulation of tandem RhopH1/clag genes revealsa role in Plasmodium falciparum growth Comeaux CA, Coleman BI, ..., Duraisingh MT 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07572.x
27299521 Malaria Parasite CLAG3, a Protein Linked to Nutrient Channels, Participates inHigh Molecular Weight Membrane-Associated Complexes in the Infected Erythrocyte Zainabadi K 10.1371/journal.pone.0157390
18155305 Diversity and evolution of the rhoph1/clag multigene family of Plasmodiumfalciparum Iriko H, Kaneko O, ..., Torii M 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.11.004
34446549 Native structure of the RhopH complex, a key determinant of malaria parasitenutrient acquisition Ho CM, Jih J, ..., Zhou ZH 10.1073/pnas.2100514118
35096656 Identification, Mapping, and Genetic Diversity of Novel Conserved Cross-SpeciesEpitopes of RhopH2 in Plasmodium knowlesi With Plasmodium vivax Ahmed MA, Deshmukh GY, ..., Quan FS 10.3389/fcimb.2021.810398
18508137 The RhopH complex is transferred to the host cell cytoplasm following red bloodcell invasion by Plasmodium falciparum Vincensini L, Fall G, ..., Braun Breton C 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.04.002
15049814 The Plasmodium falciparum clag9 gene encodes a rhoptry protein that istransferred to the host erythrocyte upon invasion Ling IT, Florens L, ..., Mattei D 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2003.03969.x
32069335 Complex nutrient channel phenotypes despite Mendelian inheritance in a Plasmodiumfalciparum genetic cross Gupta A, Bokhari AAB, ..., Desai SA 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008363
23539954 Trafficking of Plasmodium falciparum chimeric rhoptry protein with Brefeldin A Ghoneim AM 10.14411/fp.2013.009
15953647 Apical expression of three RhopH1/Clag proteins as components of the Plasmodiumfalciparum RhopH complex Kaneko O, Yim Lim BY, ..., Torii M https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15953647/
23097184 Identification and characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum RhopH2 orthologin Plasmodium vivax Wang B, Lu F, ..., Han ET 10.1007/s00436-012-3170-9
12968029 Identification of a stomatin orthologue in vacuoles induced in human erythrocytesby malaria parasites. A role for microbial raft proteins in apicomplexan vacuolebiogenesis Hiller NL, Akompong T, ..., Haldar K 10.1074/jbc.M307266200
28221136 An essential dual-function complex mediates erythrocyte invasion andchannel-mediated nutrient uptake in malaria parasites Ito D, Schureck MA, Desai SA 10.7554/eLife.23485
31311978 A 4-cyano-3-methylisoquinoline inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum growth targetsthe sodium efflux pump PfATP4 Gilson PR, Kumarasingha R, ..., Abbott BM 10.1038/s41598-019-46500-5
17175193 The Plasmodium falciparum RhopH2 promoter and first 24 amino acids are sufficientto target proteins to the rhoptries Ghoneim A, Kaneko O, Tsuboi T, Torii M 10.1016/j.parint.2006.11.001