About Gene List

PF3D7_1010600 (eIF2beta)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:419,366..422,371(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005850 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity
Function GO:0031369 translation initiation factor binding
Process GO:0001732 formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex
Process GO:0001731 formation of translation preinitiation complex
Process GO:0006413 translational initiation

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 0.25 0.87
Trophozoite expressed 0.53 0.69
Schizont expressed 0.10 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.16 0.91

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1010600

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.138 | MFS: -2.771 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJT9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101265

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P20042

TM-align score: 0.69 | RMSD: 1.91

Seq Identity: 0.46 | Length: 164 / 222

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000125977 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 168

Non-coding: 159 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 222 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 25.322

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJT9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.63

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002735 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5
InterPro IPR016189 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, N-terminal
InterPro IPR016190 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, zinc-binding
PFam PF01873 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5
Superfamily SSF100966 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF75689 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, zinc-binding

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
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
27303372 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum Translation Initiation eIF2beta Subunit:Direct Interaction with Protein Phosphatase Type 1. Tellier G, Lenne A, ..., Khalife J 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00777
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596