About Gene List

PF3D7_1027400 (RPB7)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,145,400..1,147,484(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB7, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.7.6 (DNA-directed RNA polymerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000932 P-body
Component GO:0005665 RNA polymerase II, core complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003968 RNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity
Function GO:0003697 single-stranded DNA binding
Function GO:0003727 single-stranded RNA binding
Function GO:0031369 translation initiation factor binding
Process GO:0000291 nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, exonucleolytic
Process GO:0060213 positive regulation of nuclear-transcribed mRNA poly(A) tail shortening
Process GO:0045948 positive regulation of translational initiation
Process GO:0006367 transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter

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 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.06 0.96
Schizont expressed 0.03 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.04 0.98

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1027400

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: 0.145 | MFS: -2.646 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0511500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.26 ± 0.49
  • Confidence: 2.80

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJC9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.7.6 DNA-directed RNA polymerase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102167

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P62487

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 0.91

Seq Identity: 0.39 | Length: 170 / 177

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000168002 RNA polymerase II subunit G

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 147

Non-coding: 141 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 177 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 20.341

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJC9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.65

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003029 S1 domain
InterPro IPR005576 RNA polymerase Rpb7-like , N-terminal
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR036898 RNA polymerase Rpb7-like, N-terminal domain superfamily
PFam PF00575 S1 domain
PFam PF03876 RNA polymerase Rpb7-like , N-terminal
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF88798 RNA polymerase Rpb7-like, N-terminal domain superfamily

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
30395243 Genome-wide transcriptional response to altered levels of the Rpb7 subunit of RNApolymerase II identifies its role in DNA damage response in Schizosaccharomycespombe Kumar D, Sharma N 10.1093/femsyr/foy118
25530312 Modulating the level of the Rpb7 subunit of RNA polymerase II affects cellseparation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Kumar D, Sharma N 10.1016/j.resmic.2014.12.002
30862564 A comparative study of the proteome regulated by the Rpb4 and Rpb7 subunits ofRNA polymerase II in fission yeast Kumar D, Varshney S, Sengupta S, Sharma N 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.03.007
35905859 Rpb4/7, a key element of RNA pol II to coordinate mRNA synthesis in the nucleuswith cytoplasmic functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Garrido-Godino AI, Martin-Exposito M, ..., Navarro F 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2022.194846
30359412 Dissociation of Rpb4 from RNA polymerase II is important for yeast functionality Duek L, Barkai O, ..., Choder M 10.1371/journal.pone.0206161
28515784 Improving Saccharomyces cerevisiae ethanol production and tolerance via RNApolymerase II subunit Rpb7 Qiu Z, Jiang R 10.1186/s13068-017-0806-0
35051353 Structural visualization of de novo transcription initiation by Saccharomycescerevisiae RNA polymerase II Yang C, Fujiwara R, ..., Murakami K 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.12.020