About Gene List

PF3D7_1028400

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,169,547..1,171,684(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosome biogenesis protein RPF2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0019843 rRNA binding
Process GO:0000463 maturation of LSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)
Process GO:0000027 ribosomal large subunit assembly

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 0.35 0.82
Trophozoite expressed 0.27 0.84
Schizont possibly expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.24 0.85

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1028400

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: 0.167 | MFS: -2.764 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJC0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102220

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q5VXN0

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 2.00

Seq Identity: 0.21 | Length: 214 / 483

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000197498 ribosome production factor 2 homolog

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 18 13 25
disruptive 12 38 22 71
missense 11 34 20 61

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 49 23 33
disruptive 20 103 45 121
missense 17 83 39 76

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 164

Non-coding: 68 | Synonymous: 56 | Nonsynonymous: 39 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 483 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 57.057

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJC0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.18

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007109 Brix domain
InterPro IPR039770 Ribosome biogenesis protein Rpf2
PFam PF04427 Brix domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

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