About Gene List

PF3D7_1037500 (DYN2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,487,741..1,490,305(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: dynamin-like protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Function GO:0008017 microtubule binding
Process GO:0000266 mitochondrial fission
Process GO:0048285 organelle fission

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 not expressed 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite not expressed 0.15 0.91
Schizont expressed 1.02 0.53
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.44 0.75

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1037500

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: 0.124 | MFS: -3.127 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0520400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.23 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.70

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0520400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2035

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJ32

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GDP (guanosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.56) with 1JWY (Global RMSD=3.85)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
O00429 Dynamin-1-like protein OMA, OrthoDB US11168080, Compound A-1US11168080, Compound A-3US11168080, Compound A-3BDBM524245...
P50570 Dynamin-2 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL1094850CHEMBL1098764CHEMBL1094197CHEMBL4094056...
P39052 Dynamin-2 Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB CHEMBL3329968CHEMBL2312430
Q05193 Dynamin-1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB Tetradonium bromideTetradonium bromideTetradecyl-ammoniumbromide...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100232

Most Similar Human Ortholog: K7EPK9

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 0.48

Seq Identity: 0.56 | Length: 50 / 709

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000079805 dynamin 2
ENSG00000087470 dynamin 1 like
ENSG00000106976 dynamin 1
ENSG00000197959 dynamin 3

Protein Information

Protein Length: 709 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 81.526

UniProt ID(s): Q6KF55, Q8IJ32

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.37

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000375 Dynamin central domain
InterPro IPR001401 Dynamin, GTPase domain
InterPro IPR003130 Dynamin GTPase effector
InterPro IPR022812 Dynamin superfamily
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00350 Dynamin superfamily
PFam PF01031 Dynamin central domain
PFam PF02212 Dynamin GTPase effector
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 24 17 26
disruptive 3 14 4 19
missense 3 13 4 13

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 23 62 14 24
disruptive 7 31 23 85
missense 6 24 17 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 55

Non-coding: 31 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

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
17533148 Characterization of PfDYN2, a dynamin-like protein of Plasmodium falciparumexpressed in schizonts. Charneau S, Bastos IM, ..., Florent I 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.02.020
35064377 Lipopolysaccharide Accelerates Neuropilin-1 Protein Degradation by Activating theLarge GTPase Dynamin-1 in Macrophages Wu S, Huang Y, Huang X, Dai X 10.1007/s10753-021-01610-z
34428626 Molecular basis of synchronous replication of malaria parasites in the bloodstage Dos Santos BM, Pereira PH, Garcia CR 10.1016/j.mib.2021.08.002
37490041 The yeast RNA methylation complex consists of conserved yet reconfiguredcomponents with m6A-dependent and independent roles Ensinck I, Maman A, ..., van Werven FJ 10.7554/eLife.87860