About Gene List

PF3D7_1108400 (CK2alpha)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:363,945..366,461(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: casein kinase 2, alpha subunit

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.11.1 (Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0005956 protein kinase CK2 complex
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Process GO:0018105 peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
Process GO:0018107 peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
Process GO:0046777 protein autophosphorylation
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
Process GO:0051726 regulation of cell cycle

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 0.71 0.66
Trophozoite expressed 1.19 0.41
Schizont expressed 0.34 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.58 0.69

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1108400

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: 0.134 | MFS: -3.148 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0938600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.06

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_0941100)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-1559

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIR9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: V55 (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, Local RMSD=0.12) with 6HOP (Global RMSD=0.82)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.1 non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase ATPKClDTTP53DRBEDTATBCAKN-93K252aCKI-7LAALSTAACS...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P19139 Casein kinase II subunit alpha/beta HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB 4,5,6,7-tetraiodobenzimidazole (TIBI), 1aiodinated benzimidazole, 2aiodinated benzimidazole, 3aiodinated benzimidazole, 4a...
P40231 Casein kinase II subunit alpha Schizosaccharomyces pombe HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoMCL CHEMBL410456
P68400 Casein kinase II subunit alpha Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB CGP029482CGP06028CGP060476CGP062644...
P28523 Casein kinase II subunit alpha Zea mays HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL MNAMNXDAAmed.21724, Compound 24...
Q8NEV1 Casein kinase II subunit alpha 3 HOGENOM, OrthoDB CHEMBL4284969CHEMBL1230165cid_5281607Fisetin (14)...
P19784 Casein kinase II subunit alpha' Homo sapiens OrthoDB US8791257, 4US8791257, 17US8791257, 26US8791257, 28...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100821

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P19784

TM-align score: 0.98 | RMSD: 0.92

Seq Identity: 0.62 | Length: 332 / 335

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000070770 casein kinase 2 alpha 2
ENSG00000101266 casein kinase 2 alpha 1
ENSG00000254598 casein kinase 2 alpha 3

Protein Information

Protein Length: 335 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 39.89

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIR9

PDB ID(s): 5XVU

Isoelectric Point: 9.08

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
InterPro IPR008271 Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site
InterPro IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 22 28 24
disruptive 2 3 0 10
missense 2 2 0 9

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 61 14 18
disruptive 4 12 14 54
missense 2 7 11 39

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 70

Non-coding: 65 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
19114502 Functional analysis of protein kinase CK2 of the human malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Holland Z, Prudent R, ..., Doerig C 10.1128/EC.00334-08
22293287 Involvement of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase CK2 in the chromatin assemblypathway. Dastidar EG, Dayer G, ..., Doerig C 10.1186/1741-7007-10-5
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
24658579 Malaria protein kinase CK2 (PfCK2) shows novel mechanisms of regulation. Graciotti M, Alam M, ..., Tobin AB 10.1371/journal.pone.0085391
26629826 Malaria Parasite-Infected Erythrocytes Secrete PfCK1, the Plasmodium Homologue ofthe Pleiotropic Protein Kinase Casein Kinase 1. Dorin-Semblat D, Demarta-Gatsi C, ..., Doerig C 10.1371/journal.pone.0139591
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
31723180 Mapping and functional analysis of heterochromatin protein 1 phosphorylation inthe malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Bui HTN, Niederwieser I, ..., Voss TS 10.1038/s41598-019-53325-9
33712726 The catalytic subunit of Plasmodium falciparum casein kinase 2 is essential forgametocytogenesis. Hitz E, Gruninger O, ..., Voss TS 10.1038/s42003-021-01873-0
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
37944834 Ginsenoside Rh1, a novel casein kinase II subunit alpha (CK2alpha) inhibitor, retardsmetastasis via disrupting HHEX/CCL20 signaling cascade involved in tumor cellextravasation across endothelial barrier Zheng W, Shen P, ..., Zhao Y 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106986
37907238 Cell cycle-dependent gene networks for cell proliferation activated by nuclear CK2alpha complexes Homma MK, Nakato R, ..., Homma Y 10.26508/lsa.202302077
37594910 Inhibition of CK2alpha accelerates skin wound healing by promoting endothelial cell proliferation through the Hedgehog signaling pathway Zhu J, Chen P, ..., Guan X 10.1096/fj.202300478RR