About Gene List

PF3D7_1114700 (CLK3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:553,917..559,114(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cyclin-dependent-like kinase CLK3

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:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Process GO:0018105 peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
Process GO:0018107 peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
Process GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 0.45 0.78
Trophozoite expressed 0.67 0.62
Schizont expressed 0.57 0.66
Gametocyte expressed 0.68 0.64

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1114700

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: 0.449 | MFS: -2.375 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0933000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.50

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIL5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: D15 (n-(5-{[(2s)-4-amino-2-(3-chlorophenyl)butanoyl]amino}-1h-indazol-3-yl)benzamide, Local RMSD=0.02) with 2VX3 (Global RMSD=1.88)

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
Q9UQ88 Cyclin-dependent kinase 11A Homo sapiens OMA CHEMBL1989043CHEMBL5206282CHEMBL5169674CHEMBL5185655...
Q13523 Serine/threonine-protein kinase PRP4 homolog OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST 4-ylmethyl)-carbamoyl]-thiophen-2-yl}-benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid amine (Compound A)CHEMBL5186861

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102293

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H0YDJ3

TM-align score: 0.63 | RMSD: 3.22

Seq Identity: 0.47 | Length: 397 / 699

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000112739 pre-mRNA processing factor 4B

Protein Information

Protein Length: 699 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 81.092

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIL5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.95

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 8 42 23 57
disruptive 7 52 33 73
missense 7 51 32 71

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 75 27 63
disruptive 18 123 65 154
missense 13 110 61 104

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 267

Non-coding: 240 | Synonymous: 22 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | 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
25188378 Inhibition of the SR protein-phosphorylating CLK kinases of Plasmodium falciparumimpairs blood stage replication and malaria transmission. Kern S, Agarwal S, ..., Pradel G 10.1371/journal.pone.0105732
31467193 Validation of the protein kinase Pf CLK3 as a multistage cross-species malarialdrug target Alam MM, Sanchez-Azqueta A, ..., Tobin AB 10.1126/science.aau1682
32946682 Temperature does matter-an additional dimension in kinase inhibitor development. Strauch M, Heyd F 10.1111/febs.15564
35921477 Altiratinib blocks Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum development byselectively targeting a spliceosome kinase. Swale C, Bellini V, ..., Hakimi MA 10.1126/scitranslmed.abn3231
32453420 Targeting CLK3 inhibits the progression of cholangiocarcinoma by reprogramming nucleotide metabolism Zhou Q, Lin M, ..., Zhang Z 10.1084/jem.20191779
33612795 Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase as a potential therapeutic target for antimalarial drugs development Mahmud F, Lee PC, ..., Lai NS 10.47665/tb.37.3.822