About Gene List

PF3D7_1116000 (RON4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:602,440..607,471(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: rhoptry neck protein 4

SignalP Peptide: MSSVRFFLCIFLVLFTFIDIVKP

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
Component GO:0020008 rhoptry
Component GO:1990225 rhoptry neck
Function GO:0003823 antigen binding
Function GO:0046812 host cell surface binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

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 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.37 0.81
Schizont expressed 3.23 0.12
Gametocyte expressed 0.13 0.92

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1116000

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: 0.524 | MFS: -2.539 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0932000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.74

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0932000)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-5152

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIK5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_211592

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 48 26 61
disruptive 30 144 76 150
missense 25 123 69 128

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 88 37 66
disruptive 61 258 118 212
missense 51 217 99 159

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 370

Non-coding: 124 | Synonymous: 157 | Nonsynonymous: 89 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1201 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 135.578

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIK5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007751 Domain of unknown function DUF676, lipase-like
PFam PF05057 Domain of unknown function DUF676, lipase-like
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
16835460 Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 binds a rhoptry neck protein homologous to TgRON4, acomponent of the moving junction in Toxoplasma gondii. Alexander DL, Arastu-Kapur S, Dubremetz JF, Boothroyd JC 10.1128/EC.00040-06
19442663 Plasmodium falciparum: genetic and immunogenic characterisation of the rhoptryneck protein PfRON4. Morahan BJ, Sallmann GB, ..., Waller KL 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.04.013
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
22177563 Independent roles of apical membrane antigen 1 and rhoptry neck proteins duringhost cell invasion by apicomplexa. Giovannini D, Spath S, ..., Menard R 10.1016/j.chom.2011.10.012
28371168 A MA1 and M AEBL are important for Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite infection ofthe liver Yang ASP, Lopaticki S, ..., Boddey JA 10.1111/cmi.12745
30092030 SURGE complex of Plasmodium falciparum in the rhoptry-neck (SURFIN4.2-RON4-GLURP)contributes to merozoite invasion. Quintana MDP, Ch'ng JH, ..., Wahlgren M 10.1371/journal.pone.0201669
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
32817376 Detection of the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex in Plasmodium Sporozoites and Its Contribution to Sporozoite Invasion of Salivary Glands Nozaki M, Baba M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/mSphere.00325-20
37030083 Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry neck protein 4 has conserved regions mediatinginteractions with receptors on human erythrocytes and hepatocyte membrane Pulido-Quevedo FA, Arevalo-Pinzon G, ..., Patarroyo MA 10.1016/j.ijmm.2023.151579
31552198 Expression and Localization Profiles of Rhoptry Proteins in Plasmodium bergheiSporozoites Tokunaga N, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00316
27756311 Size polymorphism and low sequence diversity in the locus encoding the Plasmodiumvivax rhoptry neck protein 4 (PvRON4) in Colombian isolates Buitrago SP, Garzon-Ospina D, Patarroyo MA 10.1186/s12936-016-1563-4
37272704 Rhoptry neck protein 4 plays important roles during Plasmodium sporozoiteinfection of the mammalian liver Baba M, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/msphere.00587-22
30326220 Deciphering ophthalmic adaptive inhibitors targeting RON4 of Toxoplasma gondii:An integrative in silico approach Vetrivel U, Nagarajan H 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.10.022
32882286 During host cell traversal and cell-to-cell passage, Toxoplasma gondiisporozoites inhabit the parasitophorous vacuole and posteriorly release densegranule protein-associated membranous trails Tartarelli I, Tinari A, ..., Spano F 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.06.012
28089547 Antibody profiles to wheat germ cell-free system synthesized Plasmodiumfalciparum proteins correlate with protection from symptomatic malaria in Uganda Kanoi BN, Takashima E, ..., Tsuboi T 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.01.001
28848228 Efficient invasion by Toxoplasma depends on the subversion of host proteinnetworks Guerin A, Corrales RM, ..., Lebrun M 10.1038/s41564-017-0018-1
37197657 High opsonic phagocytosis activity and growth inhibition of merozoites areassociated with RON4 antibody levels and protect against febrile malaria inGhanaian children Kyei-Baafour E, Kusi KA, ..., Adu B 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1161301
35731833 The AMA1-RON complex drives Plasmodium sporozoite invasion in the mosquito andmammalian hosts Fernandes P, Loubens M, ..., Silvie O 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010643
30290224 Plasmodium RON12 localizes to the rhoptry body in sporozoites Oda-Yokouchi Y, Tachibana M, ..., Tsuboi T 10.1016/j.parint.2018.10.001
29036202 Toxoplasma gondii induces FAK-Src-STAT3 signaling during infection of host cellsthat prevents parasite targeting by autophagy Portillo JC, Muniz-Feliciano L, ..., Subauste CS 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006671
29081389 Toxoplasma gondii RON4 binds to heparan sulfate on the host cell surface Takemae H, Kobayashi K, ..., Kato K 10.1016/j.parint.2017.10.008
29488316 Receptor-ligand and parasite protein-protein interactions in Plasmodium vivax:Analysing rhoptry neck proteins 2 and 4 Bermudez M, Arevalo-Pinzon G, ..., Patarroyo MA 10.1111/cmi.12835
29263399 RON4(L1) is a new member of the moving junction complex in Toxoplasma gondii Guerin A, El Hajj H, ..., Lebrun M 10.1038/s41598-017-18010-9
29091310 Design of inhibitory peptide targeting Toxoplasma gondii RON4-human beta-tubulininteractions by implementing structural bioinformatics methods Vetrivel U, Nagarajan H, Thirumudi I 10.1002/jcb.26480
33886601 Suitability of IgG responses to multiple Plasmodium falciparum antigens asmarkers of transmission intensity and pattern Kyei-Baafour E, Oppong M, ..., Ofori MF 10.1371/journal.pone.0249936