About Gene List

PF3D7_1129400 (NSUN3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,137,082..1,140,631(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: RNA cytosine C(5)-methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.- (Methyltransferases.)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0009383 rRNA (cytosine-C5-)-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0001510 RNA methylation
Process GO:0000470 maturation of LSU-rRNA
Process GO:0070475 rRNA base methylation

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.42 0.80
Trophozoite expressed 0.54 0.70
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.32 0.82

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1129400

Resistome Missense Mutations: G284D

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Suloctidil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.12 | MFS: -3.043 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1445300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8II69

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SAM (s-adenosylmethionine, Local RMSD=0.48) with 5ZVG (Global RMSD=3.38)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.- Ex: homocysteine S-methyltransferase EDTACTABNickelA9145CtylosintacrineTween 80FTI-2628macrocinadenosineRelomycinphosphate...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100487

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F5GYR3

TM-align score: 0.60 | RMSD: 2.70

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 185 / 634

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000111641 NOP2 nucleolar protein

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 31 16 37
disruptive 17 74 49 87
missense 12 67 43 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 63 22 41
disruptive 32 177 70 182
missense 24 142 50 125

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 161

Non-coding: 121 | Synonymous: 26 | Nonsynonymous: 14 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 634 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 74.369

UniProt ID(s): Q8II69

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.33

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001678 SAM-dependent methyltransferase RsmB/NOP2-type
InterPro IPR011023 Nop2p
InterPro IPR018314 Bacterial Fmu (Sun)/eukaryotic nucleolar NOL1/Nop2p, conserved site
InterPro IPR023267 RNA (C5-cytosine) methyltransferase
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF01189 SAM-dependent methyltransferase RsmB/NOP2-type
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

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