About Gene List

PF3D7_1132700 (mRPL2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,268,410..1,270,016(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 50S ribosomal protein L2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005762 mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0032543 mitochondrial translation
Process GO:0006412 translation

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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.05 0.96
Schizont expressed 0.02 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.09 0.95

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1132700

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: 0.371 | MFS: -2.291 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8II37

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100234

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A669KAX9

TM-align score: 0.79 | RMSD: 1.81

Seq Identity: 0.35 | Length: 200 / 333

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000112651 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L2
ENSG00000161016 ribosomal protein L8
ENSG00000288564 novel protein

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 17 15 20
disruptive 2 19 9 44
missense 2 19 7 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 43 15 27
disruptive 7 34 29 91
missense 4 27 27 61

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 66

Non-coding: 56 | Synonymous: 9 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 333 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 37.805

UniProt ID(s): Q8II37

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 11.22

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002171 Ribosomal protein L2
InterPro IPR005880 Ribosomal protein L2, bacterial/organellar-type
InterPro IPR008991 Translation protein SH3-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR022666 Ribosomal Proteins L2, RNA binding domain
InterPro IPR022669 Ribosomal protein L2, C-terminal
PFam PF00181 Ribosomal Proteins L2, RNA binding domain
PFam PF03947 Ribosomal protein L2, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF50104 Translation protein SH3-like domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold

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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21