About Gene List

PF3D7_1211300 (MCM8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:497,915..503,333(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA helicase MCM8, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.12 (DNA helicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0042555 MCM complex
Component GO:0005656 nuclear pre-replicative complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0008094 ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA
Function GO:0003678 DNA helicase activity
Function GO:0003688 DNA replication origin binding
Function GO:0003697 single-stranded DNA binding
Process GO:0006270 DNA replication initiation
Process GO:0006271 DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication

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 not expressed 0.09 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.45 0.73
Schizont expressed 0.34 0.79
Gametocyte not expressed 0.49 0.73

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1211300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.999 | MFS: -2.907 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5T7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 08T ([[[(2r,3s,4r,5r)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-bis(oxidanyl)oxolan-2-yl]methoxy-oxidanyl-phosphoryl]oxy-oxidanyl-phosphoryl]oxy-tris(fluoranyl)beryllium, Local RMSD=0.06) with 6MII (Global RMSD=1.16)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.12 DNA helicase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104142

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9UJA3

TM-align score: 0.54 | RMSD: 6.95

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 632 / 1135

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000125885 minichromosome maintenance 8 homologous recombination repair factor
ENSG00000286235 novel protein

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 16 69 23 74
disruptive 27 95 61 155
missense 14 83 55 132

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 30 114 53 82
disruptive 54 223 118 257
missense 27 185 101 175

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 247

Non-coding: 163 | Synonymous: 54 | Nonsynonymous: 30 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1135 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 132.607

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5T7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.01

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001208 MCM domain
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR018525 Mini-chromosome maintenance, conserved site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR031327 Mini-chromosome maintenance protein
InterPro IPR033762 MCM OB domain
InterPro IPR041562 MCM, AAA-lid domain
PFam PF00493 MCM domain
PFam PF17207 MCM OB domain
PFam PF17855 MCM, AAA-lid domain
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10872463 MCM proteins in DNA replication. Tye BK 10.1146/annurev.biochem.68.1.649
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097