About Gene List

PF3D7_1228300 (NEK1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,147,010..1,152,807(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: NIMA related kinase 1

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:0005634 nucleus
Process GO:0000278 mitotic cell cycle
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
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 not expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.45 0.73
Schizont expressed 0.45 0.71
Gametocyte expressed 0.42 0.76

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1228300

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: 0.806 | MFS: -2.349 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1443000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.11 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5D5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: B49 (sunitinib, Local RMSD=0.45) with 6NFY (Global RMSD=5.09)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.1 non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase ATPKClDTTP53DRBEDTATBCAKN-93K252aCKI-7LAALSTAACS...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104455

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F6U4U2

TM-align score: 0.76 | RMSD: 3.67

Seq Identity: 0.34 | Length: 339 / 1057

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000117650 NIMA related kinase 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 25 69 23 66
disruptive 56 110 63 129
missense 21 56 43 101

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 40 132 44 66
disruptive 83 219 113 221
missense 34 124 81 142

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 350

Non-coding: 223 | Synonymous: 63 | Nonsynonymous: 64 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1057 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 124.945

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5D5, Q9NFP2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.82

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
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

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
21757488 Plasmodium falciparum NIMA-related kinase Pfnek-1: sex specificity and assessmentof essentiality for the erythrocytic asexual cycle. Dorin-Semblat D, Schmitt S, ..., Doerig C https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21757488/
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
23462523 Nima- and Aurora-related kinases of malaria parasites. Carvalho TG, Doerig C, Reininger L 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.02.022
33219324 Human Aurora kinase inhibitor Hesperadin reveals epistatic interaction betweenPlasmodium falciparum PfArk1 and PfNek1 kinases. Morahan BJ, Abrie C, ..., Garcia-Bustos JF 10.1038/s42003-020-01424-z