About Gene List

PF3D7_1233300 (PPR2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,375,225..1,379,661(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pentatricopeptide repeat domain-containing protein 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion

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 not expressed 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.72 0.61
Schizont possibly expressed 0.14 0.91
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.50 0.73

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1233300

Resistome Missense Mutations: H1162N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: MMV982556

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (2 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.138 | MFS: -2.893 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1448000)

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

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I589

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_122551

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 63 31 78
disruptive 63 166 82 239
missense 34 115 76 202

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 107 62 101
disruptive 100 328 172 393
missense 51 249 146 248

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 199

Non-coding: 30 | Synonymous: 84 | Nonsynonymous: 84 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1413 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 169.562

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A108, Q8I589

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.9

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002885 Pentatricopeptide repeat
PFam PF13041 Pentatricopeptide repeat
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
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
35657410 Loss of PPR protein Ppr2 induces ferroptosis-like cell death inSchizosaccharomyces pombe Liu Z, Ebrahim A, ..., Huang Y 10.1007/s00203-022-02970-2