About Gene List

PF3D7_1235500 (MT-A70.2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,480,516..1,482,959(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: N6-adenosine-methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.62 (mRNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N(6)-)-methyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0036396 RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0080009 mRNA methylation

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 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.41 0.75
Schizont expressed 0.14 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.36 0.79

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1235500

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: 0.498 | MFS: -2.51 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1450100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.09
  • Confidence: 6.22

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I567

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADN (adenosine, Local RMSD=0.53) with 6TTP (Global RMSD=2.86)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.62 mRNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N6-)-methyltransferase N-[[3-(4-methylphenyl)adamant-1-yl]carbamoyl]-L-phenylalanine

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9HCE5 N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic/non-catalytic subunit OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST US11725010, Example 1US11725010, Example 47US11725010, Example 3US11725010, Example 4...
Q86U44 N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit OrthoDB CHEMBL4854665CHEMBL4850503CHEMBL4872977CHEMBL4856985...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104881

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9HCE5

TM-align score: 0.65 | RMSD: 2.92

Seq Identity: 0.46 | Length: 315 / 646

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000145388 methyltransferase like 14

Protein Information

Protein Length: 646 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 75.052

UniProt ID(s): Q8I567

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.7

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002052 DNA methylase, N-6 adenine-specific, conserved site
InterPro IPR007757 MT-A70-like
InterPro IPR029063 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase
PFam PF05063 MT-A70-like
Superfamily SSF53335 S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 38 23 41
disruptive 11 46 24 72
missense 6 37 22 62

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 78 24 32
disruptive 21 98 55 109
missense 10 81 45 82

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 71

Non-coding: 32 | Synonymous: 29 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 2

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
31384004 Transcriptome-wide dynamics of extensive m(6)A mRNA methylation during Plasmodiumfalciparum blood-stage development. Baumgarten S, Bryant JM, ..., Scherf A 10.1038/s41564-019-0521-7