About Gene List

PF3D7_1244200 (TFB2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,852,659..1,857,347(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: RNA polymerase II transcription factor B subunit 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.7.6 (DNA-directed RNA polymerase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0000439 transcription factor TFIIH core complex
Component GO:0005675 transcription factor TFIIH holo complex
Function GO:0003690 double-stranded DNA binding
Process GO:0006289 nucleotide-excision repair
Process GO:0070816 phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain
Process GO:0006366 transcription by RNA polymerase II

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 expressed 0.18 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.32 0.80
Schizont possibly expressed 0.10 0.94
Gametocyte not expressed 0.21 0.87

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1244200

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: 0.119 | MFS: -3.01 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1457500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.20 ± 0.24
  • Confidence: 4.27

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4Y8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.7.6 DNA-directed RNA polymerase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101881

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A0G2JHJ2

TM-align score: 0.75 | RMSD: 2.57

Seq Identity: 0.17 | Length: 122 / 945

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000213780 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4
ENSG00000221974 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4
ENSG00000226384 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4
ENSG00000233149 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4
ENSG00000234370 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4
ENSG00000236895 general transcription factor IIH subunit 4

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 36 21 63
disruptive 58 104 52 136
missense 33 85 42 117

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 16 75 43 86
disruptive 72 216 103 195
missense 43 163 84 142

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 303

Non-coding: 160 | Synonymous: 50 | Nonsynonymous: 93 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 945 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 111.87

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4Y8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.84

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004598 Transcription factor TFIIH subunit p52/Tfb2
InterPro IPR040662 Transcription factor Tfb2, C-terminal domain
PFam PF03849 Transcription factor TFIIH subunit p52/Tfb2
PFam PF18307 Transcription factor Tfb2, C-terminal domain
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
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g
19897425 Interacting partners of the Tfb2 subunit from yeast TFIIH Kainov DE, Selth LA, ..., Poterzsman A 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.10.002
27381459 Function of Conserved Topological Regions within the Saccharomyces cerevisiaeBasal Transcription Factor TFIIH Warfield L, Luo J, Ranish J, Hahn S 10.1128/MCB.00182-16
20606254 Structure determination of the minimal complex between Tfb5 and Tfb2, twosubunits of the yeast transcription/DNA-repair factor TFIIH: a retrospectivestudy Kainov DE, Cura V, ..., Poterszman A 10.1107/S0907444910009844