About Gene List

PF3D7_1252100 (RON3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:2,113,980..2,123,174(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: rhoptry neck protein 3

SignalP Peptide: MNKYWLYIAYVYLLLNILSKC

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020008 rhoptry
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0046812 host cell surface binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0030581 symbiont intracellular protein transport in host

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 0.13 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.24 0.88
Schizont expressed 3.11 0.15
Gametocyte not expressed 0.06 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1252100

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: 0.175 | MFS: -3.267 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1464900)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4716

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4R5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ATP (adenosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.59) with 6JWQ (Global RMSD=12.45)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_143917

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 70 38 94
disruptive 48 86 45 140
missense 47 84 41 121

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 28 109 65 110
disruptive 72 173 99 225
missense 62 138 84 162

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 310

Non-coding: 203 | Synonymous: 60 | Nonsynonymous: 47 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2215 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 263.155

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4R5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
21237287 Plasmodial ortholog of Toxoplasma gondii rhoptry neck protein 3 is localized tothe rhoptry body. Ito D, Han ET, ..., Tsuboi T 10.1016/j.parint.2011.01.001
25495792 PfRON3 is an erythrocyte-binding protein and a potential blood-stage vaccinecandidate antigen. Zhao X, Chang Z, ..., Chen Q 10.1186/1475-2875-13-490
26629826 Malaria Parasite-Infected Erythrocytes Secrete PfCK1, the Plasmodium Homologue ofthe Pleiotropic Protein Kinase Casein Kinase 1. Dorin-Semblat D, Demarta-Gatsi C, ..., Doerig C 10.1371/journal.pone.0139591
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31289187 Deletion of Plasmodium falciparum Protein R ON3 Affects the Functional Translocation of Exported Proteins and Glucose Uptake Low LM, Azasi Y, ..., Miller LH 10.1128/mBio.01460-19
33537242 Identification of a Novel RAMA/RON3 Rhoptry Protein Complex in Plasmodiumfalciparum Merozoites. Ito D, Chen JH, ..., Tsuboi T 10.3389/fcimb.2020.605367
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
31552198 Expression and Localization Profiles of Rhoptry Proteins in Plasmodium bergheiSporozoites Tokunaga N, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00316
26518334 Variation detection based on next-generation sequencing of type Chinese 1 strainsof Toxoplasma gondii with different virulence from China Cheng W, Liu F, ..., Shen J 10.1186/s12864-015-2106-z
30995911 Hospital-derived antibody profiles of malaria patients in Southwest India Venkatesh A, Jain A, ..., Rathod PK 10.1186/s12936-019-2771-5
37457963 Roles of the RON3 C-terminal fragment in erythrocyte invasion and blood-stageparasite proliferation in Plasmodium falciparum Ito D, Kondo Y, ..., Otsuki H 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1197126