About Gene List

PF3D7_1331100 (POLQ)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,299,417..1,305,427(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA polymerase theta, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.13 (RNA helicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003724 RNA helicase activity
Process GO:0006401 RNA catabolic process
Process GO:0000460 maturation of 5.8S rRNA

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 0.24 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.40 0.77
Schizont expressed 1.22 0.46
Gametocyte expressed 0.68 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1331100

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: 0.018 | #Insertions: 11

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1346000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.02 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 7.11

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1346000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3619

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H5F0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.15) with 6IEG (Global RMSD=8.09)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.13 RNA helicase ATPADPUDPAMPGTPGDPUTPKClNEMCDPITPTDP...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
O75417 DNA polymerase theta OrthoDB CHEMBL5185248CHEMBL5190448CHEMBL5175626CHEMBL5188740...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101025

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O75417

TM-align score: 0.38 | RMSD: 6.86

Seq Identity: 0.21 | Length: 585 / 1244

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000051341 DNA polymerase theta
ENSG00000163312 helicase, POLQ like

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1244 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 147.386

UniProt ID(s): C0H5F0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.25

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001650 Helicase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR011545 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
InterPro IPR014001 Helicase superfamily 1/2, ATP-binding domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00270 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
PFam PF00271 Helicase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 64 35 76
disruptive 36 81 49 134
missense 17 66 42 104

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 26 114 50 90
disruptive 57 205 92 267
missense 27 155 74 180

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 371

Non-coding: 253 | Synonymous: 76 | Nonsynonymous: 42 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

No associated publications