About Gene List

PF3D7_1332700 (DBP8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,344,509..1,347,450(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ATP-dependent RNA helicase DBP8, 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:0006364 rRNA processing

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 expressed 0.17 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.12 0.92
Schizont possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.22 0.86

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1332700

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: 0.924 | MFS: -2.91 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IE01

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.01) with 4KBF (Global RMSD=2.36)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

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

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102828

Most Similar Human Ortholog: M0QXD4

TM-align score: 0.85 | RMSD: 1.16

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 40 / 490

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000105671 DEAD-box helicase 49

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 26 21 29
disruptive 9 42 32 50
missense 9 42 32 50

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 58 24 36
disruptive 17 89 45 110
missense 15 81 41 90

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 130

Non-coding: 100 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 490 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 57.131

UniProt ID(s): A0T1H5, Q8IE01

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.05

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

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
20607362 A rice DEAD-box protein, OsRH36, can complement an Arabidopsis atrh36 mutant, butcannot functionally replace its yeast homolog Dbp8p Huang CK, Yu SM, Lu CA 10.1007/s11103-010-9659-7
11222764 Characterization and mutational analysis of yeast Dbp8p, a putative RNA helicaseinvolved in ribosome biogenesis Daugeron MC, Linder P 10.1093/nar/29.5.1144
10606264 Crystallographic structure of the amino terminal domain of yeast initiationfactor 4A, a representative DEAD-box RNA helicase Johnson ER, McKay DB 10.1017/s1355838299991410