About Gene List

PF3D7_1335400 (RH2a)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,440,169..1,451,101(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: reticulocyte binding protein 2 homologue a

SignalP Peptide: MKTTLFCSISFCNIIFFFLELSHE

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:1990225 rhoptry neck
Function GO:0008201 heparin binding
Function GO:0046812 host cell surface binding
Process GO:0098609 cell-cell adhesion
Process GO:0044409 entry into 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 0.36 0.87
Trophozoite not expressed 0.04 0.97
Schizont expressed 0.63 0.75
Gametocyte not expressed 0.06 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1335400

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: -2.153 | #Insertions: 13

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0316600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.92 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.11

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0501000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1933

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: N/A

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
O95630 STAM-binding protein OrthoMCL BLAST CapziminCHEMBL4080694CHEMBL4088568CHEMBL4060337...
Q16204 Coiled-coil domain-containing protein 6 OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3906151CHEMBL4473213CHEMBL4473213CHEMBL4640601...
Q13586 Stromal interaction molecule 1 OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4177187CHEMBL4162723
P84903 Calcium release-activated calcium channel protein/Stromal interaction molecule 1 OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL262766

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_170500

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 3130 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 370.436

UniProt ID(s): E5G970, Q25777, Q7JU29, Q7YWE8, Q7YWF0, Q7YWF1, Q7YWF2, Q8IDX6, Q95NX9, Q9BK45, Q9BK46, Q9U5A3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.28

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 7 9 7
disruptive 11 30 17 52
missense 11 30 16 51

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 14 8 15
disruptive 15 54 23 68
missense 14 51 23 61

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 281

Non-coding: 72 | Synonymous: 106 | Nonsynonymous: 103 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
15964948 Dramatic difference in diversity between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodiumvivax reticulocyte binding-like genes. Rayner JC, Tran TM, ..., Galinski MR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15964948/
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
17470537 Molecular analysis of erythrocyte invasion in Plasmodium falciparum isolates fromSenegal. Jennings CV, Ahouidi AD, ..., Duraisingh MT 10.1128/IAI.00122-07
20487292 Functional diversification between two related Plasmodium falciparum merozoiteinvasion ligands is determined by changes in the cytoplasmic domain. Dvorin JD, Bei AK, Coleman BI, Duraisingh MT 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.07040.x
21386888 Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding-like homologue protein 2 (PfRH2) is akey adhesive molecule involved in erythrocyte invasion. Sahar T, Reddy KS, ..., Gaur D 10.1371/journal.pone.0017102
21698217 Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion is inhibited by antibodies that targetthe PfRh2a and b binding domains. Triglia T, Chen L, ..., Cowman AF 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002075
24212193 Analyses of interactions between heparin and the apical surface proteins ofPlasmodium falciparum. Kobayashi K, Takano R, ..., Kato K 10.1038/srep03178
30496294 A forward genetic screen reveals a primary role for Plasmodium falciparumReticulocyte Binding Protein Homologue 2a and 2b in determining alternativeerythrocyte invasion pathways. Campino S, Marin-Menendez A, ..., Rayner JC 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007436