About Gene List

PF3D7_1342700 (RPB12)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,677,300..1,678,286(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005736 RNA polymerase I complex
Component GO:0005665 RNA polymerase II, core complex
Component GO:0005666 RNA polymerase III complex
Function GO:0003700 DNA-binding transcription factor activity
Process GO:0006351 transcription, DNA-templated

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 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.07 0.96
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.07 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1342700

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: N/A

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1355800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.04 ± 0.33
  • Confidence: 3.63

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDR2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103748

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P53803

TM-align score: 0.73 | RMSD: 1.84

Seq Identity: 0.39 | Length: 49 / 58

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000147669 RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit K

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 79

Non-coding: 77 | Synonymous: 1 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 58 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 6.746

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDR2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.11

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006591 RNA polymerase archaeal subunit P/eukaryotic subunit RPABC4
InterPro IPR029040 RNA polymerase subunit RPABC4/transcription elongation factor Spt4
InterPro IPR039747 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4
PFam PF03604 RNA polymerase archaeal subunit P/eukaryotic subunit RPABC4
Superfamily SSF63393 RNA polymerase subunit RPABC4/transcription elongation factor Spt4

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11168400 Intracellular contents and assembly states of all 12 subunits of the RNApolymerase II in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Kimura M, Sakurai H, Ishihama A 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01911.x
30395243 Genome-wide transcriptional response to altered levels of the Rpb7 subunit of RNApolymerase II identifies its role in DNA damage response in Schizosaccharomycespombe Kumar D, Sharma N 10.1093/femsyr/foy118
11168594 Transcription organization and mRNA levels of the genes for all 12 subunits ofthe fission yeast RNA polymerase II Sakurai H, Ishihama A 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2001.00394.x
15743411 Studies of Schizosaccharomyces pombe TFIIE indicate conformational and functionalchanges in RNA polymerase II at transcription initiation Hayashi K, Watanabe T, ..., Ohkuma Y 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2005.00833.x
16962183 Biochemical characterization of Trypanosoma brucei RNA polymerase II Das A, Li H, Liu T, Bellofatto V 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.08.002
35618649 Absence of the Rpb9 subunit of RNA polymerase II reduces the chronological lifespan in fission yeast Bhardwaj V, Sharma N 10.1002/jobm.202200036
14698245 Heterologous overexpression and purification of four common subunits of nuclearRNA polymerases I, II and III of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proshkin SA, Shpakovski GV 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.09.008
11918671 Level of the RNA polymerase II in the fission yeast stays constant butphosphorylation of its carboxyl terminal domain varies depending on the phase andrate of cell growth Sakurai H, Ishihama A 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00522.x
18467854 A novel approach to investigating protein/protein interactions and theirfunctions by TAP-tagged yeast strains and its application to examine yeasttranscription machinery Jung J, Ahn YJ, Kang LW https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18467854/
16972065 The fission yeast Rpb4 subunit of RNA polymerase II plays a specialized role incell separation Sharma N, Marguerat S, ..., Bahler J 10.1007/s00438-006-0161-5