About Gene List

PF3D7_1353200 (MAHRP2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,129,062..2,131,680(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: membrane associated histidine-rich protein 2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005515 protein binding

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 0.21 0.90
Trophozoite expressed 0.03 0.99
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.02 0.99

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1353200

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.91 | MFS: 0 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDG8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532320

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 153

Non-coding: 150 | Synonymous: 0 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 137 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 15.849

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDG8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.34

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
20624222 MAHRP2, an exported protein of Plasmodium falciparum, is an essential componentof Maurer's cleft tethers. Pachlatko E, Rusch S, ..., Beck HP 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07278.x
26803412 A highly sensitive self assembled monolayer modified copper doped zinc oxidenanofiber interface for detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-richprotein-2: Targeted towards rapid, early diagnosis of malaria. Brince Paul K, Kumar S, ..., Singh SG 10.1016/j.bios.2016.01.036
27380525 HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR forDetection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas ofVaried Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda. Kyabayinze DJ, Zongo I, ..., Bell D 10.1371/journal.pone.0156954
28192523 Bead-based immunoassay allows sub-picogram detection of histidine-rich protein 2from Plasmodium falciparum and estimates reliability of malaria rapid diagnostictests. Rogier E, Plucinski M, ..., Barnwell J 10.1371/journal.pone.0172139
28465622 Sequence variation in Plasmodium falciparum Histidine Rich Proteins 2 and 3 inIndian isolates: Implications for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Performance. Kumar Bharti P, Singh Chandel H, ..., Singh N 10.1038/s41598-017-01506-9
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
29376283 [Analysis of polymorphism of Pfhrp2 gene in Plasmodium falciparum from falciparummalaria patients in Yunnan Province]. Ying D, Ai-Ming S, ..., Hen-Lin Y 10.16250/j.32.1374.2016113
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
30737461 Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein (PfHRP2 and 3) diversity in Westernand Coastal Kenya. Nderu D, Kimani F, ..., Velavan TP 10.1038/s41598-018-38175-1
31476617 A High-Resolution Map of SBP1 Interactomes in Plasmodium falciparum-infectedErythrocytes. Takano R, Kozuka-Hata H, ..., Kato K 10.1016/j.isci.2019.07.035
31888663 Genetic polymorphism of histidine rich protein 2 in Plasmodium falciparumisolates from different infection sources in Yunnan Province, China. Dong Y, Liu S, ..., Xue J 10.1186/s12936-019-3084-4
32184257 Role of Plasmodium falciparum Protein G EXP07 in Maurer's Cleft Morphology, Knob Architecture, and P. falciparum E MP1 Trafficking McHugh E, Carmo OMS, ..., Dixon MWA 10.1128/mBio.03320-19
33298142 Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 may affect haemmetabolism in the blood stage. Yang Y, Tang T, ..., Chen Q 10.1186/s13071-020-04460-0
35439987 Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking pfhrp2/3 genes amongasymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republicof Congo. Nundu SS, Arima H, ..., Yamamoto T 10.1186/s12936-022-04153-2
23421990 Spatial and temporal mapping of the PfEMP1 export pathway in Plasmodiumfalciparum McMillan PJ, Millet C, ..., Tilley L 10.1111/cmi.12125
29673877 The Plasmodium knowlesi MAHRP2 ortholog localizes to structures connecting SintonMulligan's clefts in the infected erythrocyte Asare KK, Sakaguchi M, ..., Kaneko O 10.1016/j.parint.2018.04.005
37000891 Formation of ER-lumenal intermediates during export of Plasmodium proteinscontaining transmembrane-like hydrophobic sequences Levray YS, Bana B, ..., Osborne AR 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011281