About Gene List

PF3D7_1355100 (MCM6)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,186,494..2,190,804(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA replication licensing factor MCM6

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.12 (DNA helicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0042555 MCM complex
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008094 ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA
Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Function GO:0003688 DNA replication origin binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003697 single-stranded DNA binding
Process GO:0006270 DNA replication initiation
Process GO:0006268 DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication
Process GO:0000727 double-strand break repair via break-induced replication
Process GO:1902969 mitotic DNA replication
Process GO:0006267 pre-replicative complex assembly involved in nuclear cell cycle DNA replication

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 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.89 0.53
Schizont expressed 0.51 0.70
Gametocyte expressed 0.63 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1355100

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

MIS: 0.122 | MFS: -3.094 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1131600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.61

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDF0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.14) with 4R7Z (Global RMSD=5.38)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.12 DNA helicase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101983

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q14566

TM-align score: 0.81 | RMSD: 3.90

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 731 / 929

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000076003 minichromosome maintenance complex component 6

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 31 25 71
disruptive 3 12 19 47
missense 2 10 16 43

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 100 37 55
disruptive 5 50 32 89
missense 3 42 25 74

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 158

Non-coding: 136 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 929 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 105.674

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDF0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.91

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001208 MCM domain
InterPro IPR008049 DNA replication licensing factor Mcm6
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR018525 Mini-chromosome maintenance, conserved site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR031327 Mini-chromosome maintenance protein
InterPro IPR033762 MCM OB domain
InterPro IPR041024 Mcm6, C-terminal winged-helix domain
InterPro IPR041562 MCM, AAA-lid domain
PFam PF00493 MCM domain
PFam PF17207 MCM OB domain
PFam PF17855 MCM, AAA-lid domain
PFam PF18263 Mcm6, C-terminal winged-helix domain
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16257456 Pre-replication complex organization in the atypical DNA replication cycle ofPlasmodium falciparum: characterization of the mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM)complex formation. Patterson S, Robert C, ..., Chakrabarti D 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.09.006
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
37482133 Genome-wide binding sites of Plasmodium falciparum mini chromosome maintenanceprotein MCM6 show new insights into parasite DNA replication Shekhar S, Verma S, ..., Dhar SK 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119546