About Gene List

PF3D7_1408000 (PMII)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:292,244..295,261(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: plasmepsin II

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 3.4.23.39 (Plasmepsin II)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004190 aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
Process GO:0042540 hemoglobin catabolic process
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.33 0.83
Trophozoite expressed 0.75 0.60
Schizont expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.22 0.87

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1408000

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: 0.249 | MFS: -2.666 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1034400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.67 ± 0.01
  • Confidence: 10.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6V3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: CPS (chaps, Local RMSD=0.18) with 7VE0 (Global RMSD=6.50)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.23.39 plasmepsin II BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8IM16 Plasmepsin IV [1-448] HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST phenyl-substituted sulfonamides, 6dphenyl-substituted sulfonamides, 6eCHEMBL588662US9353089, 117...
O60989 Plasmepsin IV, putative Plasmodium vivax HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL575115CHEMBL584189CHEMBL575150CHEMBL584190...
P07339 Cathepsin D Homo sapiens OMA, OrthoDB Statine-like inhibitor AStatine-like inhibitor 14Statine-like inhibitor 15Statine-like inhibitor 16...
P07267 Saccharopepsin Saccharomyces cerevisiae OMA CHEMBL311322CHEMBL83697
P46925 Plasmepsin II Plasmodium falciparum OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST Statine-like inhibitor AStatine-like inhibitor 14Statine-like inhibitor 15Statine-like inhibitor 16...
P14091 Cathepsin E OrthoDB US9242943, 36CHEMBL588662US9353089, 117US9353089, 176...
P00797 Renin Homo sapiens OrthoDB 2-aminoquinazoline, 3aCGP 38560Renin nonpeptide inhibitor, 2Renin nonpeptide inhibitor, 3...
P06281 Renin-1 Mus musculus OrthoDB CHEMBL318242CHEMBL321937CHEMBL97865CHEMBL98582...
Q6DLW5 Renin Macaca mulatta OrthoDB CHEMBL1276271Aliskiren HemifumarateIMARIKIREN
P08424 Renin Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB CHEMBL357253CHEMBL414795CHEMBL265833CHEMBL412950...
P0DJD9 Pepsin A-5 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL326831CHEMBL432424Boc-Phe-His-Leu-CF3-Ile-AmpBoc-Phe-His-Leu-CF3-Ile-Amp...
P20142 Gastricsin Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL313773CHEMBL418948CHEMBL287423CHEMBL62380...
P04073 Gastricsin Rattus norvegicus OrthoDB CHEMBL28888CHEMBL424222CHEMBL28738
P39898 Plasmepsin I Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL BLAST Statine-like inhibitor AStatine-like inhibitor 14Statine-like inhibitor 15Statine-like inhibitor 16...
Q9Y006 Plasmepsin III Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL BLAST KNI-10006

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100536

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P14091

TM-align score: 0.79 | RMSD: 3.02

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 351 / 453

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000117984 cathepsin D
ENSG00000131400 napsin A aspartic peptidase
ENSG00000196188 cathepsin E
ENSG00000250644 novel protein

Protein Information

Protein Length: 453 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 51.481

UniProt ID(s): P46925, Q17SC2, Q17SC3, Q17SC5, Q8I6V3

PDB ID(s): 2R9B, 5YIA, 5YIB, 5YIC, 5YID, 5YIE, 7QYH, 7VE0, 7VE2

Isoelectric Point: 5.29

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001461 Aspartic peptidase A1 family
InterPro IPR001969 Aspartic peptidase, active site
InterPro IPR021109 Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily
InterPro IPR033121 Peptidase family A1 domain
InterPro IPR034164 Pepsin-like domain
PFam PF00026 Peptidase family A1 domain
Superfamily SSF50630 Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 29 17 31
disruptive 15 34 14 59
missense 15 34 14 56

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 53 17 37
disruptive 24 56 34 100
missense 22 53 32 76

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 93

Non-coding: 71 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 11 | Stop Codon: 1

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9886289 Crystal structure of the novel aspartic proteinase zymogen proplasmepsin II fromplasmodium falciparum. Bernstein NK, Cherney MM, ..., James MN 10.1038/4905
11782538 Four plasmepsins are active in the Plasmodium falciparum food vacuole, includinga protease with an active-site histidine. Banerjee R, Liu J, ..., Goldberg DE 10.1073/pnas.022630099
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
12368868 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 2, 10, 11 and 14. Gardner MJ, Shallom SJ, ..., Fraser CM 10.1038/nature01094
14709539 Trafficking of plasmepsin II to the food vacuole of the malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Klemba M, Beatty W, Gluzman I, Goldberg DE 10.1083/jcb200307147
15574427 Distal substrate interactions enhance plasmepsin activity. Istvan ES, Goldberg DE 10.1074/jbc.M412086200
19237752 Crystallographic evidence for noncoplanar catalytic aspartic acids in plasmepsinII resides in the Protein Data Bank. Robbins AH, Dunn BM, Agbandje-McKenna M, McKenna R 10.1107/S0907444908041632
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
21767524 The native conformation of plasmepsin II is kinetically trapped at neutral pH. Xiao H, Dee D, Yada RY 10.1016/j.abb.2011.06.017
27818095 Genetic markers associated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine failure inPlasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a genotype-phenotype associationstudy. Amato R, Lim P, ..., Fairhurst RM 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30409-1
29720620 Plasmepsin II-III copy number accounts for bimodal piperaquine resistance amongCambodian Plasmodium falciparum. Bopp S, Magistrado P, ..., Volkman SK 10.1038/s41467-018-04104-z
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
24900778 Evaluation of aminohydantoins as a novel class of antimalarial agents Meyers MJ, Tortorella MD, ..., Chen X 10.1021/ml400412x
24750632 Chemical and biological characterization of pectin-like polysaccharides from thebark of the Malian medicinal tree Cola cordifolia Austarheim I, Christensen BE, ..., Paulsen BS 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.03.005
38304146 Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsins by drugs targeting HIV-1protease: A way forward for antimalarial drug discovery Mishra V, Deshmukh A, ..., Bhaumik P 10.1016/j.crstbi.2024.100128
37603126 Potentials of Terpenoids as Inhibitors of Multiple Plasmodium falciparum ProteinDrug Targets Ishola AA, Adewole KE, Adebayo JO, Balogun EA 10.1007/s11686-023-00711-z
23465897 Structural features of two heteroxylan polysaccharide fractions from wheat branwith anti-complementary and antioxidant activities Hromadkova Z, Paulsen BS, ..., Ebringerova A 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.05.021
26625296 Structures of plasmepsin II from Plasmodium falciparum in complex with twohydroxyethylamine-based inhibitors Recacha R, Leitans J, ..., Tars K 10.1107/S2053230X15022049