About Gene List

PF3D7_1410000 (EMC2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:392,855..394,689(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ER membrane protein complex subunit 2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0072546 EMC complex
Process GO:0034975 protein folding in endoplasmic reticulum

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 0.55 0.74
Trophozoite not expressed 0.69 0.61
Schizont not expressed 0.19 0.87
Gametocyte not expressed 1.08 0.49

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1410000

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: 0.275 | MFS: -3.422 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILZ5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: C2E (c-di-gmp, Local RMSD=2.98) with 4URS (Global RMSD=15.89)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102350

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E5RGJ2

TM-align score: 0.74 | RMSD: 2.05

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 100 / 292

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000104412 ER membrane protein complex subunit 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 13 12 18
disruptive 2 24 16 51
missense 2 24 15 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 27 18 23
disruptive 8 64 47 96
missense 5 55 44 61

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 83

Non-coding: 63 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 292 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.953

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILZ5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011990 Tetratricopeptide-like helical domain superfamily
InterPro IPR039856 ER membrane protein complex subunit 2-like
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF48452 Tetratricopeptide-like helical domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097