About Gene List

PF3D7_1417800 (MCM2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:752,903..757,053(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA replication licensing factor MCM2

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:0003688 DNA replication origin binding
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003697 single-stranded DNA binding
Process GO:0006260 DNA replication
Process GO:0006268 DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication
Process GO:0000727 double-strand break repair via break-induced replication
Process GO:1902975 mitotic DNA replication initiation
Process GO:0009657 plastid organization
Process GO:0006267 pre-replicative complex assembly involved in nuclear cell cycle DNA replication
Process GO:0051726 regulation of cell cycle

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 possibly expressed 0.13 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 1.05 0.48
Schizont expressed 0.57 0.69
Gametocyte expressed 0.70 0.63

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1417800

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: 0.147 | MFS: -2.829 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1024900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.15 ± 0.24
  • Confidence: 4.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILR7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.12) with 4R7Z (Global RMSD=6.90)

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_101336

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P49736

TM-align score: 0.79 | RMSD: 3.88

Seq Identity: 0.37 | Length: 789 / 971

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000073111 minichromosome maintenance complex component 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 54 36 65
disruptive 5 9 7 47
missense 5 9 7 37

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 18 151 34 40
disruptive 10 27 31 69
missense 8 21 20 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 107

Non-coding: 72 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 971 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 111.496

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILR7, Q9GR05

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.44

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001208 MCM domain
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR008045 DNA replication licensing factor Mcm2
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR027925 MCM N-terminal domain
InterPro IPR031327 Mini-chromosome maintenance protein
InterPro IPR033762 MCM OB domain
InterPro IPR041562 MCM, AAA-lid domain
PFam PF00493 MCM domain
PFam PF14551 MCM N-terminal domain
PFam PF17207 MCM OB domain
PFam PF17855 MCM, AAA-lid domain
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
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
30726238 A mutagenesis screen for essential plastid biogenesis genes in human malariaparasites. Tang Y, Meister TR, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000136
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21