About Gene List

PF3D7_1429900 (WRN)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,176,022..1,181,728(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ADP-dependent DNA helicase RecQ

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.12 (DNA helicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005694 chromosome
Component GO:0000781 chromosome, telomeric region
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0043138 3'-5' DNA helicase activity
Function GO:0003678 DNA helicase activity
Function GO:0009378 four-way junction helicase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0032508 DNA duplex unwinding
Process GO:0006310 DNA recombination
Process GO:0006281 DNA repair
Process GO:0006268 DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication
Process GO:0000724 double-strand break repair via homologous recombination

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 not expressed 0.18 0.91
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.61 0.65
Schizont expressed 0.54 0.67
Gametocyte expressed 0.60 0.66

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1429900

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.509 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1014800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.71 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.21

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1014800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2786

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILG5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.03) with 4KBF (Global RMSD=2.20)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.12 DNA helicase No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q14191 Bifunctional 3'-5' exonuclease/ATP-dependent helicase WRN Homo sapiens OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL2426168CHEMBL1374426MLS000559245CHEMBL2426190...
P54132 RecQ-like DNA helicase BLM Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL2426168MLS000559245CHEMBL2426200CHEMBL2426179...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_106943

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q14191

TM-align score: 0.40 | RMSD: 5.59

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 649 / 1440

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000165392 WRN RecQ like helicase

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1440 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 169.541

UniProt ID(s): A0A0A1E5G7, Q8ILG5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.13

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001650 Helicase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR004589 DNA helicase, ATP-dependent, RecQ type
InterPro IPR010997 HRDC-like superfamily
InterPro IPR011545 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
InterPro IPR014001 Helicase superfamily 1/2, ATP-binding domain
InterPro IPR018982 RQC domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR032284 ATP-dependent DNA helicase RecQ, zinc-binding domain
InterPro IPR036390 Winged helix DNA-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00270 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
PFam PF00271 Helicase, C-terminal
PFam PF09382 RQC domain
PFam PF16124 ATP-dependent DNA helicase RecQ, zinc-binding domain
Superfamily SSF46785 Winged helix DNA-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF47819 HRDC-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 49 35 63
disruptive 68 151 75 181
missense 38 97 58 145

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 25 103 47 88
disruptive 115 264 165 309
missense 59 174 130 236

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 282

Non-coding: 116 | Synonymous: 86 | Nonsynonymous: 79 | Stop Codon: 1

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
25824666 Plasmodium falciparum Werner homologue is a nuclear protein and its biochemicalactivities reside in the N-terminal region. Rahman F, Tarique M, Ahmad M, Tuteja R 10.1007/s00709-015-0785-6
28373555 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte-binding antigen 175 triggers a biophysicalchange in the red blood cell that facilitates invasion. Koch M, Wright KE, ..., Baum J 10.1073/pnas.1620843114
29965959 RecQ helicases in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum affect genomestability, gene expression patterns and DNA replication dynamics. Claessens A, Harris LM, ..., Merrick CJ 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007490
33241842 Elucidation of an essential function of the unique charged domain of Plasmodiumtopoisomerase I II Bansod S, Bung N, ..., Bhattacharyya S 10.1042/BCJ20200318