About Gene List

PF3D7_1430900 (COX2B)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,216,478..1,217,316(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2B, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.9.3.1 (Transferred entry: 7.1.1.9)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005751 mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0004129 cytochrome-c oxidase activity
Process GO:0042773 ATP synthesis coupled electron transport

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.15 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.89
Gametocyte expressed 0.28 0.83

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1430900

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: 0.208 | MFS: -2.528 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1013800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.57

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6V2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=7.68) with 7EIV (Global RMSD=20.50)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.9.3.1 cytochrome-c oxidase No BRENDA inhibitors

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P00403 Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 Homo sapiens HOGENOM, OrthoMCL BLAST ValdecoxibCHEMBL254418CelecoxibRofecoxib...
O78750 Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 Ovis aries HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL1254699CHEMBL1254700CHEMBL1254784CHEMBL1254785...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103253

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P00403

TM-align score: 0.66 | RMSD: 1.82

Seq Identity: 0.43 | Length: 122 / 172

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000198712 mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II

Protein Information

Protein Length: 172 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 19.786

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6V2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001505 Copper centre Cu(A)
InterPro IPR002429 Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II-like C-terminal
InterPro IPR008972 Cupredoxin
PFam PF00116 Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II-like C-terminal
Superfamily SSF49503 Cupredoxin

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 8 3 12
disruptive 2 5 6 9
missense 2 5 6 9

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 23 6 2
disruptive 2 21 10 40
missense 2 18 8 24

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 40

Non-coding: 26 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | 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
18036550 The polypeptides COX2A and COX2B are essential components of the mitochondrialcytochrome c oxidase of Toxoplasma gondii. Morales-Sainz L, Escobar-Ramirez A, ..., Gonzalez-Halphen D 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.10.013
30204084 Elucidating the mitochondrial proteome of Toxoplasma gondii reveals the presenceof a divergent cytochrome c oxidase Seidi A, Muellner-Wong LS, ..., van Dooren GG 10.7554/eLife.38131
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
28359330 Evolutionarily recent, insertional fission of mitochondrial cox2 into complementary genes in bilaterian Metazoa Szafranski P 10.1186/s12864-017-3626-5
29043530 Cox2A/Cox2B subunit interaction in Polytomella sp. cytochrome c oxidase: role ofthe Cox2B subunit extension Jimenez-Suarez A, Vazquez-Acevedo M, Miranda-Astudillo H, Gonzalez-Halphen D 10.1007/s10863-017-9728-6
22425815 In Polytomella sp. mitochondria, biogenesis of the heterodimeric COX2 subunit ofcytochrome c oxidase requires two different import pathways Jimenez-Suarez A, Vazquez-Acevedo M, ..., Gonzalez-Halphen D 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.02.038