About Gene List

PF3D7_1442200 (YihA2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,708,390..1,712,078(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GTP-binding protein YihA2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Function GO:0097177 mitochondrial ribosome binding

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 0.14 0.93
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.33 0.80
Schizont possibly expressed 0.11 0.93
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.35 0.80

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1442200

Resistome Missense Mutations: K294I

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BCH070

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (2 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.998 | MFS: -2.515 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1306100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.16 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL49

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DXC ((3alpha,5beta,12alpha)-3,12-dihydroxycholan-24-oic acid, Local RMSD=0.24) with 4AC9 (Global RMSD=5.13)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101142

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9J0K3

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 1.59

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 132 / 1000

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163607 GTP binding protein 8 (putative)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 53 28 72
disruptive 20 138 88 196
missense 18 133 86 175

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 16 93 51 73
disruptive 50 282 140 231
missense 41 255 124 188

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 174

Non-coding: 81 | Synonymous: 58 | Nonsynonymous: 35 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1000 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 118.657

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL49

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.86

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006073 GTP binding domain
InterPro IPR019987 GTP-binding protein, ribosome biogenesis, YsxC
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR030393 EngB-type guanine nucleotide-binding (G) domain
PFam PF01926 GTP binding domain
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
32057832 YihA GTPases localize to the apicoplast and mitochondrion of the malaria parasiteand interact with LSU of organellar ribosomes. Gupta A, Gupta K, Habib S 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2020.111265
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