About Gene List

PF3D7_1452000 (RON2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,133,266..2,141,180(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: rhoptry neck protein 2

SignalP Peptide: MLKFFIFILHIYLYIDSIYS

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
Component GO:1990225 rhoptry neck
Function GO:0005515 protein 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 possibly expressed 0.06 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.12 0.93
Schizont expressed 2.19 0.25
Gametocyte not expressed 0.25 0.86

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1452000

Resistome Missense Mutations: G462E, T463S, S466P, E471G

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Cipargamin/KAE609/NITD609, Proguanil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 9 (9 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.229 | MFS: -2.619 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1315700)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-5151

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKV6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_139482

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 23 70 55 108
disruptive 129 203 114 284
missense 76 144 91 209

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 37 132 75 127
disruptive 175 405 189 353
missense 103 286 135 206

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 361

Non-coding: 106 | Synonymous: 117 | Nonsynonymous: 138 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2189 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 249.487

UniProt ID(s): B9A597, B9A598, B9A599, B9A5A0, Q8IKV6

PDB ID(s): 3SRI, 3ZWZ, 4Z09, 4Z0D, 4Z0E, 4Z0F, 8GID, 8GIE, 8GIF

Isoelectric Point: 9.07

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
12368868 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 2, 10, 11 and 14. Gardner MJ, Shallom SJ, ..., Fraser CM 10.1038/nature01094
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
18952195 Rhoptry neck protein RON2 forms a complex with microneme protein AMA1 inPlasmodium falciparum merozoites. Cao J, Kaneko O, ..., Torii M 10.1016/j.parint.2008.09.005
22737069 Structural and functional insights into the malaria parasite moving junctioncomplex. Vulliez-Le Normand B, Tonkin ML, ..., Lebrun M 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002755
24958881 Immunization with a functional protein complex required for erythrocyte invasionprotects against lethal malaria. Srinivasan P, Ekanem E, ..., Miller LH 10.1073/pnas.1409928111
26731670 Stability of the Plasmodium falciparum AMA1-RON2 Complex Is Governed by theDomain II (DII) Loop. Delgadillo RF, Parker ML, ..., Douguet D 10.1371/journal.pone.0144764
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
32817376 Detection of the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex in Plasmodium Sporozoites and Its Contribution to Sporozoite Invasion of Salivary Glands Nozaki M, Baba M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/mSphere.00325-20
36577076 The direct binding of Plasmodium vivax AMA1 to erythrocytes defines aRON2-independent invasion pathway Lee SK, Low LM, ..., Gunalan K 10.1073/pnas.2215003120
36847896 Defining species-specific and conserved interactions of apical membrane protein 1during erythrocyte invasion in malaria to inform multi-species vaccines Drew DR, Wilson DW, ..., Beeson JG 10.1007/s00018-023-04712-z
37660103 Structure-based design of a strain transcending AMA1-RON2L malaria vaccine Patel PN, Dickey TH, ..., Tolia NH 10.1038/s41467-023-40878-7
37272704 Rhoptry neck protein 4 plays important roles during Plasmodium sporozoiteinfection of the mammalian liver Baba M, Nozaki M, ..., Ishino T 10.1128/msphere.00587-22
36512904 Proteomic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii ME49 derived strains resistant tothe artemisinin derivatives artemiside and artemisone implies potential mode ofaction independent of ROS formation Muller J, Schlange C, ..., Hemphill A 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2022.11.005
37131813 Structure guided mimicry of an essential P. falciparum receptor-ligand complexenhances cross neutralizing antibodies Srinivasan P, Yanik S, ..., Boulanger M 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2733434/v1
35731833 The AMA1-RON complex drives Plasmodium sporozoite invasion in the mosquito andmammalian hosts Fernandes P, Loubens M, ..., Silvie O 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010643
34390881 cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulates secretion of apical membrane antigen 1(AMA1) in Plasmodium yoelii Ishizaki T, Asada M, ..., Kaneko O 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102435
38370683 Potent AMA1-specific human monoclonal antibody against P. vivax Pre-erythrocyticand Blood Stages Winnicki AC, Dietrich MH, ..., King CL 10.1101/2024.02.07.579302
33430886 Isolation and light chain shuffling of a Plasmodium falciparum AMA1-specifichuman monoclonal antibody with growth inhibitory activity Seidel-Greven M, Addai-Mensah O, ..., Fendel R 10.1186/s12936-020-03548-3
36504817 Vesicular stomatitis virus-based vaccine targeting plasmodium blood-stageantigens elicits immune response and protects against malaria with proteinbooster strategy Sun Y, Shi X, ..., Cheng Y 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1042414
36693095 Invasion of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites: Molecular dissection of the movingjunction proteins and effective vaccination targets Najm R, Ruivo MTG, ..., Lebrun M 10.1073/pnas.2219533120
37735574 Structure guided mimicry of an essential P. falciparum receptor-ligand complexenhances cross neutralizing antibodies Yanik S, Venkatesh V, ..., Srinivasan P 10.1038/s41467-023-41636-5