About Gene List

PF3D7_1463200 (RFC3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,569,896..2,572,178(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: replication factor C subunit 3, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005663 DNA replication factor C complex
Component GO:0043626 PCNA complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Process GO:0006281 DNA repair
Process GO:0006260 DNA replication
Process GO:0006271 DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication
Process GO:0006261 DNA-dependent DNA replication
Process GO:0006272 leading strand elongation

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 0.03 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.25 0.85

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1463200

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: 0.423 | MFS: -2.458 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1455100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.79 ± 0.48
  • Confidence: 2.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKK4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 08T ([[[(2r,3s,4r,5r)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-bis(oxidanyl)oxolan-2-yl]methoxy-oxidanyl-phosphoryl]oxy-oxidanyl-phosphoryl]oxy-tris(fluoranyl)beryllium, Local RMSD=0.08) with 3U5Z (Global RMSD=3.15)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100321

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P40937

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.86

Seq Identity: 0.45 | Length: 332 / 344

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000049541 replication factor C subunit 2
ENSG00000111445 replication factor C subunit 5

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 16 9 21
disruptive 0 8 6 27
missense 0 7 6 24

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 33 15 25
disruptive 0 26 26 77
missense 0 20 23 46

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 84

Non-coding: 69 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 344 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 39.232

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKK4, Q9GR09

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.05

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR003959 ATPase, AAA-type, core
InterPro IPR008921 DNA polymerase III, clamp loader complex, gamma/delta/delta subunit, C-terminal
InterPro IPR013748 Replication factor C, C-terminal
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00004 ATPase, AAA-type, core
PFam PF08542 Replication factor C, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF48019 DNA polymerase III, clamp loader complex, gamma/delta/delta subunit, C-terminal
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
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33040440 Plasmodium falciparum replication factor C subunit 1 is involved in genotoxicstress response. Sheriff O, Yaw A, ..., Preiser PR 10.1111/cmi.13277
38059884 Involvement of RFC3 in tamoxifen resistance in ER-positive breast cancer through the cell cycle Zhu J, Ye L, ..., Zeng Z 10.18632/aging.205260
37861747 RFC3 serves as a novel prognostic biomarker and target for head and neck squamouscell carcinoma Avs KR, Pandi C, ..., Arumugam P 10.1007/s00784-023-05316-4