About Gene List

PF3D7_1468800 (U2AF2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,827,067..2,830,703(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: splicing factor U2AF large subunit, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0071004 U2-type prespliceosome
Component GO:0089701 U2AF complex
Component GO:0000243 commitment complex
Component GO:0016607 nuclear speck
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0005681 spliceosomal complex
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0008187 poly-pyrimidine tract binding
Function GO:0030628 pre-mRNA 3'-splice site binding
Process GO:0000398 mRNA splicing, via spliceosome

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 expressed 0.32 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.48 0.73
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.66 0.64

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1468800

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: 0.154 | MFS: -2.78 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1332000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± nan
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKE9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 1PG (2-(2-{2-[2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-ethanol, Local RMSD=0.48) with 5W0G (Global RMSD=3.33)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101356

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P26368

TM-align score: 0.38 | RMSD: 5.58

Seq Identity: 0.16 | Length: 235 / 833

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000063244 U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 2

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 48 16 59
disruptive 16 138 74 151
missense 14 126 68 134

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 99 39 51
disruptive 55 248 90 182
missense 36 220 84 143

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 171

Non-coding: 119 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 27 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 833 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 97.428

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKE9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.12

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000504 RNA recognition motif domain
InterPro IPR006529 U2 snRNP auxilliary factor, large subunit, splicing factor
InterPro IPR035979 RNA-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00076 RNA recognition motif domain
Superfamily SSF54928 RNA-binding domain superfamily

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108