About Gene List

PF3D7_API04100 (RPS2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_API_v3:13,661..14,344(-)

Genome classification: Apicoplast

Function and Localization

Product Description: 30S ribosomal protein S2, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005763 mitochondrial small ribosomal subunit
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite no data N/A N/A
Ring no data nd nd
Trophozoite no data nd nd
Schizont no data nd nd
Gametocyte no data nd nd

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PFC10_API0018

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: N/A

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q25803

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101759

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9Y399

TM-align score: 0.73 | RMSD: 2.00

Seq Identity: 0.15 | Length: 182 / 227

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000122140 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S2

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 7

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 2 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 227 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 27.462

UniProt ID(s): Q25803

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.41

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001865 Ribosomal protein S2
InterPro IPR005706 Ribosomal protein S2, bacteria/mitochondria/plastid
InterPro IPR023591 Ribosomal protein S2, flavodoxin-like domain superfamily
PFam PF00318 Ribosomal protein S2
Superfamily SSF52313 Ribosomal protein S2, flavodoxin-like domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
8757284 Complete gene map of the plastid-like DNA of the malaria parasite Plasmodiumfalciparum. Wilson RJ, Denny PW, ..., Williamson DH 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0449
27458998 Transcripts in the Plasmodium Apicoplast Undergo Cleavage at tRNAs and Editing,and Include Antisense Sequences. Nisbet RER, Kurniawan DP, Bowers HD, Howe CJ 10.1016/j.protis.2016.06.003
37751644 Screening of genes encoding proteins that interact with Nrf2: Probing a cDNAlibrary from Mytilus coruscus using a yeast two-hybrid system Zhu L, Li Y, ..., Qi P 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109112