About Gene List

PF3D7_0100100 (VAR)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:29,510..37,126(+)

Genome classification: SubtelomericHypervariable

Function and Localization

Product Description: erythrocyte membrane protein 1, PfEMP1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020002 host cell plasma membrane
Component GO:0020030 infected host cell surface knob
Function GO:0050839 cell adhesion molecule binding
Process GO:0020033 antigenic variation
Process GO:0098609 cell-cell adhesion
Process GO:0020035 cytoadherence to microvasculature, mediated by symbiont protein
Process GO:0020013 modulation by symbiont of host erythrocyte aggregation

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Schizont expressed 0.07 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.04 0.97

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0100100

Resistome Missense Mutations: I119N, C294R, K310E, K341E, K344I, N345K, G349E, E1214G, G1471A, Q1478H, D1482E, T1856I, T1857P, A1858T, N1883D, K1903N, E2047K, A2050D, N2133D, R2139K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762, AN13956, Atovaquone, GNF-Pf-5611, Halofuginone, KAE678/NITD678, MMV019066, OSM-S-106

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 19 (18 missense, 10 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.706 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9NFB6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 3PO (triphosphate, Local RMSD=1.96) with 5MZA (Global RMSD=4.45)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104345

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 2687

Non-coding: 474 | Synonymous: 648 | Nonsynonymous: 1546 | Stop Codon: 19

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2163 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 245.807

UniProt ID(s): A0A5P1A0A2, A0A5P1A1E9, A0A5P1A1X2, A0A5P1A1Y7, A0A5P1A384, B5LGG5, Q9NFB6, T1Q3H8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.24

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004258 Duffy-binding-like domain
InterPro IPR008602 Duffy-antigen binding
InterPro IPR029210 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment
InterPro IPR029211 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment
InterPro IPR041480 Cysteine-rich interdomain region 1 gamma
PFam PF03011 Duffy-binding-like domain
PFam PF05424 Duffy-antigen binding
PFam PF15445 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment
PFam PF15447 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment
PFam PF18562 Cysteine-rich interdomain region 1 gamma
Superfamily SSF140924 N/A

Associated Publications

No associated publications