About Gene List

PF3D7_0102200 (RESA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:97,590..103,615(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0020002 host cell plasma membrane
Component GO:0044228 host cell surface
Component GO:0020026 merozoite dense granule
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0050776 regulation of immune response

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 4.42 0.07
Trophozoite expressed 2.14 0.23
Schizont expressed 2.30 0.16
Gametocyte possibly expressed 1.37 0.46

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0102200

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.166 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I0U6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 1PS (3-pyridinium-1-ylpropane-1-sulfonate, Local RMSD=2.90) with 5AYK (Global RMSD=9.07)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_131931

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 19 9 21
disruptive 61 72 34 80
missense 35 40 28 60

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 27 47 14 47
disruptive 98 183 62 146
missense 53 135 51 104

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 370

Non-coding: 109 | Synonymous: 186 | Nonsynonymous: 74 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1085 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 126.521

UniProt ID(s): Q7M3R2, Q8I0U6, Q9U413

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.13

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001623 DnaJ domain
InterPro IPR018253 DnaJ domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR019111 Plasmodium RESA, N-terminal
InterPro IPR026894 DNAJ-containing protein, X-domain
InterPro IPR036869 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
PFam PF00226 DnaJ domain
PFam PF09687 Plasmodium RESA, N-terminal
PFam PF14308 DNAJ-containing protein, X-domain
Superfamily SSF46565 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF69349

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
1997422 Plasmodium falciparum ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen is released frommerozoite dense granules after erythrocyte invasion. Culvenor JG, Day KP, Anders RF 10.1128/iai.59.3.1183-1187.1991
2209790 Pf155/RESA antigen is localized in dense granules of Plasmodium falciparummerozoites. Aikawa M, Torii M, ..., Miller LH 10.1016/0014-4894(90)90037-d
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
15853885 A role for the Plasmodium falciparum RESA protein in resistance against heatshock demonstrated using gene disruption. Silva MD, Cooke BM, ..., Bonnefoy S 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04603.x
17468340 The ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA) of Plasmodium falciparumstabilizes spectrin tetramers and suppresses further invasion. Pei X, Guo X, ..., An X 10.1182/blood-2007-02-076919
17517609 Effect of plasmodial RESA protein on deformability of human red blood cellsharboring Plasmodium falciparum. Mills JP, Diez-Silva M, ..., Suresh S 10.1073/pnas.0703433104
19816792 Molecular cloning and characterisation of the RESA gene, a marker of geneticdiversity of Plasmodium falciparum. Moyano EM, Gonzalez LM, ..., Benito A 10.1007/s11033-009-9849-z
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
22533816 Possible association of the Plasmodium falciparum T1526C resa2 gene mutation withsevere malaria. Durand R, Migot-Nabias F, ..., Bonnefoy S 10.1186/1475-2875-11-128
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
33774908 Characterisation of complexes formed by parasite proteins exported into the hostcell compartment of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells. Jonsdottir TK, Counihan NA, ..., Gilson PR 10.1111/cmi.13332
34976861 AGIA Tag System for Ultrastructural Protein Localization Analysis in Blood-StagePlasmodium falciparum. Morita M, Kanoi BN, ..., Takashima E 10.3389/fcimb.2021.777291
36403045 Characterization of the primary antibody response to Plasmodium falciparumantigens in infants living in a malaria-endemic area Tassi Yunga S, Siriwardhana C, ..., Taylor DW 10.1186/s12936-022-04360-x
37647112 Timing of dense granule biogenesis in asexual malaria parasites Vallintine T, van Ooij C 10.1099/mic.0.001389
37961136 Target-agnostic identification of human antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum sexual forms reveals cross stage recognition of glutamate-rich repeats Amen A, Yoo R, ..., Jore MM 10.1101/2023.11.03.565335