About Gene List

PF3D7_0102600 (FIKK1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:118,812..122,534(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: serine/threonine protein kinase, FIKK family

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.7.11.1 (Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Process GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
Process GO:0044003 modulation by symbiont of host process
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation

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 possibly expressed 0.28 0.86
Trophozoite expressed 0.16 0.92
Schizont not expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte not expressed 0.18 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0102600

Resistome Missense Mutations: G470C

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BI-2536

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -0.921 | #Insertions: 5

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1225000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.30 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.77

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: B9ZSH8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: QCT (2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-4h-chromen-3-yl 6-deoxy-alpha-l-mannopyranoside, Local RMSD=1.75) with 8EQ5 (Global RMSD=7.61)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.1 non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase ATPKClDTTP53DRBEDTATBCAKN-93K252aCKI-7LAALSTAACS...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_111291

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 30 15 23
disruptive 20 67 33 90
missense 20 64 33 75

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 48 24 37
disruptive 33 141 81 153
missense 29 120 69 106

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 170

Non-coding: 130 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 19 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 630 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 74.156

UniProt ID(s): B9ZSH8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
InterPro IPR008266 Tyrosine-protein kinase, active site
InterPro IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
32284562 An exported kinase family mediates species-specific erythrocyte remodelling andvirulence in human malaria. Davies H, Belda H, ..., Treeck M 10.1038/s41564-020-0702-4