About Gene List

PF3D7_0104800 (NPT1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:215,143..217,616(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: novel putative transporter 1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 12

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0071944 cell periphery
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Process GO:0015819 lysine transport

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.25 0.84
Schizont expressed 0.34 0.79
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.05 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0104800

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: 0.781 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0208300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.95 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.42

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PbANKA_0208300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4330

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I291

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_129777

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 32 15 42
disruptive 7 39 23 58
missense 7 30 21 38

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 62 35 45
disruptive 19 99 58 189
missense 16 71 43 107

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 91

Non-coding: 57 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 577 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 65.425

UniProt ID(s): Q8I291

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.57

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036259 MFS transporter superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF103473 MFS transporter superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
21752110 The novel putative transporter NPT1 plays a critical role in early stages ofPlasmodium berghei sexual development. Boisson B, Lacroix C, ..., Baldacci P 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07767.x
28205520 Cationic amino acid transporters play key roles in the survival and transmissionof apicomplexan parasites. Rajendran E, Hapuarachchi SV, ..., van Dooren GG 10.1038/ncomms14455
31915223 Influence of Plasmodium falciparum Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 5 (Pf CDPK5)on the Late Schizont Stage Phosphoproteome Blomqvist K, Helmel M, ..., Dvorin JD 10.1128/mSphere.00921-19
34756057 Characterization of Apicomplexan Amino Acid Transporters (ApiATs) in the MalariaParasite Plasmodium falciparum. Wichers JS, van Gelder C, ..., Bachmann A 10.1128/mSphere.00743-21
32807664 Mathematical modeling analysis of hepatic uric acid disposition using humansandwich-cultured hepatocytes Wada S, Matsunaga N, Tamai I 10.1016/j.dmpk.2020.06.006
32121619 RHDeltagra17Deltanpt1 Strain of Toxoplasma gondii Elicits Protective Immunity AgainstAcute, Chronic and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Mice Liang QL, Sun LX, ..., Wang JL 10.3390/microorganisms8030352