About Gene List

PF3D7_0106800 (RAB5c)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:286,637..289,063(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ras-related protein Rab-5C

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.5.2 (Small monomeric GTPase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0030139 endocytic vesicle
Component GO:0012505 endomembrane system
Component GO:0005768 endosome
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0007264 small GTPase mediated signal transduction

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 not expressed 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.48 0.71
Schizont expressed 0.34 0.78
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.36 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0106800

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: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.264 | MFS: -2.504 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0206500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.74 ± 0.37
  • Confidence: 3.35

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0206500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1688

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I274

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GDP (guanosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.12) with 1Z0D (Global RMSD=1.25)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.5.2 small monomeric GTPase GTPGDPEDTAPlexAstatinCCG-977Rap1GapNSC23766CCG-1423Rap1GAP1GTPgammaSCalmodulin...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100743

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F8VUA5

TM-align score: 0.87 | RMSD: 1.52

Seq Identity: 0.62 | Length: 106 / 214

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000108774 RAB5C, member RAS oncogene family
ENSG00000111540 RAB5B, member RAS oncogene family
ENSG00000144566 RAB5A, member RAS oncogene family

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 7 7 11
disruptive 1 7 5 15
missense 1 7 4 12

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 21 6 19
disruptive 3 24 19 64
missense 1 19 10 47

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 141

Non-coding: 133 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 214 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 24.301

UniProt ID(s): Q8I274, Q8WT13

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.24

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001806 Small GTPase
InterPro IPR005225 Small GTP-binding protein domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00071 Small GTPase
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
23223036 Isoprenoid biosynthesis inhibition disrupts Rab5 localization and food vacuolarintegrity in Plasmodium falciparum. Howe R, Kelly M, ..., Odom AR 10.1128/EC.00073-12