About Gene List

PF3D7_0107000 (CEN1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:293,262..295,139(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: centrin-1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005814 centriole
Component GO:0005813 centrosome
Function GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0007099 centriole replication
Process GO:0000278 mitotic cell cycle

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 nd nd
Trophozoite expressed nd nd
Schizont expressed nd nd
Gametocyte expressed nd nd

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0107000

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: 0.132 | MFS: -2.849 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1310400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.94

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I272

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MPO (3[n-morpholino]propane sulfonic acid, Local RMSD=0.10) with 5I0I (Global RMSD=8.90)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101416

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q12798

TM-align score: 0.48 | RMSD: 2.30

Seq Identity: 0.59 | Length: 91 / 168

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000147400 centrin 2
ENSG00000177143 centrin 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 8 7 14
disruptive 0 1 3 36
missense 0 1 3 34

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 21 5 10
disruptive 1 8 17 46
missense 0 5 15 38

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 157

Non-coding: 153 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 168 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 19.599

UniProt ID(s): Q8I272

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.51

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000629 ATP-dependent RNA helicase DEAD-box, conserved site
InterPro IPR002048 EF-hand domain
InterPro IPR011992 EF-hand domain pair
InterPro IPR018247 EF-Hand 1, calcium-binding site
PFam PF13499 EF-hand domain
Superfamily SSF47473 EF-hand domain pair

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
27560164 Novel Centromeric Loci of the Wine and Beer Yeast Dekkera bruxellensis CEN1 andCEN2 Ishchuk OP, Vojvoda Zeljko T, ..., Piskur J 10.1371/journal.pone.0161741
18640595 Dissection of centromeric DNA from yeast Yarrowia lipolytica and identificationof protein-binding site required for plasmid transmission Yamane T, Sakai H, ..., Matsuoka M 10.1263/jbb.105.571
17971862 An RNA polymerase III-dependent heterochromatin barrier at fission yeast centromere 1 Scott KC, White CV, Willard HF 10.1371/journal.pone.0001099
19117951 Interaction of APC/C-E3 ligase with Swi6/HP1 and Clr4/Suv39 in heterochromatinassembly in fission yeast Dubey RN, Nakwal N, ..., Singh J 10.1074/jbc.M806461200