About Gene List

PF3D7_0107500 (NCR1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:303,437..311,928(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: Niemann-Pick type C1-related protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 12

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Process GO:0055088 lipid homeostasis
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 2.43 0.18
Trophozoite expressed 1.38 0.36
Schizont expressed 0.69 0.63
Gametocyte expressed 0.72 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0107500

Resistome Missense Mutations: M398I, S490L, L499P, F562I, A1108T, A1208E, F1380S, I1382M, F1436I

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BRD9685, MMV009108, MMV019662, MMV028038

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 24 (23 missense, 17 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.261 | MFS: -2.596 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I266

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102973

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q3KNS1

TM-align score: 0.72 | RMSD: 4.00

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 630 / 1470

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000276595 patched domain containing 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 71 56 105
disruptive 59 111 61 178
missense 28 87 55 154

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 27 158 63 115
disruptive 87 242 127 340
missense 38 192 108 231

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 463

Non-coding: 315 | Synonymous: 98 | Nonsynonymous: 50 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1470 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 170.301

UniProt ID(s): Q8I266

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.17

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003392 Protein patched/dispatched
PFam PF02460 Protein patched/dispatched
Superfamily SSF82866 N/A

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
22174676 Deficiency of a Niemann-Pick, type C1-related protein in toxoplasma is associatedwith multiple lipidoses and increased pathogenicity. Lige B, Romano JD, ..., Coppens I 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002410
30888318 Plasmodium Niemann-Pick type C1-related protein is a druggable target requiredfor parasite membrane homeostasis Istvan ES, Das S, ..., Goldberg DE 10.7554/eLife.40529
37440478 Identification and characterization of protein interactions with the majorNiemann-Pick type C disease protein in yeast reveals pathways of therapeuticpotential Hammond N, Snider J, ..., Munkacsi AB 10.1093/genetics/iyad129
37047194 Iron Limitation Restores Autophagy and Increases Lifespan in the Yeast Model ofNiemann-Pick Type C1 Martins TS, Costa RS, ..., Costa V 10.3390/ijms24076221
37908116 Automated quantification of vacuole fusion and lipophagy in Saccharomycescerevisiae from fluorescence and cryo-soft X-ray microscopy data using deeplearning Egebjerg JM, Szomek M, ..., Wustner D 10.1080/15548627.2023.2270378