About Gene List

PF3D7_0111000

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:421,025..428,878(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: kinesin-8B, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005881 cytoplasmic microtubule
Component GO:0005871 kinesin complex
Component GO:0005874 microtubule
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Function GO:0008017 microtubule binding
Function GO:0003777 microtubule motor activity
Function GO:0008574 plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity
Process GO:0035082 axoneme assembly
Process GO:0060271 cilium assembly
Process GO:0007018 microtubule-based movement

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 not expressed 0.30 0.81
Schizont possibly expressed 0.57 0.66
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.90 0.56

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0111000

Resistome Missense Mutations: M1039L

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: OSM-S-106

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.224 | #Insertions: 5

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0805900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.96 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.59

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0202700)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5365

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I235

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.03) with 3K3B (Global RMSD=4.72)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8NI77 Kinesin-like protein KIF18A OrthoDB US11236069, Example 1US11236069, Example 1-1US11236069, Example 1-2US11236069, Example 1-3...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100835

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F8VW50

TM-align score: 0.55 | RMSD: 3.97

Seq Identity: 0.45 | Length: 375 / 1664

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000121621 kinesin family member 18A
ENSG00000186185 kinesin family member 18B
ENSG00000196169 kinesin family member 19

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1664 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 191.873

UniProt ID(s): Q8I235

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.29

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001752 Kinesin motor domain
InterPro IPR019821 Kinesin motor domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR027640 Kinesin-like protein
PFam PF00225 Kinesin motor domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 21 67 40 80
disruptive 64 159 86 237
missense 32 135 68 190

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 30 146 46 82
disruptive 99 319 174 322
missense 57 249 131 234

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 525

Non-coding: 339 | Synonymous: 102 | Nonsynonymous: 84 | Stop Codon: 0

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
31409625 Kinesin-8 B controls basal body function and flagellum formation and is key tomalaria transmission Zeeshan M, Ferguson DJ, ..., Tewari R 10.26508/lsa.201900488