Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:25,232..31,168(+)
Genome classification: SubtelomericHypervariable
Product Description: erythrocyte membrane protein 1, PfEMP1
SignalP Peptide: N/A
# Transmembrane Domains: 0
EC Numbers: None
Curated GO (PlasmoDB):
| Type | GO Term | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Component | GO:0020002 | host cell plasma membrane |
| Component | GO:0020030 | infected host cell surface knob |
| Function | GO:0050839 | cell adhesion molecule binding |
| Function | GO:0046789 | host cell surface receptor binding |
| Process | GO:0020033 | antigenic variation |
| Process | GO:0098609 | cell-cell adhesion |
| Process | GO:0020035 | cytoadherence to microvasculature, mediated by symbiont protein |
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 | 0.02 | 0.99 |
| Trophozoite | possibly expressed | 0.05 | 0.97 |
| Schizont | possibly expressed | 0.05 | 0.96 |
| Gametocyte | not expressed | 0.02 | 0.99 |
More info:
Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0200100
Resistome Missense Mutations: L622S, L1278F, S1426R, S1426N, G1593D
Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762, MMV1490397
Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 4 (4 missense, 2 "interesting" missense)
Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS
MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.061 | #Insertions: 1
PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A
RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A
More info: PhenoPlasm Link
AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O96108
"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 3PO (triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.31) with 5MZA (Global RMSD=7.48)
No associated EC numbersNo evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries
MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:
No passing variants found
PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 1971
Non-coding: 376 | Synonymous: 483 | Nonsynonymous: 1106 | Stop Codon: 6
Protein Length: 1711 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 196.551
UniProt ID(s): A0A0F6P8I2, A0A0F6P8T9, A0A0F6P921, A0A5P1A0G9, A0A5P1A0H2, A0A5P1A108, A0A5P1A234, A0A5P1A275, A0A5P1A2R0, A0A5P1A2S7, A0A5P1A2U9, A0A5P1A2X9, A0A5P1A324, A0A5P1A373, A3R6S1, A3R6U0, O96108
PDB ID(s): None
Isoelectric Point: 5
Protein Domain Annotations:
| Source | Family ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| InterPro | IPR004258 | Duffy-binding-like domain |
| InterPro | IPR008602 | Duffy-antigen binding |
| InterPro | IPR029210 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment |
| InterPro | IPR029211 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment |
| PFam | PF03011 | Duffy-binding-like domain |
| PFam | PF05424 | Duffy-antigen binding |
| PFam | PF15445 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment |
| PFam | PF15447 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment |
| Superfamily | SSF140924 | N/A |
| PMID | Title | Authors | DOI/Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9291676 | Knob proteins in falciparum malaria. | Sharma YD | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9291676/ |
| 9786187 | A recombinant peptide based on PfEMP-1 blocks and reverses adhesion ofmalaria-infected red blood cells to CD36 under flow. | Cooke BM, Nicoll CL, Baruch DI, Coppel RL | 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01040.x |
| 9804551 | Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. | Gardner MJ, Tettelin H, ..., Hoffman SL | 10.1126/science.282.5391.1126 |
| 11316367 | Variant antigens of Plasmodium falciparum encoded by the var multigenic familyare multifunctional macromolecules. | Nogueira PA, Wunderlich G, Pereira da Silva LH | 10.1016/s0923-2508(01)01184-6 |
| 11420100 | Molecules on the surface of the Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocyte andtheir role in malaria pathogenesis and immune evasion. | Craig A, Scherf A | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11420100/ |
| 12368864 | Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. | Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B | 10.1038/nature01097 |
| 18785843 | Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum. | Scherf A, Lopez-Rubio JJ, Riviere L | 10.1146/annurev.micro.61.080706.093134 |