About Gene List

PF3D7_0207300 (SERA8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:290,168..292,703(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: serine repeat antigen 8

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.4.22.- (Cysteine endopeptidases.)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005615 extracellular space
Component GO:0005764 lysosome
Function GO:0004197 cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
Process GO:0051603 proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process

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 not expressed 0.00 1.00
Trophozoite not expressed 0.00 1.00
Schizont not expressed 0.02 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.02 0.99

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0207300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.998 | MFS: -2.593 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0305100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.04 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.93

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0304700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-5064

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A143ZWJ1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: I3C (5-amino-2,4,6-triiodobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, Local RMSD=0.23) with 6X42 (Global RMSD=4.87)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.4.22.- Ex: staphylococcal cysteine proteinase NEME64SpiSDSCysEDTAPCMBEGTAPMSFTLCKTPCKMENT...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_126098

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 17 6 34
disruptive 42 23 9 48
missense 41 20 9 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 25 18 42
disruptive 44 47 29 56
missense 43 38 27 40

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 82

Non-coding: 27 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 38 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 679 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 79.357

UniProt ID(s): A0A0E3VL24, A0A0E3VL33, A0A0E4B1U9, A0A0E4B266, A0A0E4B382, A0A0E4B3A7, A0A0E4B3G3, A0A0E4FLE6, A0A143ZWJ1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.92

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000169 Cysteine peptidase, cysteine active site
InterPro IPR000668 Peptidase C1A, papain C-terminal
InterPro IPR038765 Papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily
PFam PF00112 Peptidase C1A, papain C-terminal
Superfamily SSF54001 Papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9804551 Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Tettelin H, ..., Hoffman SL 10.1126/science.282.5391.1126
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
17893128 Evidence for a common role for the serine-type Plasmodium falciparum serinerepeat antigen proteases: implications for vaccine and drug design McCoubrie JE, Miller SK, ..., Crabb BS 10.1128/IAI.00405-07
17609844 Phylogeny and evolution of the SERA multigene family in the genus Plasmodium Arisue N, Hirai M, ..., Horii T 10.1007/s00239-006-0253-1