About Gene List

PF3D7_0212600 (SPATR)

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:522,339..524,405(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: secreted protein with altered thrombospondin repeat domain

SignalP Peptide: MKKSRFLLLSIFFCFVTNISL

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0045177 apical part of cell
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0020009 microneme
Component GO:0020008 rhoptry
Process GO:0098609 cell-cell adhesion

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 possibly expressed 0.42 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.16 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.58 0.82
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.08 0.95

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0212600

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.966 | MFS: -2.553 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0309500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.30
  • Confidence: 3.82

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0309500)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5185

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O96207

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_179325

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 15 3 10
disruptive 1 16 9 22
missense 1 16 9 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 20 9 25
disruptive 6 33 23 42
missense 5 28 20 31

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 122

Non-coding: 118 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 250 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 29.218

UniProt ID(s): O96207

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.83

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036383 Thrombospondin type-1 (TSP1) repeat superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF82895 Thrombospondin type-1 (TSP1) repeat 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
12716913 PfSPATR, a Plasmodium falciparum protein containing an altered thrombospondintype I repeat domain is expressed at several stages of the parasite life cycleand is the target of inhibitory antibodies. Chattopadhyay R, Rathore D, ..., Hoffman SL 10.1074/jbc.M300865200
18832006 Identification of peptides with high red blood cell and hepatocyte bindingactivity in the Plasmodium falciparum multi-stage invasion proteins: PfSPATR andMCP-1. Curtidor H, Garcia J, ..., Patarroyo ME 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.08.003
20037583 Transcriptional profiling of growth perturbations of the human malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Hu G, Cabrera A, ..., Bozdech Z 10.1038/nbt.1597
25092910 A conserved apicomplexan microneme protein contributes to Toxoplasma gondiiinvasion and virulence. Huynh MH, Boulanger MJ, Carruthers VB 10.1128/IAI.01877-14
34252120 Screening of viral-vectored P. falciparum pre-erythrocytic candidate vaccineantigens using chimeric rodent parasites Kolli SK, Salman AM, ..., Janse CJ 10.1371/journal.pone.0254498
37886905 A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge inToxoplasma Valleau D, Sidik SM, ..., Lourido S 10.15252/embj.2022113155
17041140 Developmental biology of sporozoite-host interactions in Plasmodium falciparummalaria: implications for vaccine design Garcia JE, Puentes A, Patarroyo ME 10.1128/CMR.00063-05
36602208 Genetic diversity of secreted protein with an altered thrombospondin repeat(SPATR) of Plasmodium knowlesi clinical isolates from Malaysia Azlan UW, Lau YL, ..., Fong MY 10.47665/tb.39.4.006
17880006 Proteomic analysis of calcium-dependent secretion in Toxoplasma gondii Kawase O, Nishikawa Y, ..., Xuan X 10.1002/pmic.200700362
35594144 C-Mannosyltransferase Is Essential for Malaria Transmission in Plasmodiumberghei Srivastava PN, Nayak B, Dewaker V, Mishra S 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00239
16113256 Identification, cloning, expression, and characterization of the gene forPlasmodium knowlesi surface protein containing an altered thrombospondin repeatdomain Mahajan B, Jani D, ..., Rathore D 10.1128/IAI.73.9.5402-5409.2005
20144733 Characterization of a novel thrombospondin-related protein in Toxoplasma gondii Kawase O, Nishikawa Y, ..., Xuan X 10.1016/j.parint.2010.02.001
31755154 Secreted protein with altered thrombospondin repeat (SPATR) is essential forasexual blood stages but not required for hepatocyte invasion by the malariaparasite Plasmodium berghei Gupta R, Mishra A, ..., Mishra S 10.1111/mmi.14432
23734702 Cloning, expression, and immunocharacterization of surface protein containing analtered thrombospondin repeat domain (SPATR) from Plasmodium knowlesi Palaeya V, Lau YL, ..., Fong MY 10.1186/1475-2875-12-182