About Gene List

PF3D7_0216400 (VPS45)

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:675,368..678,010(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 45

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000139 Golgi membrane
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Process GO:0098657 import into cell
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0015031 protein transport
Process GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport

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 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.38 0.77
Schizont expressed 0.25 0.84
Gametocyte expressed 0.51 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0216400

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

MIS: 0.122 | MFS: -2.861 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0313100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.27 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.84

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O96243

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101522

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B7Z7G7

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.62

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 198 / 722

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000136631 vacuolar protein sorting 45 homolog

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 43 26 39
disruptive 11 52 32 100
missense 8 39 27 65

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 74 33 48
disruptive 32 126 91 222
missense 17 89 64 130

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 104

Non-coding: 65 | Synonymous: 26 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 722 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 86.256

UniProt ID(s): O96243

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001619 Sec1-like protein
InterPro IPR036045 Sec1-like superfamily
PFam PF00995 Sec1-like protein
Superfamily SSF56815 Sec1-like 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
30581113 PfVPS45 Is Required for Host Cell Cytosol Uptake by Malaria Blood StageParasites. Jonscher E, Flemming S, ..., Spielmann T 10.1016/j.chom.2018.11.010
33512427 Mammalian VPS45 orchestrates trafficking through the endosomal system Frey L, Zietara N, ..., Klein C 10.1182/blood.2020006871
36923123 VPS45 is required for both diffuse and tip growth of Arabidopsis thaliana cells Mugume Y, Roy R, ..., Bassham DC 10.3389/fpls.2023.1120307
38089934 A humanized Caenorhabditis elegans model for studying pathogenic mutations inVPS45, a protein essential for membrane trafficking, associated with severecongenital neutropenia Gengyo-Ando K, Tateyama M, ..., Nakai J 10.17912/micropub.biology.001052