About Gene List

PF3D7_0306500 (COX6C)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:300,489..302,223(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6c, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005751 mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion

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 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.20 0.87
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.88
Gametocyte expressed 0.36 0.78

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0306500

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: 0.174 | MFS: -2.693 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0404900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.04
  • Confidence: 7.67

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O97246

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_149548

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 18 7 26
disruptive 3 28 8 35
missense 3 27 8 27

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 43 10 20
disruptive 9 51 27 56
missense 8 44 25 31

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 85

Non-coding: 67 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 299 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 36.391

UniProt ID(s): O97246

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10448855 The complete nucleotide sequence of chromosome 3 of Plasmodium falciparum. Bowman S, Lawson D, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/22964
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
30204084 Elucidating the mitochondrial proteome of Toxoplasma gondii reveals the presenceof a divergent cytochrome c oxidase Seidi A, Muellner-Wong LS, ..., van Dooren GG 10.7554/eLife.38131
34155201 Composition and stage dynamics of mitochondrial complexes in Plasmodiumfalciparum. Evers F, Cabrera-Orefice A, ..., Kooij TWA 10.1038/s41467-021-23919-x
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
38096616 NDUFA8 is transcriptionally regulated by EP300/H3K27ac and promotes mitochondrialrespiration to support proliferation and inhibit apoptosis in cervical cancer Xiang H, Tang H, ..., Wang Y 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149374
35879322 Novel role of COX6c in the regulation of oxidative phosphorylation and diseases Wang C, Lv J, ..., Zhang S 10.1038/s41420-022-01130-1