About Gene List

PF3D7_0324500 (RIF)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:1,018,874..1,019,973(+)

Genome classification: SubtelomericHypervariable

Function and Localization

Product Description: rifin

SignalP Peptide: MKLHYTKILLFFFPLYILVTS

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB): None

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed nd 1.00
Trophozoite not expressed 0.00 1.00
Schizont not expressed 0.00 1.00
Gametocyte not expressed 0.00 1.00

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0324500

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: 0.898 | MFS: -2.014 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O97310

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100719

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 458

Non-coding: 41 | Synonymous: 93 | Nonsynonymous: 312 | Stop Codon: 12

Protein Information

Protein Length: 317 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 35.812

UniProt ID(s): O97310, Q2XRA4, Q2XRB9, Q2XRD4, Q2XRF6, Q2XRH4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.83

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006373 Variant surface antigen Rifin
PFam PF02009 Variant surface antigen Rifin
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