About Gene List

PF3D7_0408700 (PLP1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:417,372..420,824(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: perforin-like protein 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0033644 host cell membrane
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0020009 microneme
Component GO:0020005 symbiont-containing vacuole membrane
Function GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
Function GO:0022829 wide pore channel activity
Process GO:0046931 pore complex assembly

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 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.07 0.96
Schizont expressed 0.07 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.23 0.87

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0408700

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: 1 | MFS: -1.461 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1006300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.79 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.62

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1006300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-5268

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9U0J9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_121849

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 28 26 31
disruptive 57 59 26 71
missense 51 53 23 59

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 55 26 40
disruptive 73 105 54 106
missense 62 91 46 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 194

Non-coding: 132 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 41 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 842 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 94.516

UniProt ID(s): Q9U0J9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.74

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR020864 Membrane attack complex component/perforin (MACPF) domain
PFam PF01823 Membrane attack complex component/perforin (MACPF) domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
23591903 Calcium-dependent permeabilization of erythrocytes by a perforin-like proteinduring egress of malaria parasites. Garg S, Agarwal S, ..., Singh S 10.1038/ncomms2725
26292257 Discovery of Novel Plasmodium falciparum Pre-Erythrocytic Antigens for VaccineDevelopment. Aguiar JC, Bolton J, ..., Richie TL 10.1371/journal.pone.0136109
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
28355563 Cell Traversal Activity Is Important for Plasmodium falciparum Liver Infection inHumanized Mice. Yang ASP, O'Neill MT, ..., Boddey JA 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.017
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g
32266171 Plasmodium Perforin-Like Protein Pores on the Host Cell Membrane Contribute inIts Multistage Growth and Erythrocyte Senescence. Garg S, Shivappagowdar A, ..., Singh S 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00121
38008472 Structural elucidation of an active polysaccharide from Radix Puerariae lobataeand its protection against acute alcoholic liver disease Cao W, Wu J, ..., Han J 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121565