About Gene List

PF3D7_0412100 (mtRPS12)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:539,768..541,690(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein S12, mitochondrial

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0005840 ribosome
Component GO:0015935 small ribosomal subunit
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0032543 mitochondrial translation
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:0006412 translation

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 0.76
Schizont possibly expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte not expressed 0.12 0.92

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0412100

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: 0.385 | MFS: -2.485 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0613400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.48

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9U0G9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SRY (streptomycin a, Local RMSD=0.03) with 4DR3 (Global RMSD=2.31)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101451

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O15235

TM-align score: 0.64 | RMSD: 1.86

Seq Identity: 0.45 | Length: 95 / 336

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000128626 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S12
ENSG00000283018 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S12

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 8 12 19
disruptive 22 29 12 34
missense 16 21 9 26

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 26 14 26
disruptive 30 60 32 76
missense 22 36 27 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 137

Non-coding: 99 | Synonymous: 19 | Nonsynonymous: 19 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 336 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 39.893

UniProt ID(s): Q9U0G9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.83

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005679 Ribosomal protein S12, bacterial-type
InterPro IPR006032 Ribosomal protein S12/S23
InterPro IPR012340 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold
PFam PF00164 Ribosomal protein S12/S23
Superfamily SSF50249 Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold

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
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
32273345 Genetic ablation of the mitoribosome in the malaria parasite Plasmodiumfalciparum sensitizes it to antimalarials that target mitochondrial functions. Ling L, Mulaka M, ..., Ke H 10.1074/jbc.RA120.012646
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
9434165 Metazoan nuclear genes for mitoribosomal protein S12 Shah ZH, O'Dell KM, ..., Jacobs HT 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00521-0