About Gene List

PF3D7_0416500 (MAF1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:722,433..724,446(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: repressor of RNA polymerase III transcription MAF1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0000994 RNA polymerase III core binding
Process GO:0016480 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase III

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 0.07 0.97
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.60 0.68
Schizont expressed 1.02 0.49
Gametocyte expressed 1.33 0.37

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0416500

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: 0.134 | MFS: -2.987 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I1S2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102476

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9H063

TM-align score: 0.59 | RMSD: 3.74

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 184 / 389

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000179632 MAF1 homolog, negative regulator of RNA polymerase III

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 4 1 7
disruptive 4 20 9 30
missense 2 12 6 25

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 6 11 21
disruptive 15 40 43 91
missense 6 21 33 57

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 46

Non-coding: 9 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 17 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 389 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 46.498

UniProt ID(s): Q8I1S2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.34

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR015257 Repressor of RNA polymerase III transcription Maf1
PFam PF09174 Repressor of RNA polymerase III transcription Maf1
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
28351924 Plasmodium falciparum Maf1 Confers Survival upon Amino Acid Starvation McLean KJ, Jacobs-Lorena M 10.1128/mBio.02317-16
36794724 Cellular responses to long-term phosphate starvation of fission yeast: Maf1determines fate choice between quiescence and death associated with aberrant tRNAbiogenesis Garg A, Sanchez AM, ..., Shuman S 10.1093/nar/gkad063