About Gene List

PF3D7_0417300

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:750,307..753,786(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: LETM1-like protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Process GO:0006875 cellular metal ion homeostasis

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 expressed 0.35 0.82
Trophozoite expressed 0.79 0.58
Schizont expressed 0.20 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.63 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0417300

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: 0.291 | MFS: -3.298 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I1R5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101861

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O95202

TM-align score: 0.39 | RMSD: 4.48

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 331 / 802

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000168924 leucine zipper and EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 7 12 16
disruptive 6 12 14 52
missense 4 6 10 35

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 31 20 37
disruptive 18 82 63 132
missense 5 42 42 89

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 176

Non-coding: 102 | Synonymous: 65 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 802 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 95.487

UniProt ID(s): Q8I1R5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.92

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011685 LETM1-like
PFam PF07766 LETM1-like
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
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
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