About Gene List

PF3D7_0418200 (EIF3M)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:816,141..818,999(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005852 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity
Process GO:0002183 cytoplasmic translational initiation

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 expressed 0.44 0.79
Trophozoite expressed 0.43 0.74
Schizont expressed 0.10 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.21 0.87

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0418200

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: 0.121 | MFS: -3.135 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I1Q5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103094

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H0YCQ8

TM-align score: 0.82 | RMSD: 2.25

Seq Identity: 0.19 | Length: 208 / 429

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000149100 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 21 13 19
disruptive 2 7 5 34
missense 2 7 5 32

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 50 16 30
disruptive 3 43 32 114
missense 3 32 26 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 181

Non-coding: 170 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 429 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 51.03

UniProt ID(s): Q8I1Q5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000717 Proteasome component (PCI) domain
InterPro IPR027528 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M
InterPro IPR036390 Winged helix DNA-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF01399 Proteasome component (PCI) domain
Superfamily SSF46785 Winged helix DNA-binding domain superfamily

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
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596