About Gene List

PF3D7_0500800 (MESA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:42,114..48,258(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mature parasite-infected erythrocyte surface antigen

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:0020002 host cell plasma membrane
Component GO:0020030 infected host cell surface knob
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005515 protein binding

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 possibly expressed 0.86 0.72
Trophozoite expressed 3.71 0.05
Schizont expressed 1.15 0.55
Gametocyte not expressed 0.34 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0500800

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: -1.237 | #Insertions: 7

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: P08116

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 2NV (jeffamine ed-2001, Local RMSD=23.29) with 6VJ6 (Global RMSD=31.75)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_152337

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 20 5 28
disruptive 37 85 29 100
missense 25 66 23 82

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 31 14 30
disruptive 69 159 57 119
missense 45 110 39 90

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 442

Non-coding: 103 | Synonymous: 247 | Nonsynonymous: 92 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1434 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 168.288

UniProt ID(s): P08116, Q06166, Q06167, Q25920, Q86BT4, Q86BT5, Q86BT6, Q86BT7, Q8I492, Q9GVB1, Q9NB35

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.45

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001623 DnaJ domain
InterPro IPR009484 Protein of unknown function DUF1103
InterPro IPR036869 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
PFam PF00226 DnaJ domain
PFam PF06513 Protein of unknown function DUF1103
Superfamily SSF46565 Chaperone J-domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
3065643 MESA is a Plasmodium falciparum phosphoprotein associated with the erythrocytemembrane skeleton. Coppel RL, Lustigman S, Murray L, Anders RF 10.1016/0166-6851(88)90152-1
3278227 Two approximately 300 kilodalton Plasmodium falciparum proteins at the surfacemembrane of infected erythrocytes. Howard RJ, Barnwell JW, ..., Saul A 10.1016/0166-6851(88)90040-0
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
15477199 Myosin-like sequences in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum bind humanerythrocyte membrane protein 4.1. Lanzillotti R, Coetzer TL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15477199/
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
18482775 In vivo studies support the role of trafficking and cytoskeletal-binding motifsin the interaction of MESA with the membrane skeleton of Plasmodiumfalciparum-infected red blood cells. Black CG, Proellocks NI, ..., Coppel RL 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.04.001
28252383 Plasmodium falciparum parasites deploy Rhop H2 into the host erythrocyte to obtainnutrients, grow and replicate Counihan NA, Chisholm SA, ..., de Koning-Ward TF 10.7554/eLife.23217
28981210 Proteome and Structural Organization of the Knob Complex on the Surface of thePlasmodium Infected Red Blood Cell. Alampalli SV, Grover M, ..., Acharya P 10.1002/prca.201600177
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31125575 The Plasmodium falciparum MESA erythrocyte cytoskeleton-binding (MEC) motif bindsto erythrocyte ankyrin. Kilili GK, Shakya B, ..., LaCount DJ 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2019.111189
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
33774908 Characterisation of complexes formed by parasite proteins exported into the hostcell compartment of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells. Jonsdottir TK, Counihan NA, ..., Gilson PR 10.1111/cmi.13332