About Gene List

PF3D7_0507300 (SOPT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:301,508..305,191(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: subtilisin-like ookinete protein SOPT

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:0071944 cell periphery
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

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 0.23 0.91
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Schizont expressed 0.21 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.12 0.94

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0507300

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: -2.405 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1106900)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4458

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I429

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533144

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 48 31 59
disruptive 53 174 75 210
missense 41 152 68 180

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 94 41 50
disruptive 95 312 137 253
missense 68 267 117 194

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 217

Non-coding: 102 | Synonymous: 60 | Nonsynonymous: 55 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 893 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 107.039

UniProt ID(s): Q8I429

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.67

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
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
28559405 Plasmodium berghei P IMMS2 Promotes Ookinete Invasion of the Anopheles gambiae Mosquito Midgut Ukegbu CV, Akinosoglou KA, Christophides GK, Vlachou D 10.1128/IAI.00139-17
29873127 Plasmodium falciparum subtilisin-like ookinete protein SOPT plays an importantand conserved role during ookinete infection of the Anopheles stephensi midgut. Armistead JS, Jennison C, ..., Boddey JA 10.1111/mmi.13993
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