About Gene List

PF3D7_0513400 (YihA1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:570,684..572,743(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GTP-binding protein YihA1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Function GO:0019001 guanyl nucleotide binding
Function GO:0043022 ribosome binding

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.06 0.96
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.10 0.94

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0513400

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: -2.922 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1306100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.16 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.23

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4D6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PGR (r-1,2-propanediol, Local RMSD=0.10) with 7SZS (Global RMSD=2.19)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101142

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9J0K3

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 1.72

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 134 / 286

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163607 GTP binding protein 8 (putative)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 8 5 21
disruptive 4 6 8 21
missense 4 6 8 18

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 30 11 18
disruptive 5 21 22 57
missense 5 19 20 40

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 153

Non-coding: 135 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 286 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 33.29

UniProt ID(s): C0H4D6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.14

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006073 GTP binding domain
InterPro IPR019987 GTP-binding protein, ribosome biogenesis, YsxC
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR030393 EngB-type guanine nucleotide-binding (G) domain
PFam PF01926 GTP binding domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
32057832 YihA GTPases localize to the apicoplast and mitochondrion of the malaria parasiteand interact with LSU of organellar ribosomes. Gupta A, Gupta K, Habib S 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2020.111265
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