About Gene List

PF3D7_0518600 (WDR26)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:768,798..774,027(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: WD repeat-containing protein 26, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB): None

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 not expressed 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.48 0.72
Schizont expressed 0.47 0.73
Gametocyte expressed 1.13 0.45

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0518600

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: -2.345 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1233400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.04 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 5.94

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1233400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3339

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3S4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SIW (keggin (sta), Local RMSD=0.01) with 6Y7O (Global RMSD=5.75)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102395

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9JCS7

TM-align score: 0.70 | RMSD: 2.56

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 101 / 1276

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000162923 WD repeat domain 26

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 53 34 74
disruptive 43 117 84 200
missense 24 87 71 155

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 126 61 83
disruptive 78 330 165 409
missense 38 227 129 254

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 262

Non-coding: 119 | Synonymous: 83 | Nonsynonymous: 60 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1276 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 150.703

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3S4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.55

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR019775 WD40 repeat, conserved site
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00400 WD40 repeat
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing 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