About Gene List

PF3D7_0603200 (BCS1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:128,292..130,385(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mitochondrial chaperone BCS1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005743 mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Process GO:0051131 chaperone-mediated protein complex assembly
Process GO:0065003 protein-containing complex assembly

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 expressed 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.45 0.73
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.12 0.93

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0603200

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: 0.226 | MFS: -2.638 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0102000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.15 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.76

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KSN2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.13) with 2QZ4 (Global RMSD=8.79)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101424

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A2R8Y7T3

TM-align score: 0.78 | RMSD: 2.98

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 150 / 471

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000074582 BCS1 homolog, ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex chaperone

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 26 15 23
disruptive 8 37 19 61
missense 8 35 19 46

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 48 18 32
disruptive 15 92 47 109
missense 11 74 33 63

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 79

Non-coding: 58 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 471 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 54.6

UniProt ID(s): C6KSN2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.42

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR003959 ATPase, AAA-type, core
InterPro IPR014851 BCS1, N-terminal
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00004 ATPase, AAA-type, core
PFam PF08740 BCS1, N-terminal
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
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
34274978 Modelling of BCS1L-related human mitochondrial disease in Drosophilamelanogaster Brischigliaro M, Frigo E, ..., Costa R 10.1007/s00109-021-02110-1
36993815 Bcs1, a novel target for fungicide Zhan J, Xia D 10.3389/fchem.2023.1146753