About Gene List

PF3D7_0610900 (SPT5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:456,064..460,886(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: transcription elongation factor SPT5, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0032044 DSIF complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Process GO:0006357 regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Process GO:0006368 transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Process GO:0006351 transcription, DNA-templated

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 1.62 0.35
Trophozoite expressed 1.18 0.41
Schizont expressed 0.54 0.69
Gametocyte expressed 1.26 0.39

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0610900

Resistome Missense Mutations: Q506K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Halofuginone

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.128 | MFS: -2.889 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0109200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.74 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.20

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0109200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1651

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KSV4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 017 ((3r,3as,6ar)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1s,2r)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate, Local RMSD=6.63) with 3OGP (Global RMSD=19.57)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101219

Most Similar Human Ortholog: M0R105

TM-align score: 0.45 | RMSD: 3.38

Seq Identity: 0.04 | Length: 50 / 1280

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000196235 SPT5 homolog, DSIF elongation factor subunit

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 34 26 69
disruptive 24 104 40 147
missense 9 73 30 123

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 87 47 60
disruptive 54 197 96 216
missense 15 139 78 162

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 150

Non-coding: 71 | Synonymous: 58 | Nonsynonymous: 20 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1280 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 149.366

UniProt ID(s): C6KSV4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.77

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005100 NGN domain
InterPro IPR005824 KOW
InterPro IPR005825 Ribosomal protein L24/L26, conserved site
InterPro IPR008991 Translation protein SH3-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR039385 NGN domain, eukaryotic
InterPro IPR039659 Transcription elongation factor SPT5
InterPro IPR041973 Spt5, KOW domain repeat 1
PFam PF03439 NGN domain
Superfamily SSF50104 Translation protein SH3-like 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108