About Gene List

PF3D7_0613400 (RPL18)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:546,920..548,162(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 50S ribosomal protein L18, apicoplast, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005840 ribosome
Function GO:0008097 5S rRNA binding
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0042254 ribosome biogenesis

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 possibly expressed 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.39 0.76
Schizont expressed 0.55 0.67
Gametocyte expressed 0.32 0.81

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0613400

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: 0.259 | MFS: -2.633 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q6LFD5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_105600

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 13 7 16
disruptive 1 10 8 16
missense 1 7 8 14

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 22 9 18
disruptive 3 27 14 29
missense 1 23 10 25

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 48

Non-coding: 42 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 213 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 24.709

UniProt ID(s): Q6LFD5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.82

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005484 Ribosomal protein L18
PFam PF00861 Ribosomal protein L18
Superfamily SSF53137 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
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895