About Gene List

PF3D7_0615300 (GWT1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:627,693..630,345(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GPI-anchored wall transfer protein 1, putative

SignalP Peptide: MSNMNILAYLLICPFNLIYI

# Transmembrane Domains: 13

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Function GO:0032216 glucosaminyl-phosphatidylinositol O-acyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006506 GPI anchor biosynthetic process
Process GO:0072659 protein localization to plasma membrane

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.67 0.63
Schizont expressed 0.24 0.85
Gametocyte expressed 0.89 0.54

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0615300

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: 0.133 | MFS: -2.898 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1230000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.28 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1230000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3317

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KSZ4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103051

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q7Z7B1

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 4.45

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 421 / 874

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000275600 phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W
ENSG00000277161 phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 37 17 40
disruptive 56 74 36 102
missense 40 58 30 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 56 31 61
disruptive 98 146 78 186
missense 59 103 53 121

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 114

Non-coding: 12 | Synonymous: 33 | Nonsynonymous: 69 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 874 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 105.757

UniProt ID(s): C6KSZ4, Q6A0I5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.18

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR009447 Phosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis protein PIGW/GWT1
PFam PF06423 Phosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis protein PIGW/GWT1
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
35222844 Compounds targeting GPI biosynthesis or N-glycosylation are active againstPlasmodium falciparum Fenollar A, Ros-Lucas A, ..., Izquierdo L 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.01.029
38205999 In vitro activity of manogepix and comparators against infrequently encounteredyeast and mold isolates from the SENTRY Surveillance Program (2017-2022) Pfaller M, Huband M, ..., Castanheira M 10.1128/aac.01132-23