About Gene List

PF3D7_0616200 (NDC80)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:674,071..676,647(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: kinetochore protein NDC80

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0031262 Ndc80 complex
Component GO:0000775 chromosome, centromeric region
Component GO:0000778 condensed nuclear chromosome kinetochore
Component GO:0005874 microtubule
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0008017 microtubule binding
Process GO:0051315 attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore
Process GO:0007059 chromosome segregation

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 0.13 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.90 0.53
Schizont expressed 0.92 0.51
Gametocyte expressed 1.22 0.40

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0616200

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: 0.167 | MFS: -3.302 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1115700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.65

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1115700)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5364

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT03

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103226

Most Similar Human Ortholog: I3L0P0

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 0.43

Seq Identity: 0.09 | Length: 32 / 591

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000080986 NDC80 kinetochore complex component

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 22 19 34
disruptive 5 24 22 68
missense 5 24 22 58

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 58 28 32
disruptive 9 77 63 129
missense 8 64 49 86

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 116

Non-coding: 86 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 591 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 69.875

UniProt ID(s): C6KT03

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.23

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005550 Kinetochore protein Ndc80
PFam PF03801 Kinetochore protein Ndc80
Superfamily N/A 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
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
32049018 Plasmodium Condensin Core Subunits SMC2/SMC4 Mediate Atypical Mitosis and AreEssential for Parasite Proliferation and Transmission. Pandey R, Abel S, ..., Tewari R 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.033
32501284 Real-time dynamics of Plasmodium N DC80 reveals unusual modes of chromosomesegregation during parasite proliferation Zeeshan M, Pandey R, ..., Tewari R 10.1242/jcs.245753
36030238 Repurposing the mitotic machinery to drive cellular elongation and chromatinreorganisation in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. Li J, Shami GJ, ..., Tilley L 10.1038/s41467-022-32579-4
37962556 Humanization reveals pervasive incompatibility of yeast and human kinetochorecomponents Olafsson G, Haase MAB, Boeke JD 10.1093/g3journal/jkad260
38305688 Kinetochore-microtubule error correction for biorientation: lessons from yeast Li S, Kasciukovic T, Tanaka TU 10.1042/BST20221261
37950911 A role for beta-1,6- and beta-1,3-glucans in kinetochore function in Saccharomycescerevisiae Kshirsagar R, Munhoven A, Tran Nguyen TM, Ehrenhofer-Murray AE 10.1093/genetics/iyad195
37986816 An interaction hub on Ndc80 complex facilitates dynamic recruitment of Mps1 toyeast kinetochores to promote accurate chromosome segregation Parnell EJ, Jenson E, Miller MP 10.1101/2023.11.07.566082
37506202 Cryo-EM structure of the complete inner kinetochore of the budding yeast pointcentromere Dendooven T, Zhang Z, ..., Barford D 10.1126/sciadv.adg7480