About Gene List

PF3D7_0620000 (PIMMS43)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:841,846..843,363(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: PIMMS43 protein

SignalP Peptide: MQKRIYVSLFFLVFFLSKISVVLS

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0042783 evasion of host immune response

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 not expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.02 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.05 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0620000

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: 0.8 | MFS: -2.254 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1119200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.96 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.20

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1119200)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-4826

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT40

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533283

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 4 29
disruptive 24 29 25 71
missense 23 25 23 62

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 25 13 35
disruptive 36 73 50 118
missense 28 61 43 95

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 65

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 40 | Nonsynonymous: 25 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 505 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.604

UniProt ID(s): C6KT40

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.01

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
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
26018192 Genome-Wide Identification of the Target Genes of AP2-O, a Plasmodium AP2-FamilyTranscription Factor. Kaneko I, Iwanaga S, ..., Yuda M 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004905
27083421 Identification of three ookinete-specific genes and evaluation of theirtransmission-blocking potentials in Plasmodium berghei. Zheng W, Kou X, ..., Cui L 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.04.011
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
32165544 PIMMS43 is required for malaria parasite immune evasion and sporogonicdevelopment in the mosquito vector. Ukegbu CV, Giorgalli M, ..., Vlachou D 10.1073/pnas.1919709117