About Gene List

PF3D7_0621300 (PUF3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:873,178..877,670(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mRNA-binding protein PUF3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Process GO:0006417 regulation of translation

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 expressed 1.52 0.39
Trophozoite expressed 0.97 0.52
Schizont expressed 0.24 0.86
Gametocyte expressed 0.64 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0621300

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: 0.127 | MFS: -3.04 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1121600)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4426

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT51

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=8.87) with 3KU2 (Global RMSD=20.18)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102938

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q15397

TM-align score: 0.67 | RMSD: 4.97

Seq Identity: 0.15 | Length: 538 / 793

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000080608 pumilio RNA binding family member 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 37 17 47
disruptive 36 126 64 140
missense 21 110 51 117

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 67 44 52
disruptive 67 263 116 266
missense 42 204 91 169

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 252

Non-coding: 148 | Synonymous: 55 | Nonsynonymous: 47 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 793 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 94.284

UniProt ID(s): C6KT51

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.31

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
InterPro IPR040059 Pumilio homologue 3
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold

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
29487181 Puf3 participates in ribosomal biogenesis in malaria parasites Liang X, Hart KJ, ..., Cui L 10.1242/jcs.212597
32317286 Mitochondrial Biogenesis Is Positively Regulated by Casein Kinase I Hrr25 ThroughPhosphorylation of Puf3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bhondeley M, Liu Z 10.1534/genetics.120.303191
38100455 A non-canonical Puf3p-binding sequence regulates CAT5/COQ7 mRNA under bothfermentable and respiratory conditions in budding yeast Hayashi S, Iwamoto K, Yoshihisa T 10.1371/journal.pone.0295659
37060252 Yeast Puf3p-mediated mRNA decay is regulated by carbon source-specificdifferential interaction of Puf3p with Pop2p and Yak1p Bulmash AS, Fischer AD, ..., Olivas WM 10.1002/1873-3468.14624
33536101 Insights into the functions and RNA binding of Trypanosoma brucei ZC3H22, RBP9and DRBD7 Erben E, Leiss K, ..., Clayton C 10.1017/S0031182021000123
32513341 Roles of the Pumilio domain protein PUF3 in Trypanosoma brucei growth anddifferentiation Marucha KK, Clayton C 10.1017/S003118202000092X
33094674 Rpb4 and Puf3 imprint and post-transcriptionally control the stability of acommon set of mRNAs in yeast Garrido-Godino AI, Gupta I, ..., Navarro F 10.1080/15476286.2020.1839229
37990816 MKT1 alleles regulate stress responses through posttranscriptional modulation ofPuf3 targets in budding yeast Chaithanya KV, Sinha H 10.1002/yea.3908
36724944 Fission Yeast PUF Proteins Puf3 and Puf4 Are Novel Regulators of PI4P5KSignaling Satoh R, Tanaka T, ..., Sugiura R 10.1248/bpb.b22-00569