About Gene List

PF3D7_0715900 (CDF)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:697,965..701,574(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cation diffusion facilitator family protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 6

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005887 integral component of plasma membrane
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0005385 zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity
Process GO:0071577 zinc ion transmembrane transport
Process GO:0006829 zinc ion transport

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 0.06 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.56 0.68
Schizont expressed 0.21 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.27 0.84

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0715900

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.312 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1422200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.98 ± 0.08
  • Confidence: 6.50

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1424200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4788

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBU1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100508

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8IWU4

TM-align score: 0.81 | RMSD: 2.08

Seq Identity: 0.33 | Length: 315 / 556

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000104154 solute carrier family 30 member 4
ENSG00000115194 solute carrier family 30 member 3
ENSG00000158014 solute carrier family 30 member 2
ENSG00000164756 solute carrier family 30 member 8

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 26 17 37
disruptive 9 46 18 69
missense 7 40 17 64

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 49 24 41
disruptive 16 106 59 132
missense 11 93 44 88

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 191

Non-coding: 160 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 556 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 62.944

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBU1, Q9NFG4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.26

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002524 Cation efflux protein
InterPro IPR027469 Cation efflux transmembrane domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036837 Cation efflux protein, cytoplasmic domain superfamily
PFam PF01545 Cation efflux protein
Superfamily SSF160240 Cation efflux protein, cytoplasmic domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF161111 Cation efflux transmembrane domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
31118298 The Vacuolar Zinc Transporter Tg ZnT Protects Toxoplasma gondii from Zinc Toxicity Chasen NM, Stasic AJ, ..., Moreno SNJ 10.1128/mSphere.00086-19
35404116 PMRT1, a Plasmodium-Specific Parasite Plasma Membrane Transporter, Is Essentialfor Asexual and Sexual Blood Stage Development. Wichers JS, Mesen-Ramirez P, ..., Strauss J 10.1128/mbio.00623-22