About Gene List

PF3D7_0722100 (PELO)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:943,456..945,979(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein pelota homolog, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.1.-.- (Acting on ester bonds.)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Process GO:0048255 mRNA stabilization
Process GO:0070651 nonfunctional rRNA decay
Process GO:0000280 nuclear division
Process GO:0070966 nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, no-go decay
Process GO:0032790 ribosome disassembly

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 0.17 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.25 0.84
Schizont expressed 0.08 0.94
Gametocyte not expressed 0.13 0.92

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0722100

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: -0.646 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0619600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.96 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 7.16

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0619600)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2146

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6Z3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AGS (phosphothiophosphoric acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=1.78) with 6T4H (Global RMSD=13.20)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.1.-.- Ex: 5-phospho-D-xylono-1,4-lactonase paraoxonatropineethylene terephthalatediisopropyl fluorophosphonatebis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalic acidphosphoric acid-bis-4-nitrophenyl ester

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101450

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9BRX2

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.97

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 377 / 403

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000152684 pelota mRNA surveillance and ribosome rescue factor

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 5 23
disruptive 5 23 23 52
missense 5 22 22 49

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 28 17 29
disruptive 8 66 53 113
missense 7 53 44 75

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 121

Non-coding: 97 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 403 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 47.006

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6Z3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004405 Translation release factor pelota
InterPro IPR005140 eRF1 domain 1/Pelota-like
InterPro IPR005141 eRF1 domain 2
InterPro IPR005142 eRF1 domain 3
InterPro IPR029064 50S ribosomal protein L30e-like
InterPro IPR038069 Pelota/DOM34, N-terminal domain
PFam PF03463 eRF1 domain 1/Pelota-like
PFam PF03464 eRF1 domain 2
PFam PF03465 eRF1 domain 3
Superfamily SSF159065 Pelota/DOM34, N-terminal domain
Superfamily SSF53137 50S ribosomal protein L30e-like
Superfamily SSF55315

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
32469313 Plasmodium falciparum translational machinery condones polyadenosine repeats Pavlovic Djuranovic S, Erath J, ..., Djuranovic S 10.7554/eLife.57799