About Gene List

PF3D7_0726900 (TIM50)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:1,144,814..1,147,488(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit TIM50, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005744 TIM23 mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase complex
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004721 phosphoprotein phosphatase activity
Process GO:0030150 protein import into mitochondrial matrix

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.09 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.44 0.74
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.23 0.86

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0726900

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: 0.12 | MFS: -2.952 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0211000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.72

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0211000)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-1092

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBI8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 1PG (2-(2-{2-[2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-ethanol, Local RMSD=0.04) with 3L0B (Global RMSD=2.58)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102279

Most Similar Human Ortholog: M0R2F8

TM-align score: 0.69 | RMSD: 2.96

Seq Identity: 0.22 | Length: 131 / 519

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000105197 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 50

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 28 18 39
disruptive 10 57 26 83
missense 9 55 25 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 67 26 32
disruptive 21 123 64 141
missense 17 112 51 101

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 136

Non-coding: 101 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 15 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 519 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 60.945

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBI8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.8

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004274 FCP1 homology domain
InterPro IPR027111 Mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit Tim50
InterPro IPR036412 HAD-like superfamily
PFam PF03031 FCP1 homology domain
Superfamily SSF56784 HAD-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
25011111 Genome-wide functional analysis of Plasmodium protein phosphatases reveals keyregulators of parasite development and differentiation. Guttery DS, Poulin B, ..., Tewari R 10.1016/j.chom.2014.05.020
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
34517757 Trypanosoma brucei Tim50 Possesses PAP Activity and Plays a Critical Role in CellCycle Regulation and Parasite Infectivity Tripathi A, Singha UK, ..., Chaudhuri M 10.1128/mBio.01592-21
28879236 Cardiolipin mediates membrane and channel interactions of the mitochondrial TIM23 protein import complex receptor Tim50 Malhotra K, Modak A, ..., Alder NN 10.1126/sciadv.1700532
34360547 Diverse Functions of Tim50, a Component of the Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Protein Translocase Chaudhuri M, Tripathi A, Gonzalez FS 10.3390/ijms22157779
37748811 Two domains of Tim50 coordinate translocation of proteins across the two mitochondrial membranes Genge MG, Roy Chowdhury S, ..., Mokranjac D 10.26508/lsa.202302122
30683746 Primary and Secondary Metabolic Effects of a Key Gene Deletion (DeltaYPL062W) inMetabolically Engineered Terpenoid-Producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chen Y, Wang Y, ..., Yuan Y 10.1128/AEM.01990-18
32130909 Transmembrane Coordination of Preprotein Recognition and Motor Coupling by the Mitochondrial Presequence Receptor Tim50 Caumont-Sarcos A, Moulin C, ..., Ieva R 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.031
31391278 The Cross Talk between TbTim50 and PIP39, Two Aspartate-Based ProteinPhosphatases, Maintains Cellular Homeostasis in Trypanosoma brucei Tripathi A, Singha UK, ..., Chaudhuri M 10.1128/mSphere.00353-19
32074073 From TOM to the TIM23 complex - handing over of a precursor Callegari S, Cruz-Zaragoza LD, Rehling P 10.1515/hsz-2020-0101