About Gene List

PF3D7_0727000 (VPS53)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:1,147,264..1,151,617(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 53, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000938 GARP complex
Process GO:0042147 retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi

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 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite not expressed 0.53 0.69
Schizont possibly expressed 0.21 0.86
Gametocyte expressed 0.47 0.73

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0727000

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.882 | MFS: -2.948 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0211100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 5.90

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBI7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TAR (d(-)-tartaric acid, Local RMSD=0.42) with 3OPS (Global RMSD=15.07)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102035

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A7P0TA82

TM-align score: 0.87 | RMSD: 1.42

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 80 / 1162

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000141252 VPS53 subunit of GARP complex
ENSG00000283883 VPS53 subunit of GARP complex

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 26 68 29 71
disruptive 117 198 100 217
missense 56 135 65 159

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 35 120 41 71
disruptive 176 370 137 300
missense 80 254 94 196

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 305

Non-coding: 75 | Synonymous: 92 | Nonsynonymous: 138 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1162 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 136.866

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBI7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.46

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007234 Vps53-like, N-terminal
InterPro IPR039766 Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 53
PFam PF04100 Vps53-like, N-terminal
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

No associated publications