About Gene List

PF3D7_0729100 (AKIT8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:1,237,998..1,246,671(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: apicomplexan kinetochore protein 8, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.5.3.4 (Allantoicase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000776 kinetochore
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004037 allantoicase activity
Process GO:0000256 allantoin catabolic process

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 0.29 0.87
Trophozoite not expressed 1.42 0.37
Schizont possibly expressed 0.73 0.66
Gametocyte not expressed 1.49 0.31

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0729100

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: 0.994 | MFS: -1.51 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1304400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.00 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.35

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0213200)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5120

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4Q1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.5.3.4 allantoicase EDTANH4+phosphateAllantoateiodoacetateL-asparagineglycolic acidHydantoic acidN-Acetylimidazolediethyldicarbonate(-)-ureidoglycolatep-hydroxymercuribenzoate...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_105441

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8N6M5

TM-align score: 0.78 | RMSD: 3.78

Seq Identity: 0.26 | Length: 362 / 2580

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000151360 allantoicase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 110 60 137
disruptive 108 397 218 511
missense 59 327 193 426

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 30 229 90 154
disruptive 186 843 334 757
missense 112 675 276 509

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 390

Non-coding: 69 | Synonymous: 147 | Nonsynonymous: 169 | Stop Codon: 5

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2580 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 304.521

UniProt ID(s): C0H4Q1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.89

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005164 Allantoicase
InterPro IPR008979 Galactose-binding-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR015908 Allantoicase domain
PFam PF03561 Allantoicase domain
Superfamily SSF49785 Galactose-binding-like domain superfamily

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
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
36006241 Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexanchromosome segregation Brusini L, Dos Santos Pacheco N, ..., Brochet M 10.1083/jcb.202111084