Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:40,302..51,425(+)
Genome classification: SubtelomericHypervariable
Product Description: erythrocyte membrane protein 1, PfEMP1
SignalP Peptide: N/A
# Transmembrane Domains: 0
EC Numbers: None
Curated GO (PlasmoDB):
| Type | GO Term | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Component | GO:0020002 | host cell plasma membrane |
| Component | GO:0020030 | infected host cell surface knob |
| Function | GO:0050839 | cell adhesion molecule binding |
| Process | GO:0020033 | antigenic variation |
| Process | GO:0098609 | cell-cell adhesion |
| Process | GO:0020035 | cytoadherence to microvasculature, mediated by symbiont protein |
| Process | GO:0020013 | modulation by symbiont of host erythrocyte aggregation |
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 | expressed | 0.01 | 1.00 |
| Trophozoite | expressed | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| Schizont | expressed | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| Gametocyte | expressed | 0.05 | 0.97 |
More info:
Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0800300
Resistome Missense Mutations: G2275W, H2282Q, R2287T
Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762
Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)
Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS
MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.056 | #Insertions: 1
PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A
RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A
More info: PhenoPlasm Link
AlphaFill Uniprot ID: N/A
"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits
No associated EC numbersNo evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries
MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:
No passing variants found
PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 3450
Non-coding: 710 | Synonymous: 807 | Nonsynonymous: 1922 | Stop Codon: 11
Protein Length: 2980 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 340.614
UniProt ID(s): A0A191VZ08, A0A191VZ25, A0A191VZ34, A0A191VZ67, A0A191VZ73, A0A191VZ80, A0A191VZ81, A0A191VZ85, A0A191VZ87, A0A191VZ96, A0A191VZA9, A0A191VZB1, A0A191VZB3, A0A191VZB4, A0A191VZB6, A0A191VZC4, A0A191VZC6, A0A191VZC8, A0A191VZD9, A0A5P1A040, A0A5P1A052, A0A5P1A065, A0A5P1A0G1, A0A5P1A0I4, A0A5P1A0J2, A0A5P1A0N3, A0A5P1A0Y0, A0A5P1A178, A0A5P1A1X5, A0A5P1A296, A0A5P1A2A7, A3R6S4, A3R6S9, A3R6V1, I1X0L3, I2CIX5, I2CIX6, I2CIY0, K9KG67, Q6UDW5, Q86MR6, Q8IAK3
PDB ID(s): None
Isoelectric Point: 5.47
Protein Domain Annotations:
| Source | Family ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| InterPro | IPR004258 | Duffy-binding-like domain |
| InterPro | IPR008602 | Duffy-antigen binding |
| InterPro | IPR029210 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment |
| InterPro | IPR029211 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment |
| InterPro | IPR041480 | Cysteine-rich interdomain region 1 gamma |
| PFam | PF03011 | Duffy-binding-like domain |
| PFam | PF05424 | Duffy-antigen binding |
| PFam | PF15445 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1, acidic terminal segment |
| PFam | PF15447 | Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, N-terminal segment |
| PFam | PF18562 | Cysteine-rich interdomain region 1 gamma |
| Superfamily | SSF140924 | N/A |
| PMID | Title | Authors | DOI/Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9230440 | P. falciparum rosetting mediated by a parasite-variant erythrocyte membraneprotein and complement-receptor 1. | Rowe JA, Moulds JM, Newbold CI, Miller LH | 10.1038/40888 |
| 9291676 | Knob proteins in falciparum malaria. | Sharma YD | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9291676/ |
| 9786187 | A recombinant peptide based on PfEMP-1 blocks and reverses adhesion ofmalaria-infected red blood cells to CD36 under flow. | Cooke BM, Nicoll CL, Baruch DI, Coppel RL | 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01040.x |
| 11316367 | Variant antigens of Plasmodium falciparum encoded by the var multigenic familyare multifunctional macromolecules. | Nogueira PA, Wunderlich G, Pereira da Silva LH | 10.1016/s0923-2508(01)01184-6 |
| 11420100 | Molecules on the surface of the Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocyte andtheir role in malaria pathogenesis and immune evasion. | Craig A, Scherf A | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11420100/ |
| 18785843 | Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum. | Scherf A, Lopez-Rubio JJ, Riviere L | 10.1146/annurev.micro.61.080706.093134 |