About Gene List

PF3D7_0815200

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:715,597..720,744(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: importin subunit beta, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005643 nuclear pore
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0061608 nuclear import signal receptor activity
Function GO:0008139 nuclear localization sequence binding
Process GO:0006607 NLS-bearing protein import into nucleus
Process GO:0006606 protein import into nucleus

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 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.30 0.81
Schizont not expressed 0.10 0.93
Gametocyte not expressed 0.20 0.88

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0815200

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: 0.129 | MFS: -3.067 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1422400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.11 ± 0.71
  • Confidence: 2.06

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IAY9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101642

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q14974

TM-align score: 0.89 | RMSD: 2.97

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 841 / 877

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000108424 karyopherin subunit beta 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 79 39 36
disruptive 1 16 13 35
missense 1 13 8 24

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 124 21 43
disruptive 7 44 30 124
missense 4 30 18 67

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 216

Non-coding: 194 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 877 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 99.964

UniProt ID(s): Q8IAY9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.6

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001494 Importin-beta, N-terminal domain
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
InterPro IPR040122 Importin beta family
PFam PF03810 Importin-beta, N-terminal domain
PFam PF13513
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
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