About Gene List

PF3D7_0818800 (IMP4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:855,347..857,162(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein protein IMP4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0034457 Mpp10 complex
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0032040 small-subunit processome
Component GO:0005732 sno(s)RNA-containing ribonucleoprotein complex
Function GO:0030515 snoRNA binding
Process GO:0006396 RNA processing
Process GO:0006364 rRNA processing
Process GO:0042274 ribosomal small subunit biogenesis

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 0.57 0.72
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.32 0.82
Schizont possibly expressed 0.11 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.32 0.81

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0818800

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: 0.516 | MFS: -2.992 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0712000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 6.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IB23

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102223

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B9A008

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 0.98

Seq Identity: 0.43 | Length: 172 / 362

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000136718 IMP U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein 4

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 14 24
disruptive 1 23 25 36
missense 1 20 17 30

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 36 14 24
disruptive 2 62 41 83
missense 2 42 32 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 111

Non-coding: 85 | Synonymous: 19 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 362 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.659

UniProt ID(s): Q8IB23

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007109 Brix domain
PFam PF04427 Brix domain
Superfamily SSF52954 N/A

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