About Gene List

PF3D7_0822600 (SEC23)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:996,626..1,000,388(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein transport protein SEC23

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0030127 COPII vesicle coat
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0070971 endoplasmic reticulum exit site
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005096 GTPase activator activity
Process GO:0090110 COPII-coated vesicle cargo loading
Process GO:0006888 endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport

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 0.19 0.90
Trophozoite expressed 0.14 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.19 0.86
Gametocyte expressed 0.09 0.94

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0822600

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: 0.172 | MFS: -2.889 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0708000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.75

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IB60

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GNP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-guanylate ester, Local RMSD=0.76) with 2QTV (Global RMSD=2.17)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100992

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q15437

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 1.86

Seq Identity: 0.48 | Length: 747 / 759

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100934 Sec23 homolog A, COPII coat complex component
ENSG00000101310 SEC23 homolog B, COPII coat complex component

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 41 21 58
disruptive 6 7 4 19
missense 6 7 4 17

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 104 39 42
disruptive 10 23 33 95
missense 9 20 21 60

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 181

Non-coding: 147 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 759 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 86.169

UniProt ID(s): Q8IB60

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.29

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006895 Zinc finger, Sec23/Sec24-type
InterPro IPR006896 Sec23/Sec24, trunk domain
InterPro IPR006900 Sec23/Sec24, helical domain
InterPro IPR007123 Gelsolin-like domain
InterPro IPR012990 Sec23/Sec24 beta-sandwich
InterPro IPR036174 Zinc finger, Sec23/Sec24-type superfamily
InterPro IPR036175 Sec23/Sec24 helical domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036180 Gelsolin-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036465 von Willebrand factor A-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR037364 Protein transport protein Sec23
PFam PF00626 Gelsolin-like domain
PFam PF04810 Zinc finger, Sec23/Sec24-type
PFam PF04811 Sec23/Sec24, trunk domain
PFam PF04815 Sec23/Sec24, helical domain
PFam PF08033 Sec23/Sec24 beta-sandwich
Superfamily SSF53300 von Willebrand factor A-like domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF81811 Sec23/Sec24 helical domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF81995 Gelsolin-like domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF82754 Zinc finger, Sec23/Sec24-type superfamily
Superfamily SSF82919

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12850265 A putative Sec23 homologue of Plasmodium falciparum is located in Maurer'sclefts. Wickert H, Rohrbach P, ..., Lanzer M https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12850265/
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
35640768 Mechanism of ER stress-mediated ER-phagy by CdTe-QDs in yeast cells Wei F, Yang A, ..., Duan Y 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.05.010
35727050 Stage-Specific COPII-Mediated Cargo Selectivity in African Trypanosomes Sharif M, Bangs JD 10.1128/msphere.00188-22