About Gene List

PF3D7_0825200 (IF3a)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,093,439..1,094,936(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: translation initiation factor IF-3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0043022 ribosome binding
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity
Process GO:0032790 ribosome disassembly

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 0.01 1.00
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.11 0.92
Schizont expressed 0.07 0.95
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.17 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0825200

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.348 | MFS: -3.47 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IB86

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102124

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9H2K0

TM-align score: 0.53 | RMSD: 4.01

Seq Identity: 0.13 | Length: 124 / 165

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000122033 mitochondrial translational initiation factor 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 9 7 12
disruptive 1 9 8 23
missense 1 9 8 20

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 22 12 9
disruptive 2 31 14 47
missense 1 25 13 35

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 64

Non-coding: 57 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 165 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 19.555

UniProt ID(s): Q8IB86

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.45

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001288 Translation initiation factor 3
InterPro IPR019815 Translation initiation factor 3, C-terminal
InterPro IPR036788 Translation initiation factor 3 (IF-3), C-terminal domain superfamily
PFam PF00707 Translation initiation factor 3, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF55200 Translation initiation factor 3 (IF-3), C-terminal domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
25689481 Targeting and function of proteins mediating translation initiation in organellesof Plasmodium falciparum. Haider A, Allen SM, ..., Habib S 10.1111/mmi.12972