About Gene List

PF3D7_0826500 (UBE4B)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,151,361..1,157,299(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ubiquitin conjugation factor E4 B, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.3.2.19 (Transferred entry: 2.3.2.23, 2.3.2.27 and 6.2.1.45)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0034450 ubiquitin-ubiquitin ligase activity
Process GO:0000209 protein polyubiquitination
Process GO:0030433 ubiquitin-dependent ERAD pathway

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 0.34 0.84
Trophozoite expressed 0.76 0.59
Schizont expressed 0.51 0.70
Gametocyte expressed 0.80 0.57

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0826500

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: 0.905 | MFS: -2.783 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0704100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.51 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.92

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0704100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2181

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4Y0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.3.2.19 ubiquitin-protein ligase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101833

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O95155

TM-align score: 0.63 | RMSD: 3.64

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 892 / 1326

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000130939 ubiquitination factor E4B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 16 121 42 99
disruptive 32 138 66 178
missense 20 123 57 155

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 37 201 60 103
disruptive 52 287 113 258
missense 34 235 93 169

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 304

Non-coding: 186 | Synonymous: 76 | Nonsynonymous: 42 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1326 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 154.634

UniProt ID(s): C0H4Y0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003613 U box domain
InterPro IPR019474 Ubiquitin conjugation factor E4, core
PFam PF04564 U box domain
PFam PF10408 Ubiquitin conjugation factor E4, core
Superfamily SSF57850 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