About Gene List

PF3D7_0826700 (RACK1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,159,770..1,162,786(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: receptor for activated c kinase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0022627 cytosolic small ribosomal subunit
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0019899 enzyme binding
Function GO:0005080 protein kinase C binding
Function GO:0043022 ribosome binding
Process GO:0001934 positive regulation of protein phosphorylation
Process GO:0051302 regulation of cell division
Process GO:0072344 rescue of stalled ribosome

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 1.29 0.49
Trophozoite expressed 1.49 0.36
Schizont expressed 0.21 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.52 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0826700

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: 0.125 | MFS: -2.934 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBA0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ALQ (2-methyl-propionic acid, Local RMSD=0.35) with 4GM3 (Global RMSD=2.42)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101640

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6RFX4

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 1.03

Seq Identity: 0.66 | Length: 194 / 323

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000204628 receptor for activated C kinase 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 9 4 1 6
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 11 8 3 4
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 223

Non-coding: 217 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 323 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 35.686

UniProt ID(s): Q7YST8, Q8IBA0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.67

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR019775 WD40 repeat, conserved site
InterPro IPR020472 G-protein beta WD-40 repeat
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00400 WD40 repeat
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12821141 Human malaria parasites display a receptor for activated C kinase ortholog. Madeira L, DeMarco R, ..., Garcia CR 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01074-x
19748487 The plasmodium receptor for activated C kinase protein inhibits Ca(2+) signalingin mammalian cells. Sartorello R, Amaya MJ, Nathanson MH, Garcia CR 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.025
27732881 Receptor for Activated C-Kinase 1 (PfRACK1) is required for Plasmodium falciparumintra-erythrocytic proliferation. Blomqvist K, DiPetrillo C, ..., Dvorin JD 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.10.002
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33608523 20S proteasomes secreted by the malaria parasite promote its growth. Dekel E, Yaffe D, ..., Regev-Rudzki N 10.1038/s41467-021-21344-8
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
38157925 Toxoplasma gondii surface antigen 1 (SAG1) interacts in vitro with host cellreceptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) Wang D, Liu Y, ..., Li B 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107112