About Gene List

PF3D7_0827500

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,185,861..1,187,510(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein L21, apicoplast, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005762 mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0000311 plastid large ribosomal subunit
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0006412 translation

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 0.08 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.68 0.62
Schizont expressed 0.45 0.73
Gametocyte expressed 0.66 0.63

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0827500

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: 0.122 | MFS: -2.852 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0703200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.45

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4Y5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101040

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F5H3L0

TM-align score: 0.62 | RMSD: 2.59

Seq Identity: 0.03 | Length: 32 / 316

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000197345 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L21

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 18 10 21
disruptive 2 15 11 38
missense 2 12 10 34

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 29 9 28
disruptive 5 57 19 66
missense 2 43 17 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 75

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 316 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 38.51

UniProt ID(s): C0H4Y5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.33

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001787 Ribosomal protein L21
InterPro IPR018258 Ribosomal protein L21, conserved site
InterPro IPR028909 Ribosomal protein L21-like
InterPro IPR036164 L21-like superfamily
PFam PF00829 Ribosomal protein L21-like
Superfamily SSF141091 L21-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21