About Gene List

PF3D7_0829300 (LSM8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,255,816..1,257,815(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm8, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0046540 U4/U6 x U5 tri-snRNP complex
Component GO:0005688 U6 snRNP
Component GO:0071011 precatalytic spliceosome
Component GO:0005732 sno(s)RNA-containing ribonucleoprotein complex
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0017070 U6 snRNA binding
Process GO:0016070 RNA metabolic process
Process GO:0000398 mRNA splicing, via spliceosome

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 0.18 0.91
Trophozoite expressed 0.49 0.70
Schizont expressed 0.21 0.86
Gametocyte expressed 0.72 0.60

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0829300

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: 0.31 | MFS: -3.211 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4Y9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102771

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F2Z2Y6

TM-align score: 0.90 | RMSD: 0.98

Seq Identity: 0.48 | Length: 63 / 95

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000128534 LSM8 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA associated

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 160

Non-coding: 158 | Synonymous: 1 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 95 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 10.874

UniProt ID(s): C0H4Y9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.61

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001163 LSM domain, eukaryotic/archaea-type
InterPro IPR010920 LSM domain superfamily
InterPro IPR034103 Sm-like protein Lsm8
PFam PF01423 LSM domain, eukaryotic/archaea-type
Superfamily SSF50182 LSM domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
29615482 Defining essential elements and genetic interactions of the yeast Lsm2-8 ring anddemonstration that essentiality of Lsm2-8 is bypassed via overexpression of U6snRNA or the U6 snRNP subunit Prp24 Roth AJ, Shuman S, Schwer B 10.1261/rna.066175.118