About Gene List

PF3D7_0905600 (WDR66)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:280,207..284,102(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: WD repeat-containing protein 66, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0031514 motile cilium

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 not expressed 0.02 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.11 0.93
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.41 0.80

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0905600

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: 1 | MFS: -1.771 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I393

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104139

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8TBY9

TM-align score: 0.67 | RMSD: 3.80

Seq Identity: 0.18 | Length: 840 / 1220

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000158023 cilia and flagella associated protein 251

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 61 32 71
disruptive 33 163 100 221
missense 28 158 94 207

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 24 121 47 92
disruptive 63 342 160 306
missense 51 311 140 235

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 159

Non-coding: 44 | Synonymous: 68 | Nonsynonymous: 46 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1220 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 144.252

UniProt ID(s): Q8I393

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.23

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR011047 Quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase-like superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF50998 Quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095