About Gene List

PF3D7_0911200 (SKA1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:509,452..510,913(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: spindle and kinetochore-associated protein 1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000776 kinetochore
Component GO:0005634 nucleus

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 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.11 0.92
Schizont possibly expressed 0.07 0.95
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.14 0.91

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0911200

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: 0.143 | MFS: -3.185 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0812300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.04 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.39

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0812300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5111

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I340

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104892

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8IYI6

TM-align score: 0.45 | RMSD: 4.21

Seq Identity: 0.06 | Length: 127 / 197

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000116903 exocyst complex component 8

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 5 8 11
disruptive 8 15 11 17
missense 3 14 8 14

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 12 15
disruptive 12 45 19 53
missense 5 32 17 34

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 56

Non-coding: 44 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 197 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 23.361

UniProt ID(s): Q8I340

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.93

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
36006241 Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexanchromosome segregation Brusini L, Dos Santos Pacheco N, ..., Brochet M 10.1083/jcb.202111084