About Gene List

PF3D7_0922700 (PRP18)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:918,958..921,672(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pre-mRNA-splicing factor 18, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0071021 U2-type post-spliceosomal complex
Component GO:0046540 U4/U6 x U5 tri-snRNP complex
Component GO:0005682 U5 snRNP
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Process GO:0000350 generation of catalytic spliceosome for second transesterification step
Process GO:0000398 mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
Process GO:0071048 nuclear retention of unspliced pre-mRNA at the site of transcription

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 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.40 0.76
Schizont expressed 0.12 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.44 0.74

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0922700

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: 0.129 | MFS: -3.198 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0823600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.27 ± 0.34
  • Confidence: 3.57

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I2S9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102077

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q99633

TM-align score: 0.45 | RMSD: 3.72

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 181 / 343

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000165630 pre-mRNA processing factor 18

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 16 9 29
disruptive 1 17 16 36
missense 1 17 16 33

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 33 17 25
disruptive 6 59 26 77
missense 3 45 21 48

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 180

Non-coding: 152 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 343 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.558

UniProt ID(s): Q8I2S9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004098 Prp18
InterPro IPR014906 Pre-mRNA processing factor 4 (PRP4)-like
InterPro IPR036285 PRP4-like superfamily
InterPro IPR039979 Pre-mRNA-splicing factor 18
PFam PF02840 Prp18
PFam PF08799 Pre-mRNA processing factor 4 (PRP4)-like
Superfamily SSF158230 PRP4-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF47938

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
27875300 The Fission Yeast Pre-mRNA-processing Factor 18 (prp18+) Has Intron-specificSplicing Functions with Links to G1-S Cell Cycle Progression Vijaykrishna N, Melangath G, ..., Vijayraghavan U 10.1074/jbc.M116.751289
28919079 Structure of an Intron Lariat Spliceosome from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Wan R, Yan C, ..., Shi Y 10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.029
27980089 Structure of a yeast step II catalytically activated spliceosome Yan C, Wan R, ..., Shi Y 10.1126/science.aak9979
24722551 Widespread use of non-productive alternative splice sites in Saccharomycescerevisiae Kawashima T, Douglass S, ..., Chanfreau GF 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004249
23685439 Molecular dissection of step 2 catalysis of yeast pre-mRNA splicing investigatedin a purified system Ohrt T, Odenwalder P, ..., Luhrmann R 10.1261/rna.039024.113