About Gene List

PF3D7_0936500 (VAP1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:1,443,260..1,445,400(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: virulence-associated protein 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0033644 host cell membrane
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0050839 cell adhesion molecule binding
Process GO:0009405 obsolete pathogenesis

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.06 0.97
Trophozoite not expressed 0.03 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.32 0.82

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0936500

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: 0.933 | MFS: -2.829 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I2F5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533632

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 12 4 12
disruptive 15 48 22 57
missense 8 40 20 52

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 20 4 16
disruptive 26 97 32 79
missense 15 79 22 63

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 79

Non-coding: 58 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 11 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 259 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 31.178

UniProt ID(s): Q8I2F5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.91

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
25703704 Discovery of a novel and conserved Plasmodium falciparum exported protein that isimportant for adhesion of PfEMP1 at the surface of infected erythrocytes. Nacer A, Claes A, ..., Mattei D 10.1111/cmi.12430