About Gene List

PF3D7_1001000 (CSA-L)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:62,926..64,808(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: chondroitin sulfate A ligand

SignalP Peptide: MLFSFKYIYFSSTFLLLLVLQSKT

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0044228 host cell surface
Component GO:0020030 infected host cell surface knob
Function GO:0005515 protein binding

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 possibly expressed 0.17 0.92
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.47 0.77
Schizont not expressed 0.04 0.98
Gametocyte not expressed 0.02 0.99

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1001000

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: 0.359 | MFS: -2.235 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IK27

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_215348

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 67

Non-coding: 49 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 231 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 27.617

UniProt ID(s): Q8IK27

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.37

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
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
15671043 Proteomic analysis identifies novel proteins of the Maurer's clefts, a secretorycompartment delivering Plasmodium falciparum proteins to the surface of its hostcell. Vincensini L, Richert S, ..., Braun Breton C 10.1074/mcp.M400176-MCP200
34718641 An Invariant Protein That Colocalizes With VAR2CSA on Plasmodiumfalciparum-Infected Red Cells Binds to Chondroitin Sulfate A. Keitany GJ, Jenkins BJ, ..., Duffy PE 10.1093/infdis/jiab550
14977967 Antibodies that inhibit binding of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes tochondroitin sulfate A and to the C terminus of merozoite surface protein 1correlate with reduced placental malaria in Cameroonian women Taylor DW, Zhou A, ..., Leke RF 10.1128/IAI.72.3.1603-1607.2004