About Gene List

PF3D7_1025600 (COX17)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,087,985..1,088,417(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0016531 copper chaperone activity

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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.10 0.93
Schizont not expressed 0.03 0.98
Gametocyte not expressed 0.06 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1025600

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.373 | MFS: -3.608 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0509800)

Modification: Other | RMgm-461

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJE6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103593

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q14061

TM-align score: 0.62 | RMSD: 2.63

Seq Identity: 0.44 | Length: 48 / 67

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000138495 cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone COX17

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 2 2 2
disruptive 1 3 2 6
missense 1 2 1 5

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 5 3 7
disruptive 3 8 6 10
missense 1 5 6 8

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 10

Non-coding: 8 | Synonymous: 1 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 67 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 7.688

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJE6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.51

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007745 Cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone
InterPro IPR009069 Cysteine alpha-hairpin motif superfamily
PFam PF05051 Cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone
Superfamily SSF47072 Cysteine alpha-hairpin motif superfamily

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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
37944620 Discovery of an unusual copper homeostatic mechanism in yeast cells respiring onminimal medium and an unexpectedly diverse labile copper pool Kim JE, Jeon S, Lindahl PA 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105435
37990816 MKT1 alleles regulate stress responses through posttranscriptional modulation ofPuf3 targets in budding yeast Chaithanya KV, Sinha H 10.1002/yea.3908