About Gene List

PF3D7_1033500 (WDR70)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,341,631..1,344,010(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: WD repeat-containing protein 70, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0035861 site of double-strand break
Process GO:1903775 regulation of DNA double-strand break processing
Process GO:2001173 regulation of histone H2B conserved C-terminal lysine ubiquitination

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 0.57 0.73
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.54 0.68
Schizont possibly expressed 0.29 0.80
Gametocyte expressed 0.66 0.63

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1033500

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: 1 | MFS: -1.143 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJ73

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102528

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6RIW8

TM-align score: 0.55 | RMSD: 2.68

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 234 / 709

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000082068 WD repeat domain 70

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 42 18 40
disruptive 18 89 50 127
missense 15 82 49 113

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 64 33 44
disruptive 39 178 87 161
missense 27 157 80 131

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 115

Non-coding: 20 | Synonymous: 60 | Nonsynonymous: 35 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 709 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 83.23

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJ73

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00400 WD40 repeat
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing domain 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
32007529 Wdr70 regulates histone modification and genomic maintenance in fission yeast Zeng M, Tang Z, ..., Liu C 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118665