About Gene List

PF3D7_1034600 (IF3b)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,376,452..1,377,978(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: translation initiation factor IF-3, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast

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 not expressed 0.09 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.76 0.59
Schizont expressed 0.85 0.52
Gametocyte expressed 0.58 0.69

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1034600

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: 0.126 | MFS: -3.087 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJ64

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533368

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 7 4 11
disruptive 5 36 16 41
missense 5 34 15 39

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 10 8 17
disruptive 13 71 24 69
missense 10 60 21 42

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 55

Non-coding: 31 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 310 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 37.576

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJ64

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036788 Translation initiation factor 3 (IF-3), C-terminal domain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF55200 Translation initiation factor 3 (IF-3), C-terminal 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
25689481 Targeting and function of proteins mediating translation initiation in organellesof Plasmodium falciparum. Haider A, Allen SM, ..., Habib S 10.1111/mmi.12972
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895