About Gene List

PF3D7_1107700 (PES)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:326,603..329,176(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pescadillo homolog

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0070545 PeBoW complex
Component GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0000463 maturation of LSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)
Process GO:0051726 regulation of cell cycle

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.72 0.65
Trophozoite expressed 0.67 0.63
Schizont expressed 0.16 0.90
Gametocyte expressed 0.56 0.68

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1107700

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.042 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIS5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: CQA (amodiaquine, Local RMSD=0.23) with 4FGZ (Global RMSD=18.08)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102136

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H7BYY8

TM-align score: 0.81 | RMSD: 1.83

Seq Identity: 0.32 | Length: 118 / 643

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100029 pescadillo ribosomal biogenesis factor 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 37 24 47
disruptive 15 96 51 114
missense 15 92 49 98

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 79 35 49
disruptive 32 206 81 205
missense 31 173 65 127

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 116

Non-coding: 54 | Synonymous: 37 | Nonsynonymous: 23 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 643 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 77.18

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A022, Q8IIS5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.49

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001357 BRCT domain
InterPro IPR010613 Pescadillo
InterPro IPR036420 BRCT domain superfamily
PFam PF06732 Pescadillo
PFam PF16589 BRCT domain
Superfamily SSF52113 BRCT 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
14698441 A zinc-binding dual-specificity YVH1 phosphatase in the malaria parasite,Plasmodium falciparum, and its interaction with the nuclear protein, pescadillo. Kumar R, Musiyenko A, ..., Barik S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14698441/
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108