About Gene List

PF3D7_1107900 (MSCS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:343,913..349,351(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mechanosensitive ion channel protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 5

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0008381 mechanosensitive ion channel activity
Process GO:0006820 anion transport

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 not expressed 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite not expressed 0.18 0.90
Schizont possibly expressed 0.31 0.81
Gametocyte expressed 0.72 0.62

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1107900

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 5 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -0.395 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0939000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1381

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIS3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: HEX (hexane, Local RMSD=0.02) with 5AJI (Global RMSD=5.16)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_124595

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 112 69 147
disruptive 39 206 104 258
missense 26 185 92 227

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 36 223 95 141
disruptive 99 459 191 442
missense 59 376 155 318

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 178

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 129 | Nonsynonymous: 49 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1812 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 213.622

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIS3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.14

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006685 Mechanosensitive ion channel MscS
InterPro IPR010920 LSM domain superfamily
PFam PF00924 Mechanosensitive ion channel MscS
Superfamily SSF50182 LSM 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