About Gene List

PF3D7_1112200 (COQ4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:470,541..471,608(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ubiquinone biosynthesis protein COQ4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion

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 0.05 0.97
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.31 0.82

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1112200

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: 0.166 | MFS: -3.307 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0935400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.11 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.54

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIP1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TBR (dodecabromohexatantalum, Local RMSD=0.01) with 2BVL (Global RMSD=21.22)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103250

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9Y3A0

TM-align score: 0.82 | RMSD: 1.76

Seq Identity: 0.24 | Length: 230 / 355

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000167113 coenzyme Q4

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 15 11 22
disruptive 1 10 11 21
missense 1 10 11 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 33 17 23
disruptive 2 33 9 54
missense 2 30 8 39

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 12

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 355 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.053

UniProt ID(s): A0A143ZYI5, Q8IIP1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.23

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007715 Ubiquinone biosynthesis protein Coq4
InterPro IPR027540 Ubiquinone biosynthesis protein Coq4, eukaryotes
PFam PF05019 Ubiquinone biosynthesis protein Coq4
Superfamily N/A N/A

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