About Gene List

PF3D7_1116500 (FT2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:622,544..626,072(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: folate transporter 2

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 11

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0045177 apical part of cell
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0008517 folic acid transmembrane transporter activity

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 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.13 0.91
Schizont expressed 0.26 0.82
Gametocyte expressed 0.17 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1116500

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: 0.334 | MFS: -3.043 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0931500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.94 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.62

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0931500)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4882

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIK1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_104487

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 26 13 44
disruptive 1 3 8 13
missense 1 3 7 13

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 58 22 43
disruptive 5 24 24 72
missense 1 18 17 54

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 305

Non-coding: 295 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 455 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 51.355

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIK1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.49

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036259 MFS transporter superfamily
InterPro IPR039309 Biopterin transporter family
PFam PF03092 Biopterin transporter family
Superfamily SSF103473 MFS transporter superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
21998306 The molecular basis of folate salvage in Plasmodium falciparum: characterizationof two folate transporters. Salcedo-Sora JE, Ochong E, ..., Ward SA 10.1074/jbc.M111.286054
32975363 An apicoplast-resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malariaparasites. Korbmacher F, Drepper B, ..., Matz JM 10.1111/cmi.13266