About Gene List

PF3D7_1117700 (RAN)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:670,173..673,050(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GTP-binding nuclear protein RAN/TC4

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005525 GTP binding
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Process GO:0006405 RNA export from nucleus
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0006606 protein import into nucleus
Process GO:0051726 regulation of cell cycle
Process GO:0000054 ribosomal subunit export from nucleus

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 1.66 0.34
Trophozoite expressed 2.77 0.06
Schizont expressed 1.42 0.37
Gametocyte expressed 1.47 0.34

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1117700

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: 0.492 | MFS: 0 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0930300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.20 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.60

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q7KQK6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GNP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-guanylate ester, Local RMSD=0.18) with 3LAW (Global RMSD=4.80)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P32836 GTP-binding nuclear protein GSP2/CNR2 HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL CAS_10186399CHEMBL376700(+/-)-SLV319[3H]Rimonabant
P32835 GTP-binding nuclear protein GSP1/CNR1 HOGENOM, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL CAS_10186399CAS_9810861CAS_5311257CHEMBL50925...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101761

Most Similar Human Ortholog: F5H018

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 1.09

Seq Identity: 0.70 | Length: 195 / 214

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000132341 RAN, member RAS oncogene family

Protein Information

Protein Length: 214 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 24.875

UniProt ID(s): P38545, Q7KQK6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.87

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001806 Small GTPase
InterPro IPR002041 Ran GTPase
InterPro IPR005225 Small GTP-binding protein domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00071 Small GTPase
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 118

Non-coding: 111 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 1

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
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596