About Gene List

PF3D7_1121600 (EXP1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:814,343..818,094(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: exported protein 1

SignalP Peptide: MKILSVFFLALFFIIFNKESLA

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020026 merozoite dense granule
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020005 symbiont-containing vacuole membrane
Function GO:0015267 channel activity
Function GO:0004364 glutathione transferase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006749 glutathione metabolic process
Process GO:0042493 response to drug
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 3.67 0.01
Trophozoite expressed 3.52 0.02
Schizont expressed 1.28 0.40
Gametocyte expressed 1.52 0.39

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1121600

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.988 | MFS: -1.886 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0926700)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-4655

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: P04923

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532360

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 155

Non-coding: 143 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 162 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 17.296

UniProt ID(s): P04923, P04926, Q25840, Q548U2, Q5VKK2, Q5WRH8, Q6V9G4, Q6V9G6, Q6V9G9, Q6V9H1, Q6V9H2, Q8IIF0, Q9U590

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.72

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam PF06589 N/A
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
12456681 The signal sequence of exported protein-1 directs the green fluorescent proteinto the parasitophorous vacuole of transfected malaria parasites. Adisa A, Rug M, ..., Tilley L 10.1074/jbc.M207039200
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23361006 Spatial association with PTEX complexes defines regions for effector export intoPlasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Riglar DT, Rogers KL, ..., Cowman AF 10.1038/ncomms2449
25126794 Supergenomic network compression and the discovery of EXP1 as a glutathionetransferase inhibited by artesunate. Lisewski AM, Quiros JP, ..., Lichtarge O 10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.011
27892646 Trafficking of Pf Exp1 to the parasitophorous vacuolar membrane of Plasmodiumfalciparum is independent of protein folding and the P TEX translocon Tribensky A, Graf AW, ..., Przyborski JM 10.1111/cmi.12710
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
29324251 Potential role of Plasmodium falciparum exported protein 1 in the chloroquinemode of action. Lisewski AM, Quiros JP, ..., Lichtarge O 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2017.12.003
29886341 Plasmodium falciparum Exported Protein 1 is localized to dense granules inmerozoites. Iriko H, Ishino T, ..., Tsuboi T 10.1016/j.parint.2018.06.001
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31568532 EXP1 is critical for nutrient uptake across the parasitophorous vacuole membraneof malaria parasites. Mesen-Ramirez P, Bergmann B, ..., Spielmann T 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000473
34863371 The parasitophorous vacuole nutrient channel is critical for drug access inmalaria parasites and modulates the artemisinin resistance fitness cost. Mesen-Ramirez P, Bergmann B, ..., Spielmann T 10.1016/j.chom.2021.11.002