About Gene List

PF3D7_1124700 (MGE1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:973,924..976,068(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: GrpE protein homolog, mitochondrial, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0001405 PAM complex, Tim23 associated import motor
Component GO:0005759 mitochondrial matrix
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0000774 adenyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0030150 protein import into mitochondrial matrix

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 possibly expressed 0.27 0.87
Trophozoite expressed 0.59 0.69
Schizont possibly expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.51 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1124700

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: 0.122 | MFS: -2.922 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0923600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.29 ± 0.28
  • Confidence: 3.91

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIB6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GTP (guanosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=4.44) with 5LLX (Global RMSD=35.27)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100642

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9HAV7

TM-align score: 0.73 | RMSD: 2.02

Seq Identity: 0.40 | Length: 172 / 301

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000109519 GrpE like 1, mitochondrial
ENSG00000164284 GrpE like 2, mitochondrial

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 11 9 19
disruptive 21 42 21 31
missense 17 28 15 23

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 24 9 22
disruptive 38 63 37 77
missense 22 46 28 45

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 213

Non-coding: 179 | Synonymous: 20 | Nonsynonymous: 14 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 301 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 35.043

UniProt ID(s): A9J0F3, C0H5U7, Q8IIB6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.32

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000740 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor
InterPro IPR009012 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor, head
InterPro IPR013805 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor, coiled-coil
PFam PF01025 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor
Superfamily SSF51064 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor, head
Superfamily SSF58014 GrpE nucleotide exchange factor, coiled-coil

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
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
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
28720726 Mitochondrial Cochaperone Mge1 Is Involved in Regulating Susceptibility toFluconazole in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida Species Demuyser L, Swinnen E, ..., Van Dijck P 10.1128/mBio.00201-17