About Gene List

PF3D7_1128500 (mHCF101)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,107,772..1,110,152(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: Fe-S cluster assembly factor HCF101, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0051539 4 iron, 4 sulfur cluster binding
Process GO:0016226 iron-sulfur cluster assembly

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 expressed 0.31 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.33 0.80
Schizont not expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.29 0.83

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1128500

Resistome Missense Mutations: E305K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.126 | MFS: -3.032 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0919700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.11 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.84

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8II78

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ACP (adenosine-5'-[beta, gamma-methylene]triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.20) with 5AUP (Global RMSD=3.48)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100169

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9Y5Y2

TM-align score: 0.85 | RMSD: 2.62

Seq Identity: 0.30 | Length: 257 / 718

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000095906 nucleotide binding protein 2
ENSG00000103274 nucleotide binding protein 1
ENSG00000151413 nucleotide binding protein like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 36 19 37
disruptive 34 97 67 123
missense 18 73 56 92

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 62 30 44
disruptive 78 224 89 227
missense 38 168 70 142

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 108

Non-coding: 27 | Synonymous: 46 | Nonsynonymous: 35 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 718 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 84.787

UniProt ID(s): Q8II78

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.23

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002744 MIP18 family-like
InterPro IPR010376 Gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase-like, N-terminal
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR033756 Flagellum site-determining protein YlxH/ Fe-S cluster assembling factor NBP35
InterPro IPR034904 Fe-S cluster assembly domain superfamily
PFam PF01883 MIP18 family-like
PFam PF06155 Gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase-like, N-terminal
PFam PF10609 Flagellum site-determining protein YlxH/ Fe-S cluster assembling factor NBP35
Superfamily SSF117916 Fe-S cluster assembly domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
33740894 The iron-sulfur scaffold protein HCF101 unveils the complexity of organellarevolution in SAR, Haptista and Cryptista. Pyrih J, Zarsky V, ..., Tachezy J 10.1186/s12862-021-01777-x