About Gene List

PF3D7_1134600 (ZNF4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,350,158..1,358,171(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: CCCH-type zinc finger protein ZNF4

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Process GO:0051701 biological process involved in interaction with host

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.21 0.89
Schizont not expressed 0.13 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.97 0.53

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1134600

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: 1 | MFS: -2.522 | #Insertions: 6

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8II18

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_138028

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 116 61 116
disruptive 84 374 212 435
missense 58 317 190 365

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 35 224 77 126
disruptive 175 752 308 561
missense 113 624 245 362

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 441

Non-coding: 212 | Synonymous: 127 | Nonsynonymous: 102 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1722 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 203.986

UniProt ID(s): Q8II18

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.45

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000571 Zinc finger, CCCH-type
InterPro IPR036855 Zinc finger, CCCH-type superfamily
PFam PF00642 Zinc finger, CCCH-type
Superfamily SSF90229 Zinc finger, CCCH-type superfamily

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
35626703 The Plasmodium falciparum C CCH Zinc Finger Protein Z NF4 Plays an Important Rolein Gametocyte Exflagellation through the Regulation of Male Enriched Transcripts Hanhsen B, Farrukh A, Pradel G, Ngwa CJ 10.3390/cells11101666
38148574 The Plasmodium falciparum CCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates malegametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA-binding proteins Farrukh A, Musabyimana JP, ..., Ngwa CJ 10.1111/mmi.15215