About Gene List

PF3D7_1138700 (KIC5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,525,654..1,532,527(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein KIC5

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Process GO:2001023 regulation of 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 not expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 1.78 0.33
Trophozoite not expressed 0.65 0.65
Schizont not expressed 0.59 0.73
Gametocyte not expressed 0.65 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1138700

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: 0.831 | MFS: -2.986 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IHX8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ABH (2(s)-amino-6-boronohexanoic acid, Local RMSD=0.37) with 3MMR (Global RMSD=13.61)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532518

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 100 74 139
disruptive 51 330 175 421
missense 34 283 161 371

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 41 207 92 149
disruptive 123 663 254 510
missense 75 568 226 392

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 244

Non-coding: 87 | Synonymous: 94 | Nonsynonymous: 63 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1870 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 222.057

UniProt ID(s): Q8IHX8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.55

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
31896710 A Kelch13-defined endocytosis pathway mediates artemisinin resistance in malariaparasites. Birnbaum J, Scharf S, ..., Spielmann T 10.1126/science.aax4735
36624300 Protein KIC5 is a novel regulator of artemisinin stress response in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum Simmons CF, Gibbons J, ..., Adams JH 10.1038/s41598-023-27417-6