About Gene List

PF3D7_1139900 (EMC8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,593,266..1,595,319(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ER membrane protein complex subunit 8, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0072546 EMC complex

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 expressed 0.25 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.30 0.81
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.23 0.87

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1139900

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: 0.198 | MFS: -2.836 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IHW7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102725

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O43402

TM-align score: 0.87 | RMSD: 2.27

Seq Identity: 0.21 | Length: 192 / 198

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100908 ER membrane protein complex subunit 9
ENSG00000131148 ER membrane protein complex subunit 8
ENSG00000285377 ER membrane protein complex subunit 9

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 10 4 13
disruptive 3 31 12 22
missense 3 30 11 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 21 9 16
disruptive 9 51 30 53
missense 5 50 25 33

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 101

Non-coding: 93 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 198 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 23.233

UniProt ID(s): Q8IHW7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.93

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005366 ER membrane protein complex subunit 8/9
PFam PF03665 ER membrane protein complex subunit 8/9
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