About Gene List

PF3D7_1140500 (MyoK)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,610,100..1,615,809(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: myosin K, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0015629 actin cytoskeleton
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0016459 myosin complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0031982 vesicle
Function GO:0003779 actin binding
Function GO:0051015 actin filament binding
Function GO:0030898 actin-dependent ATPase activity
Function GO:0003774 cytoskeletal motor activity
Function GO:0000146 microfilament motor activity
Process GO:0007015 actin filament organization
Process GO:0030048 actin filament-based movement
Process GO:0007010 cytoskeleton organization
Process GO:0030050 vesicle transport along actin filament

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 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite not expressed 0.15 0.91
Schizont not expressed 0.20 0.88
Gametocyte expressed 0.96 0.53

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1140500

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.507 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0908500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.02 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.96

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0908500)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4667

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IHW0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: P15 (2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxanonadecan-19-ol, Local RMSD=0.06) with 6QDJ (Global RMSD=1.37)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532763

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 87 60 124
disruptive 50 186 121 279
missense 29 160 111 244

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 29 183 96 147
disruptive 92 401 216 410
missense 44 338 181 310

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 256

Non-coding: 91 | Synonymous: 108 | Nonsynonymous: 57 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1738 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 207.802

UniProt ID(s): Q8IHW0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.69

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000048 IQ motif, EF-hand binding site
InterPro IPR001609 Myosin head, motor domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00063 Myosin head, motor domain
PFam PF00612 IQ motif, EF-hand binding site
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
31283102 Systematic analysis of Plasmodium myosins reveals differential expression,localisation, and function in invasive and proliferative parasite stages. Wall RJ, Zeeshan M, ..., Tewari R 10.1111/cmi.13082