About Gene List

PF3D7_1141900 (IMC1b)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,676,182..1,677,783(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: inner membrane complex protein 1b, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Function GO:0005200 structural constituent of cytoskeleton

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 0.02 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 1.25 0.59

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1141900

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: -1.121 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0907100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.99 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.92

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0907100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2507

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IHU6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_134714

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 30 23 38
disruptive 16 46 32 98
missense 15 45 30 88

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 66 25 30
disruptive 29 135 64 172
missense 24 123 54 105

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 33

Non-coding: 2 | Synonymous: 17 | Nonsynonymous: 14 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 504 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.606

UniProt ID(s): Q8IHU6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.09

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR022086 Inner membrane complex protein
PFam PF12314 Inner membrane complex protein
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
18650444 IMC1b is a putative membrane skeleton protein involved in cell shape, mechanicalstrength, motility, and infectivity of malaria ookinetes. Tremp AZ, Khater EI, Dessens JT 10.1074/jbc.M801302200
21098480 Malaria IMC1 membrane skeleton proteins operate autonomously and participate inmotility independently of cell shape Tremp AZ, Dessens JT 10.1074/jbc.M110.187195