About Gene List

PF3D7_1202200 (PIC)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:116,013..118,202(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mitochondrial phosphate carrier protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0031305 integral component of mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005743 mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0005315 inorganic phosphate transmembrane transporter activity
Process GO:0035435 phosphate ion transmembrane transport

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.03 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.36 0.78
Schizont expressed 0.42 0.74
Gametocyte expressed 0.41 0.76

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1202200

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: 0.736 | MFS: -2.302 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0601100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.30
  • Confidence: 3.77

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I623

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101022

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q00325

TM-align score: 0.90 | RMSD: 2.23

Seq Identity: 0.44 | Length: 310 / 324

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000075415 solute carrier family 25 member 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 19 8 9
disruptive 4 18 7 31
missense 4 18 7 29

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 28 6 11
disruptive 12 38 29 78
missense 10 33 25 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 82

Non-coding: 63 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 324 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 36.801

UniProt ID(s): Q26027, Q8I623

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR018108 Mitochondrial substrate/solute carrier
InterPro IPR023395 Mitochondrial carrier domain superfamily
PFam PF00153 Mitochondrial substrate/solute carrier
Superfamily SSF103506 Mitochondrial carrier domain 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
32574727 Characterization of mitochondrial carrier proteins of malaria parasite Plasmodiumfalciparum based on in vitro translation and reconstitution. Nozawa A, Ito D, ..., Tozawa Y 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102160
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
38380127 N-Substituted Phenylhydrazones Kill the Ring Stage of Plasmodium falciparum Amengor CDK, Biniyam PD, ..., Abudey BM 10.1155/2024/6697728