About Gene List

PF3D7_1204400 (G37)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:208,165..210,893(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: sexual stage-specific protein G37, putative

SignalP Peptide: MRIPPFLIILFFVFYKKFNVNC

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane

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 0.01 1.00
Trophozoite not expressed 0.00 1.00
Schizont expressed 0.01 1.00
Gametocyte expressed 0.68 0.67

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1204400

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: 0.999 | MFS: -2.254 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_0605800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4760

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I601

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_158743

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 24 14 28
disruptive 5 39 27 52
missense 5 39 26 46

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 59 14 28
disruptive 10 100 39 83
missense 9 87 35 65

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 186

Non-coding: 171 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 349 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 40.183

UniProt ID(s): Q8I601

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.89

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
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
29866905 Characterization of Plasmodium berghei Pbg37 as Both a Pre- and Postfertilization Antigen with Transmission-Blocking Potential Liu F, Li L, ..., Cao Y 10.1128/IAI.00785-17
35355395 Interaction of picolinamide fungicide primary metabolites UK-2A and CAS-649 withthe cytochrome bc(1) complex Qi site: mutation effects and modelling inSaccharomyces cerevisiae Young DH, Meunier B, Wang NX 10.1002/ps.6893
38098083 A dual-antigen malaria vaccine targeting Pb22 and Pbg37 was able to induce robusttransmission-blocking activity Gao W, Qiu Y, ..., Cao Y 10.1186/s13071-023-06071-x