About Gene List

PF3D7_1206700 (EIF5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:300,662..306,899(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005092 GDP-dissociation inhibitor activity
Function GO:0071074 eukaryotic initiation factor eIF2 binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity
Process GO:0001732 formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex
Process GO:0001731 formation of translation preinitiation complex
Process GO:0006446 regulation of translational initiation

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 expressed 0.54 0.74
Trophozoite expressed 0.67 0.62
Schizont expressed 0.33 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.41 0.76

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1206700

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: 0.366 | MFS: -2.497 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0605300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.34 ± 0.56
  • Confidence: 2.56

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5X8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101859

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H0YM54

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 0.71

Seq Identity: 0.53 | Length: 109 / 565

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100664 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 1 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 1 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 283

Non-coding: 256 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 565 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 64.544

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5X8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.52

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002735 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
InterPro IPR016189 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, N-terminal
InterPro IPR016190 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, zinc-binding
PFam PF01873 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5
Superfamily SSF100966 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold
Superfamily SSF75689 Translation initiation factor IF2/IF5, zinc-binding

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
27303372 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum Translation Initiation eIF2beta Subunit:Direct Interaction with Protein Phosphatase Type 1. Tellier G, Lenne A, ..., Khalife J 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00777
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596