About Gene List

PF3D7_1209300 (TRZ)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:428,007..433,172(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: telomere repeat-binding zinc finger protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000781 chromosome, telomeric region
Component GO:0034399 nuclear periphery
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0080084 5S rDNA binding
Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Function GO:0003691 double-stranded telomeric DNA binding
Function GO:0018024 histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0034968 histone lysine methylation
Process GO:1904357 negative regulation of telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening
Process GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated

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 not expressed 0.23 0.89
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.87 0.54
Schizont expressed 1.49 0.30
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.70 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1209300

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 3 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.082 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0607700)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-4317

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q7KQK4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MLT ((2r)-2-hydroxybutanedioic acid, Local RMSD=0.42) with 7YSF (Global RMSD=7.34)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_151285

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 35 65 37 96
disruptive 109 273 135 314
missense 65 202 100 235

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 46 130 48 97
disruptive 176 484 188 368
missense 102 340 150 256

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 396

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 165 | Nonsynonymous: 180 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1461 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 170.853

UniProt ID(s): Q7KQK4, Q95Z59

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.02

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR013087 Zinc finger C2H2-type
InterPro IPR036236 Zinc finger C2H2 superfamily
PFam PF00096 Zinc finger C2H2-type
Superfamily SSF57667 Zinc finger C2H2 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
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
28288093 Malaria parasites possess a telomere repeat-binding protein that shares ancestrywith transcription factor IIIA. Bertschi NL, Toenhake CG, ..., Voss TS 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.33
28851851 Multifunctional Involvement of a C2 H2 Zinc Finger Protein (Pb Zfp) in Malaria Transmission, Histone Modification, and Susceptibility to D NA Damage Response Gopalakrishnan AM, Aly ASI, Aravind L, Kumar N 10.1128/mBio.01298-17