About Gene List

PF3D7_1216500 (MDV1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:656,653..658,519(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: male development gene 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0044310 osmiophilic body
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Component GO:0020005 symbiont-containing vacuole membrane
Component GO:0005774 vacuolar membrane
Process GO:0035891 exit from host cell

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 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.17 0.90
Schizont expressed 0.24 0.85
Gametocyte expressed 3.12 0.15

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1216500

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: 1.33 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1432200)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-1480

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5P2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532361

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 13 3 9
disruptive 8 11 13 27
missense 8 11 13 27

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 18 8 15
disruptive 9 30 25 51
missense 9 27 23 42

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 132

Non-coding: 110 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 11 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 221 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 25.757

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5P2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.39

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
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
16275909 Disruption of a Plasmodium falciparum gene linked to male sexual developmentcauses early arrest in gametocytogenesis. Furuya T, Mu J, ..., Su XZ 10.1073/pnas.0501858102
17367781 Plasmodium falciparum: mRNA co-expression and protein co-localisation of two geneproducts upregulated in early gametocytes. Lanfrancotti A, Bertuccini L, Silvestrini F, Alano P 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.01.021
19438517 Egress of Plasmodium berghei gametes from their host erythrocyte is mediated bythe MDV-1/PEG3 protein. Ponzi M, Siden-Kiamos I, ..., Alano P 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2009.01331.x
37492994 Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodiumfalciparum gametocytes from red blood cells Sassmannshausen J, Bennink S, ..., Pradel G 10.1111/mmi.15125