About Gene List

PF3D7_1222700 (GAP45)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:918,280..920,560(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glideosome-associated protein 45

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0019898 extrinsic component of membrane
Component GO:0033644 host cell membrane
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.31 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.27 0.83
Schizont expressed 1.96 0.23
Gametocyte expressed 0.68 0.63

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1222700

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 *tentative

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.808 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1437600)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-776

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5I8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533315

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 57

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 204 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 23.632

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5I8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.18

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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
16321976 A conserved molecular motor drives cell invasion and gliding motility acrossmalaria life cycle stages and other apicomplexan parasites. Baum J, Richard D, ..., Cowman AF 10.1074/jbc.M509807200
19561073 A novel family of Apicomplexan glideosome-associated proteins with an innermembrane-anchoring role. Bullen HE, Tonkin CJ, ..., Gilson PR 10.1074/jbc.M109.036772
19576251 Effects of calcium signaling on Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion andpost-translational modification of gliding-associated protein 45 (PfGAP45). Jones ML, Cottingham C, Rayner JC 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.06.007
20951968 Functional dissection of the apicomplexan glideosome molecular architecture. Frenal K, Polonais V, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1016/j.chom.2010.09.002
22479457 Subcellular location, phosphorylation and assembly into the motor complex ofGAP45 during Plasmodium falciparum schizont development. Ridzuan MA, Moon RW, ..., Green JL 10.1371/journal.pone.0033845
25802338 The Plasmodium Class XIV Myosin, MyoB, Has a Distinct Subcellular Location inInvasive and Motile Stages of the Malaria Parasite and an Unusual Light Chain. Yusuf NA, Green JL, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M115.637694
29970464 The Actinomyosin Motor Drives Malaria Parasite Red Blood Cell Invasion but Not Egress Perrin AJ, Collins CR, ..., Blackman MJ 10.1128/mBio.00905-18
24632839 The toxoplasma Acto-MyoA motor complex is important but not essential for glidingmotility and host cell invasion Egarter S, Andenmatten N, ..., Meissner M 10.1371/journal.pone.0091819
21610105 Unusual N-glycan structures required for trafficking Toxoplasma gondii GAP50 tothe inner membrane complex regulate host cell entry through parasite motility Fauquenoy S, Hovasse A, ..., Tomavo S 10.1074/mcp.M111.008953
37821727 Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals the Predominating Cellular Processes and theInvolved Key Phosphoproteins Essential for the Proliferation of Toxoplasmagondii Chen XZ, Bai RX, ..., He C 10.1007/s11686-023-00720-y
18768477 The motor complex of Plasmodium falciparum: phosphorylation by acalcium-dependent protein kinase Green JL, Rees-Channer RR, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M803129200
35775739 Inner membrane complex proteomics reveals a palmitoylation regulation criticalfor intraerythrocytic development of malaria parasite Qian P, Wang X, ..., Yuan J 10.7554/eLife.77447
34695132 Inhibition of protein N-myristoylation blocks Plasmodium falciparumintraerythrocytic development, egress and invasion Schlott AC, Knuepfer E, ..., Holder AA 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001408
30130043 [Research Advances on Gliding-associated Proteins of Toxoplasma gondii] Li RH, Yin GR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30130043/
27444499 Characterization of a Toxoplasma gondii calcium calmodulin-dependent proteinkinase homolog Kato K, Sugi T, ..., Akashi H 10.1186/s13071-016-1676-1
25393004 Plasticity between MyoC- and MyoA-glideosomes: an example of functionalcompensation in Toxoplasma gondii invasion Frenal K, Marq JB, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004504
21980283 Quantitative in vivo analyses reveal calcium-dependent phosphorylation sites andidentifies a novel component of the Toxoplasma invasion motor complex Nebl T, Prieto JH, ..., Tonkin CJ 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002222
34395314 Calcium in the Backstage of Malaria Parasite Biology de Oliveira LS, Alborghetti MR, ..., Charneau S 10.3389/fcimb.2021.708834
24779470 Assessment of phosphorylation in Toxoplasma glideosome assembly and function Jacot D, Frenal K, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1111/cmi.12307
18315523 Toxoplasma gondii Hsp20 is a stripe-arranged chaperone-like protein associatedwith the outer leaflet of the inner membrane complex de Miguel N, Lebrun M, ..., Angel SO 10.1042/BC20080004
23025827 The Plasmodium falciparum schizont phosphoproteome reveals extensivephosphatidylinositol and cAMP-protein kinase A signaling Lasonder E, Green JL, ..., Alano P 10.1021/pr300557m
19047362 GAP45 phosphorylation controls assembly of the Toxoplasma myosin XIV complex Gilk SD, Gaskins E, Ward GE, Beckers CJ 10.1128/EC.00201-08