About Gene List

PF3D7_1223900

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:972,357..973,920(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 50S ribosomal protein L24, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0022625 cytosolic large ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:1990904 ribonucleoprotein complex
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0042254 ribosome biogenesis
Process GO:0006412 translation

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 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.11 0.93
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.11 0.93

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1223900

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: 0.144 | MFS: -2.577 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1438800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.04
  • Confidence: 7.80

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5H8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: JK8 ((2~{r})-2-[[5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]oxy]-2-phenyl-ethanamine, Local RMSD=1.10) with 6QX2 (Global RMSD=18.26)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101141

Most Similar Human Ortholog: X6RJ73

TM-align score: 0.61 | RMSD: 2.79

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 121 / 227

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000143314 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L24

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 6 4 8
disruptive 0 9 3 26
missense 0 9 3 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 14 5 11
disruptive 4 26 17 48
missense 1 20 16 31

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 71

Non-coding: 63 | Synonymous: 7 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 227 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 26.791

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5H8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.36

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003256 Ribosomal protein L24
InterPro IPR005824 KOW
InterPro IPR008991 Translation protein SH3-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR041988 Ribosomal protein L26/L24, KOW domain
PFam PF00467 KOW
PFam PF17136 Ribosomal protein L24
Superfamily SSF50104 Translation protein SH3-like domain 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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21