About Gene List

PF3D7_1224300 (PABP1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:985,545..993,212(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: polyadenylate-binding protein 1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0043186 P granule
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0034399 nuclear periphery
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:1990904 ribonucleoprotein complex
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003730 mRNA 3'-UTR binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0008143 poly(A) binding
Function GO:0008266 poly(U) RNA binding
Process GO:0006396 RNA processing

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 1.60 0.36
Trophozoite expressed 1.15 0.44
Schizont expressed 0.76 0.58
Gametocyte expressed 0.53 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1224300

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.149 | MFS: -2.725 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1439200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.06 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.58

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5H4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GDP (guanosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=1.29) with 1H2T (Global RMSD=5.09)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P11940 Polyadenylate-binding protein 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB MLS000030667MLS000074721MLS000074731MLS000029721...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100425

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E5RGH3

TM-align score: 0.96 | RMSD: 1.09

Seq Identity: 0.71 | Length: 108 / 875

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000070756 poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1
ENSG00000090621 poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 4
ENSG00000101104 poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1 like
ENSG00000151846 poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 3

Protein Information

Protein Length: 875 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 97.23

UniProt ID(s): A1EAA0, Q8I5H4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.31

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000504 RNA recognition motif domain
InterPro IPR002004 Polyadenylate-binding protein/Hyperplastic disc protein
InterPro IPR006515 Polyadenylate binding protein, human types 1, 2, 3, 4
InterPro IPR035979 RNA-binding domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036053 PABC (PABP) domain
PFam PF00076 RNA recognition motif domain
PFam PF00658 Polyadenylate-binding protein/Hyperplastic disc protein
Superfamily SSF54928 RNA-binding domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF63570 PABC (PABP) domain

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 41 25 33
disruptive 3 32 22 73
missense 3 28 20 67

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 18 74 33 39
disruptive 8 90 59 161
missense 6 69 45 104

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 258

Non-coding: 234 | Synonymous: 16 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

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
19751846 Isolation and functional characterization of eIF4F components and poly(A)-bindingprotein from Plasmodium falciparum. Tuteja R, Pradhan A 10.1016/j.parint.2009.09.001
20169188 Universal features of post-transcriptional gene regulation are critical forPlasmodium zygote development. Mair GR, Lasonder E, ..., Waters AP 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000767
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
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
29359180 Nuclear, Cytosolic, and Surface-Localized Poly(A)-Binding Proteins of Plasmodiumyoelii Minns AM, Hart KJ, ..., Lindner SE 10.1128/mSphere.00435-17
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
36275617 Distinct mRNA and protein interactomes highlight functional differentiation ofmajor eIF4F-like complexes from Trypanosoma brucei Bezerra MJR, Moura DMN, ..., de Melo Neto OP 10.3389/fmolb.2022.971811
38148574 The Plasmodium falciparum CCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates malegametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA-binding proteins Farrukh A, Musabyimana JP, ..., Ngwa CJ 10.1111/mmi.15215
34063193 Characterization of the RNA-Binding Protein TcSgn1 in Trypanosoma cruzi Oliveira C, Gerber AP, Goldenberg S, Alves LR 10.3390/microorganisms9050986
34705820 Identification of novel proteins and mRNAs differentially bound to the LeishmaniaPoly(A) Binding Proteins reveals a direct association between PABP1, theRNA-binding protein RBP23 and mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins Assis LA, Santos Filho MVC, ..., de Melo Neto OP 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009899
32373547 GCN2-Like Kinase Modulates Stress Granule Formation During Nutritional Stress inTrypanosoma cruzi Malvezzi AM, Arico M, ..., Schenkman S 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00149