About Gene List

PF3D7_1229500 (CCT3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,210,828..1,214,240(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: T-complex protein 1 subunit gamma

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0036396 RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase complex
Component GO:0005832 chaperonin-containing T-complex
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0006457 protein folding

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 0.67 0.69
Trophozoite expressed 1.03 0.49
Schizont expressed 0.11 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.56 0.70

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1229500

Resistome Missense Mutations: R336K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: 3-Hydroxypropanamidine 22

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.151 | MFS: -2.822 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1444100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.61

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5C4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=1.06) with 1Q3S (Global RMSD=2.14)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100235

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PQ35

TM-align score: 0.97 | RMSD: 0.85

Seq Identity: 0.55 | Length: 144 / 542

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000150753 chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 5
ENSG00000163468 chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 32 11 22
disruptive 1 7 7 31
missense 1 7 6 27

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 12 52 17 34
disruptive 3 35 25 80
missense 1 26 21 54

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 174

Non-coding: 164 | Synonymous: 9 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 542 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 60.662

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5C4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.03

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002194 Chaperonin TCP-1, conserved site
InterPro IPR002423 Chaperonin Cpn60/TCP-1 family
InterPro IPR012719 T-complex protein 1, gamma subunit
InterPro IPR017998 Chaperone tailless complex polypeptide 1 (TCP-1)
InterPro IPR027409 GroEL-like apical domain superfamily
InterPro IPR027410 TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain superfamily
InterPro IPR027413 GroEL-like equatorial domain superfamily
PFam PF00118 Chaperonin Cpn60/TCP-1 family
Superfamily SSF48592 GroEL-like equatorial domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52029 GroEL-like apical domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF54849 TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate 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
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
25615740 New Export Pathway in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes: Role of theParasite Group II Chaperonin, PfTRiC. Mbengue A, Vialla E, ..., Braun-Breton C 10.1111/tra.12266
28067475 The chaperonin T RiC forms an oligomeric complex in the malaria parasite cytosol Spillman NJ, Beck JR, ..., Goldberg DE 10.1111/cmi.12719
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
31384004 Transcriptome-wide dynamics of extensive m(6)A mRNA methylation during Plasmodiumfalciparum blood-stage development. Baumgarten S, Bryant JM, ..., Scherf A 10.1038/s41564-019-0521-7
37193829 Pathway and mechanism of tubulin folding mediated by TRiC/CCT along its ATPasecycle revealed using cryo-EM Liu C, Jin M, ..., Cong Y 10.1038/s42003-023-04915-x