About Gene List

PF3D7_1229800 (MyoJ)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,218,464..1,227,615(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: myosin J, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0015629 actin cytoskeleton
Component GO:0045178 basal part of cell
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0031982 vesicle
Function GO:0051015 actin filament binding
Function GO:0030898 actin-dependent ATPase activity
Function GO:0000146 microfilament motor activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0007015 actin filament organization
Process GO:0030050 vesicle transport along actin filament

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 not expressed 0.17 0.92
Trophozoite not expressed 0.09 0.95
Schizont expressed 1.71 0.45
Gametocyte expressed 0.54 0.71

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1229800

Resistome Missense Mutations: L721F

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Suloctidil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 5 (2 missense, 2 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.998 | MFS: -2.59 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1444500)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4664

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A144A488

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: P15 (2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxanonadecan-19-ol, Local RMSD=0.02) with 6QDJ (Global RMSD=4.35)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533737

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 34 92 54 153
disruptive 145 313 136 423
missense 75 248 113 327

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 52 195 95 148
disruptive 255 595 275 599
missense 133 460 204 385

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 479

Non-coding: 198 | Synonymous: 157 | Nonsynonymous: 124 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2274 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 270.781

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A488, Q967M4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.44

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001609 Myosin head, motor domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
PFam PF00063 Myosin head, motor domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

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
31283102 Systematic analysis of Plasmodium myosins reveals differential expression,localisation, and function in invasive and proliferative parasite stages Wall RJ, Zeeshan M, ..., Tewari R 10.1111/cmi.13082
36310866 Identification of new components of the basal pole of Toxoplasma gondii providesnovel insights into its molecular organization and functions Roumegous C, Abou Hammoud A, ..., Frenal K 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1010038