About Gene List

PF3D7_1230500

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,253,486..1,255,841(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: WD repeat-containing protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0097344 Rix1 complex
Component GO:0005656 nuclear pre-replicative complex
Process GO:0006364 rRNA processing
Process GO:0030174 regulation of DNA-dependent DNA replication initiation

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 expressed 0.22 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 0.18 0.89
Schizont possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Gametocyte not expressed 0.22 0.87

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1230500

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.108 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1445200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.29 ± 0.26
  • Confidence: 4.08

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I5B5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103008

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A087X237

TM-align score: 0.78 | RMSD: 2.57

Seq Identity: 0.12 | Length: 140 / 502

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000065268 WD repeat domain 18

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 15 9 28
disruptive 12 68 39 83
missense 5 59 36 72

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 37 15 24
disruptive 23 143 66 135
missense 10 118 55 94

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 112

Non-coding: 64 | Synonymous: 35 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 502 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 59.27

UniProt ID(s): Q8I5B5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing 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