About Gene List

PF3D7_1234400 (MiGS)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,436,790..1,439,349(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: microgamete surface protein MiGS, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0044310 osmiophilic body

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 possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.01 0.99
Schizont not expressed 0.01 1.00
Gametocyte not expressed 0.31 0.84

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1234400

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: 0.176 | MFS: -2.691 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1449000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.99 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.05

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1451500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4410

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I578

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_127652

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 24 26 33
disruptive 13 47 42 82
missense 8 46 41 76

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 69 26 40
disruptive 30 120 61 121
missense 17 106 54 91

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 151

Non-coding: 85 | Synonymous: 40 | Nonsynonymous: 26 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 656 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 77.093

UniProt ID(s): Q8I578

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.77

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR021109 Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF50630 Aspartic peptidase 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
12368868 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 2, 10, 11 and 14. Gardner MJ, Shallom SJ, ..., Fraser CM 10.1038/nature01094
29316140 A male gametocyte osmiophilic body and microgamete surface protein of the rodentmalaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii (PyMiGS) plays a critical role in maleosmiophilic body formation and exflagellation. Tachibana M, Ishino T, ..., Torii M 10.1111/cmi.12821