About Gene List

PF3D7_1238300 (CWC22)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,588,614..1,592,466(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: pre-mRNA-splicing factor CWC22, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005684 U2-type spliceosomal complex
Component GO:0071013 catalytic step 2 spliceosome
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Process GO:0000398 mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
Process GO:0051726 regulation of cell cycle

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 1.14 0.51
Trophozoite expressed 1.07 0.46
Schizont expressed 0.24 0.86
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.58 0.69

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1238300

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: 0.132 | MFS: -2.84 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1452800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± nan
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I540

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101743

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9HCG8

TM-align score: 0.43 | RMSD: 6.53

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 489 / 967

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000163510 CWC22 spliceosome associated protein homolog

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 35 16 56
disruptive 70 146 71 154
missense 36 100 63 122

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 72 43 42
disruptive 105 271 92 189
missense 52 205 78 126

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 240

Non-coding: 50 | Synonymous: 94 | Nonsynonymous: 96 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 967 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 112.855

UniProt ID(s): Q8I540

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.12

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003890 MIF4G-like, type 3
InterPro IPR003891 Initiation factor eIF-4 gamma, MA3
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
PFam PF02847 Initiation factor eIF-4 gamma, MA3
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold

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
30696855 Exon junction complex components Y14 and Mago still play a role in budding yeast Boisrame A, Devillers H, ..., Neuveglise C 10.1038/s41598-018-36785-3
28919079 Structure of an Intron Lariat Spliceosome from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Wan R, Yan C, ..., Shi Y 10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.029