About Gene List

PF3D7_1243000 (STX16)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,811,237..1,812,819(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: syntaxin-16, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0031201 SNARE complex
Component GO:0012505 endomembrane system
Component GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Component GO:0005802 trans-Golgi network
Function GO:0005484 SNAP receptor activity
Function GO:0000149 SNARE binding
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0048278 vesicle docking
Process GO:0006906 vesicle fusion

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.34 0.79
Schizont expressed 0.40 0.75
Gametocyte expressed 0.63 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1243000

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: 0.126 | MFS: -2.913 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1456400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.34
  • Confidence: 3.53

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4Z9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101604

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O14662

TM-align score: 0.85 | RMSD: 3.06

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 291 / 302

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000124222 syntaxin 16
ENSG00000254995 STX16-NPEPL1 readthrough (NMD candidate)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 14 12 23
disruptive 3 19 12 53
missense 3 19 10 51

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 31 15 19
disruptive 5 58 41 89
missense 4 47 36 64

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 69

Non-coding: 52 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 302 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 35.81

UniProt ID(s): Q0ZAF2, Q8I4Z9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.51

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000727 Target SNARE coiled-coil homology domain
InterPro IPR006012 Syntaxin/epimorphin, conserved site
InterPro IPR010989 SNARE
InterPro IPR028673 Syntaxin-16
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF47661 SNARE

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
31670849 The Sec1/Munc18-like proteins TgSec1 and TgVps45 play pivotal roles in assemblyof the pellicle and sub-pellicle network in Toxoplasma gondii. Cao S, Chen H, ..., Jia H 10.1111/mmi.14411