About Gene List

PF3D7_1245100 (KLP8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,882,683..1,888,206(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: kinesin-13, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005871 kinesin complex
Component GO:0000776 kinetochore
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003774 cytoskeletal motor activity
Process GO:0035082 axoneme assembly
Process GO:0007018 microtubule-based movement

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 not expressed 0.31 0.86
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.51 0.70
Schizont expressed 0.26 0.84
Gametocyte expressed 0.83 0.55

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1245100

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.99 | MFS: -2.663 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1458300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.11 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 6.87

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1458300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5020

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4Y0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ADP (adenosine-5'-diphosphate, Local RMSD=0.08) with 6TRL (Global RMSD=5.69)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8NI77 Kinesin-like protein KIF18A OrthoDB US11236069, Example 1US11236069, Example 1-1US11236069, Example 1-2US11236069, Example 1-3...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100492

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6R9M0

TM-align score: 0.55 | RMSD: 2.66

Seq Identity: 0.38 | Length: 306 / 1326

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000068796 kinesin family member 2A
ENSG00000141200 kinesin family member 2B
ENSG00000142945 kinesin family member 2C
ENSG00000186638 kinesin family member 24
ENSG00000288643 novel transcript

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1326 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 153.126

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4Y0

PDB ID(s): 1RY6

Isoelectric Point: 7.89

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001752 Kinesin motor domain
InterPro IPR019821 Kinesin motor domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR027640 Kinesin-like protein
PFam PF00225 Kinesin motor domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 22 64 47 94
disruptive 80 156 73 250
missense 37 105 54 191

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 34 145 53 110
disruptive 123 340 183 431
missense 58 234 138 286

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 316

Non-coding: 167 | Synonymous: 82 | Nonsynonymous: 67 | Stop Codon: 0

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
35900985 Genome-wide functional analysis reveals key roles for kinesins in the mammalianand mosquito stages of the malaria parasite life cycle. Zeeshan M, Rashpa R, ..., Tewari R 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001704