About Gene List

PF3D7_1246300 (KIC4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,925,058..1,929,618(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein KIC4

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0030121 AP-1 adaptor complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0140312 cargo adaptor activity
Function GO:0035615 clathrin adaptor activity
Process GO:0006896 Golgi to vacuole transport
Process GO:0006898 receptor-mediated endocytosis

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 1.10 0.54
Trophozoite expressed 0.57 0.69
Schizont expressed 1.76 0.28
Gametocyte expressed 0.35 0.80

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1246300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.684 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4W9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PE0 (pterine, Local RMSD=0.89) with 5Z79 (Global RMSD=19.59)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_149559

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 50 29 74
disruptive 15 77 50 123
missense 15 77 48 119

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 101 50 90
disruptive 29 200 75 245
missense 27 181 64 176

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 303

Non-coding: 237 | Synonymous: 42 | Nonsynonymous: 24 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 888 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 104.015

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4W9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.15

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR013041 Clathrin adaptor, appendage, Ig-like subdomain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF49348 Clathrin adaptor, appendage, Ig-like subdomain 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
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108