About Gene List

PF3D7_1246400 (MTIP)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,931,257..1,933,545(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: myosin A-tail interacting protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Function GO:0017022 myosin binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding

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 0.70 0.76
Trophozoite expressed 0.15 0.91
Schizont expressed 1.08 0.52
Gametocyte expressed 0.77 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1246400

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: 0.123 | MFS: -2.828 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1459500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.36

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1462100)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4499

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4W8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_139446

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 224

Non-coding: 212 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 204 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 23.492

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4W8

PDB ID(s): 2QAC, 4AOM, 4GFT, 4MZJ, 4MZK, 4MZL, 4R1E, 6YCY, 6ZN3, 8A12, 8CDQ

Isoelectric Point: 3.93

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011992 EF-hand domain pair
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF47473 EF-hand domain pair

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
16337961 The MTIP-myosin A complex in blood stage malaria parasites. Green JL, Martin SR, ..., Holder AA 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.11.027
16547135 Structure of the MTIP-MyoA complex, a key component of the malaria parasiteinvasion motor. Bosch J, Turley S, ..., Hol WG 10.1073/pnas.0510907103
17628590 The closed MTIP-myosin A-tail complex from the malaria parasite invasionmachinery. Bosch J, Turley S, ..., Hol WG 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.016
18768477 The motor complex of Plasmodium falciparum: phosphorylation by acalcium-dependent protein kinase. Green JL, Rees-Channer RR, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M803129200
19165333 Rab11A-controlled assembly of the inner membrane complex is required forcompletion of apicomplexan cytokinesis. Agop-Nersesian C, Naissant B, ..., Langsley G 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000270
20174678 Interaction and dynamics of the Plasmodium falciparum MTIP-MyoA complex, a keycomponent of the invasion motor in the malaria parasite. Thomas JC, Green JL, ..., Tate EW 10.1039/b922093c
22932904 Regulation of the Plasmodium motor complex: phosphorylation of myosin Atail-interacting protein (MTIP) loosens its grip on MyoA. Douse CH, Green JL, ..., Cota E 10.1074/jbc.M112.379842
30094538 In vitro interaction between Plasmodium falciparum myosin B (PfMyoB) and myosin Atail interacting protein (MTIP). Hernandez PC, Wasserman M, Chaparro-Olaya J 10.1007/s00436-018-6039-8
31874192 Polarization of MTIP is a signature of gliding locomotion in Plasmodium ookinetesand sporozoites Siden-Kiamos I, Goosmann C, ..., Montagna GN 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2019.111247
36250062 Complementary crosstalk between palmitoylation and phosphorylation events in MTIPregulates its role during Plasmodium falciparum invasion Anam Z, Kumari G, ..., Singh S 10.3389/fcimb.2022.924424
28893907 Compositional and expression analyses of the glideosome during the Plasmodiumlife cycle reveal an additional myosin light chain required for maximum motility Green JL, Wall RJ, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M117.802769
33046215 Full-length Plasmodium falciparum myosin A and essential light chain PfELCstructures provide new anti-malarial targets Moussaoui D, Robblee JP, ..., Houdusse A 10.7554/eLife.60581
32383851 Peptide Probes for Plasmodium falciparum MyoA Tail Interacting Protein (MTIP):Exploring the Druggability of the Malaria Parasite Motor Complex Saunders CN, Cota E, Baum J, Tate EW 10.1021/acschembio.0c00328
32859024 A De novo Peptide from a High Throughput Peptide Library Blocks Myosin A -MTIPComplex Formation in Plasmodium falciparum Anam ZE, Joshi N, ..., Singh S 10.3390/ijms21176158
28978649 Reconstitution of the core of the malaria parasite glideosome with recombinantPlasmodium class XIV myosin A and Plasmodium actin Bookwalter CS, Tay CL, ..., Trybus KM 10.1074/jbc.M117.813972