About Gene List

PF3D7_1249300 (PPM4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:2,012,578..2,016,456(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein phosphatase PPM4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.1.3.16 (Protein-serine/threonine phosphatase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004724 magnesium-dependent protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity
Function GO:0004722 protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity

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 0.30 0.86
Trophozoite expressed 0.73 0.59
Schizont expressed 0.26 0.84
Gametocyte expressed 0.63 0.65

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1249300

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: -0.547 | #Insertions: 5

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1462200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.95 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.89

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1462200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4045

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4U1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ATP (adenosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=5.38) with 1MJH (Global RMSD=14.75)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.1.3.16 protein-serine/threonine phosphatase ATPADPUDPAMPGTPUTPUMPNaFEDTAEGTAcAMPNADPH...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_121191

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 54 27 70
disruptive 59 188 87 205
missense 32 132 69 153

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 21 126 40 67
disruptive 111 387 167 403
missense 59 293 109 181

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 237

Non-coding: 93 | Synonymous: 59 | Nonsynonymous: 85 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1027 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 119.605

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4U1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.38

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001932 PPM-type phosphatase domain
InterPro IPR015655 Protein phosphatase 2C family
InterPro IPR036457 PPM-type phosphatase domain superfamily
PFam PF00481 PPM-type phosphatase domain
Superfamily SSF81606 PPM-type phosphatase domain 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
25011111 Genome-wide functional analysis of Plasmodium protein phosphatases reveals keyregulators of parasite development and differentiation. Guttery DS, Poulin B, ..., Tewari R 10.1016/j.chom.2014.05.020
35083211 Functional Characterization of 17 Protein Serine/Threonine Phosphatases inToxoplasma gondii Using CRISPR-Cas9 System Liang QL, Nie LB, ..., Wang JL 10.3389/fcell.2021.738794