About Gene List

PF3D7_1249500

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:2,016,976..2,018,469(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: protein CutA, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Function GO:0005507 copper ion binding

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 not expressed 0.41 0.75
Schizont not expressed 0.10 0.93
Gametocyte not expressed 0.08 0.95

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1249500

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: 0.999 | MFS: 0.852 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not tested (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1462400)

Modification: Other | RMgm-431

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4T9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MBO (mercuribenzoic acid, Local RMSD=0.15) with 1NAQ (Global RMSD=1.16)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102193

Most Similar Human Ortholog: O60888

TM-align score: 0.65 | RMSD: 1.25

Seq Identity: 0.43 | Length: 108 / 159

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000112514 cutA divalent cation tolerance homolog
ENSG00000226492 cutA divalent cation tolerance homolog

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 3 4 18
disruptive 1 25 10 18
missense 1 25 8 15

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 10 7 12
disruptive 7 48 18 38
missense 5 41 16 29

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 147

Non-coding: 131 | Synonymous: 15 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 159 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 18.685

UniProt ID(s): Q8I4T9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.69

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004323 Divalent ion tolerance protein, CutA
InterPro IPR011322 Nitrogen regulatory PII-like, alpha/beta
PFam PF03091 Divalent ion tolerance protein, CutA
Superfamily SSF54913 Nitrogen regulatory PII-like, alpha/beta

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
12368868 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 2, 10, 11 and 14. Gardner MJ, Shallom SJ, ..., Fraser CM 10.1038/nature01094