About Gene List

PF3D7_1250300 (VPS26)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:2,064,246..2,066,236(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 26, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005768 endosome
Component GO:0030904 retromer complex
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0042147 retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi

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 possibly expressed 0.07 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.34 0.79
Schizont expressed 0.20 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.31 0.82

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1250300

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: 0.138 | MFS: -2.677 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1463200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.15 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.64

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4T1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101403

Most Similar Human Ortholog: S4R3Q6

TM-align score: 0.95 | RMSD: 1.47

Seq Identity: 0.51 | Length: 225 / 297

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000122958 VPS26, retromer complex component A
ENSG00000151502 VPS26, retromer complex component B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 32 13 27
disruptive 1 3 3 19
missense 1 2 1 18

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 54 17 17
disruptive 3 13 13 53
missense 1 8 13 38

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 101

Non-coding: 96 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 297 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.509

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A4V4, Q8I4T1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.53

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR028934 Vacuolar protein sorting protein 26 related
PFam PF03643 Vacuolar protein sorting protein 26 related
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
29654975 Detection of retromer assembly in Plasmodium falciparum by immunosensing coupledto Surface Plasmon Resonance. Iqbal MS, Siddiqui AA, ..., Bandyopadhyay U https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29654975/
32512169 Rab7 of Plasmodium falciparum is involved in its retromer complex assembly nearthe digestive vacuole. Siddiqui AA, Saha D, ..., Bandyopadhyay U 10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129656