About Gene List

PF3D7_1312900 (EIF4G)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:547,872..553,050(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initation factor 4 gamma

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
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 1.23 0.47
Trophozoite expressed 1.49 0.31
Schizont expressed 1.57 0.28
Gametocyte expressed 1.06 0.46

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1312900

Resistome Missense Mutations: H527N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762, AN13956

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 7 (7 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -0.829 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1411300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.14 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.93

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H5B1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q04637 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB cid_646096cid_646406med.21724, Compound 153MLS000041608...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_129208

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1255 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 146.647

UniProt ID(s): A2ICF4, A2ICF5, A3FJ63, C0H5B1, P04931

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.88

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003890 MIF4G-like, type 3
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 67 33 88
disruptive 39 174 101 216
missense 24 129 85 167

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 142 57 85
disruptive 87 452 192 432
missense 51 322 145 231

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 237

Non-coding: 144 | Synonymous: 53 | Nonsynonymous: 40 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
19751846 Isolation and functional characterization of eIF4F components and poly(A)-bindingprotein from Plasmodium falciparum. Tuteja R, Pradhan A 10.1016/j.parint.2009.09.001
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
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
38272944 Structural analysis of the Trypanosoma brucei EIF4E6/EIF4G5 complex revealsdetails of the interaction between unusual eIF4F subunits Ferras Penteado R, Santana da Silva R, ..., Gomes Guimaraes B 10.1038/s41598-024-52364-1
37994298 RRM1 and PAB domains of translation initiation factor eIF4G (Tif4631p) play acrucial role in the nuclear degradation of export-defective mRNAs inSaccharomyces cerevisiae Saha U, Gaine R, ..., Das B 10.1111/febs.17016
38018538 Architecture, domain organization, and functional signatures of trypanosomatidkeIF4A1s and Plasmodium peIF4A1s suggest conserved functions Dadwal A, DAS S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38018538/