About Gene List

PF3D7_1318800 (SEC63)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:772,927..778,390(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: translocation protein SEC63, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0031207 Sec62/Sec63 complex
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0008320 protein transmembrane transporter activity
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0006614 SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane
Process GO:0006620 posttranslational protein targeting to endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Process GO:0031204 posttranslational protein targeting to membrane, translocation
Process GO:0006457 protein folding
Process GO:0045047 protein targeting to ER

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 expressed 0.64 0.71
Trophozoite expressed 0.82 0.55
Schizont expressed 0.56 0.66
Gametocyte expressed 0.35 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1318800

Resistome Missense Mutations: R284G

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: TCMDC-124553/MMV019869

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.154 | MFS: -2.828 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1417300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.08

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IEC8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102234

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9UGP8

TM-align score: 0.69 | RMSD: 4.84

Seq Identity: 0.18 | Length: 540 / 651

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000025796 SEC63 homolog, protein translocation regulator

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 50 14 34
disruptive 1 16 20 44
missense 1 16 15 25

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 72 26 27
disruptive 6 69 51 113
missense 4 40 39 62

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 294

Non-coding: 254 | Synonymous: 32 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 651 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 75.872

UniProt ID(s): Q8IEC8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.67

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001623 DnaJ domain
InterPro IPR004179 Sec63 domain
InterPro IPR014756 Immunoglobulin E-set
InterPro IPR018253 DnaJ domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR027137 Translocation protein Sec63
InterPro IPR036869 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
PFam PF00226 DnaJ domain
PFam PF02889 Sec63 domain
Superfamily SSF158702 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF46565 Immunoglobulin E-set
Superfamily SSF81296

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
30127496 Plasmepsin V cleaves malaria effector proteins in a distinct endoplasmicreticulum translocation interactome for export to the erythrocyte. Marapana DS, Dagley LF, ..., Cowman AF 10.1038/s41564-018-0219-2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
36116515 Effect of Sec62 on the conformation of the Sec61 channel in yeast Bhadra P, Romisch K, Helms V 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184050
34492269 Rapid inactivation of the yeast Sec complex selectively blocks transport ofpost-translationally translocated proteins Yi JK, Fujita H, Mandon EC, Gilmore R 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101171