About Gene List

PF3D7_1330600

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,287,674..1,289,679(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: elongation factor Tu, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005525 GTP binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0003746 translation elongation factor activity
Process GO:0070125 mitochondrial translational elongation
Process GO:0006414 translational elongation

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 possibly expressed 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.32 0.79
Schizont expressed 0.11 0.93
Gametocyte expressed 0.37 0.78

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1330600

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: 0.131 | MFS: -2.779 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1345600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.15 ± 0.19
  • Confidence: 4.68

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IE20

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PPV (pyrophosphate, Local RMSD=0.08) with 2PMD (Global RMSD=8.63)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100780

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P49411

TM-align score: 0.88 | RMSD: 1.86

Seq Identity: 0.51 | Length: 411 / 505

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000178952 Tu translation elongation factor, mitochondrial

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 22 16 27
disruptive 4 20 14 37
missense 4 19 14 37

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 55 18 30
disruptive 8 58 25 84
missense 8 47 21 70

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 37

Non-coding: 27 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 505 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 57.632

UniProt ID(s): Q8IE20

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.05

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000795 Transcription factor, GTP-binding domain
InterPro IPR004160 Translation elongation factor EFTu/EF1A, C-terminal
InterPro IPR004161 Translation elongation factor EFTu-like, domain 2
InterPro IPR004541 Translation elongation factor EFTu/EF1A, bacterial/organelle
InterPro IPR009000 Translation protein, beta-barrel domain superfamily
InterPro IPR009001 Translation elongation factor EF1A/initiation factor IF2gamma, C-terminal
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR031157 Tr-type G domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR033720 Elongation factor Tu, domain 2
InterPro IPR041709 Elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu), GTP-binding domain
PFam PF00009 Transcription factor, GTP-binding domain
PFam PF03143 Translation elongation factor EFTu/EF1A, C-terminal
PFam PF03144 Translation elongation factor EFTu-like, domain 2
Superfamily SSF50447 Translation protein, beta-barrel domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF50465 Translation elongation factor EF1A/initiation factor IF2gamma, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
21163263 Interaction of apicoplast-encoded elongation factor (EF) EF-Tu withnuclear-encoded EF-Ts mediates translation in the Plasmodiumfalciparum plastid. Biswas S, Lim EE, ..., Habib S 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.11.003
21741312 Protein translation in Plasmodium parasites. Jackson KE, Habib S, ..., Ralph SA 10.1016/j.pt.2011.05.005
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
27381095 The mRNA-bound proteome of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Bunnik EM, Batugedara G, ..., Le Roch KG 10.1186/s13059-016-1014-0