About Gene List

PF3D7_1333600 (UTP4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,372,985..1,377,791(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: U3 small nucleolar RNA-associated protein 4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0030686 90S preribosome
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0032040 small-subunit processome
Component GO:0034455 t-UTP complex
Process GO:0000462 maturation of SSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)

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 1.15 0.50
Trophozoite expressed 0.77 0.61
Schizont not expressed 0.25 0.86
Gametocyte not expressed 0.66 0.64

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1333600

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.143 | MFS: -2.859 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDZ2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: NDP (nadph dihydro-nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide phosphate, Local RMSD=2.48) with 8JFB (Global RMSD=23.00)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533234

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 71 36 87
disruptive 97 246 123 280
missense 41 160 85 190

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 30 117 53 92
disruptive 164 439 186 354
missense 75 295 132 212

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 259

Non-coding: 98 | Synonymous: 85 | Nonsynonymous: 76 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1335 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 159.338

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDZ2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.17

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily

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
32524281 Anti-infective nitazoxanide disrupts transcription of ribosome biogenesis-relatedgenes in yeast Xu S, Yamamoto N 10.1007/s13258-020-00958-0
24219289 Interaction, mobility, and phosphorylation of human orthologues of WDrepeat-containing components of the yeast SSU processome t-UTP sub-complex Sato M, Araki N, ..., Horigome T 10.1139/bcb-2013-0062