About Gene List

PF3D7_1338300 (EF-1gamma)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,547,546..1,550,917(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: elongation factor 1-gamma, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005853 eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004364 glutathione transferase activity
Function GO:0003746 translation elongation factor activity
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 expressed 1.69 0.36
Trophozoite expressed 2.26 0.15
Schizont expressed 0.51 0.72
Gametocyte expressed 1.05 0.48

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1338300

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: 0.763 | MFS: -2.447 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1352000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.85

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A5K1K967

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: GSF (glutathione sulfinate, Local RMSD=0.08) with 4PNG (Global RMSD=4.35)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101050

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P26641

TM-align score: 0.49 | RMSD: 6.56

Seq Identity: 0.19 | Length: 314 / 411

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000254772 eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 gamma

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 18 15 35
disruptive 12 45 18 70
missense 8 41 16 64

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 46 18 32
disruptive 26 93 45 104
missense 17 75 37 80

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 161

Non-coding: 127 | Synonymous: 16 | Nonsynonymous: 18 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 411 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 47.777

UniProt ID(s): A0A5K1K967

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.35

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001662 Elongation factor 1B gamma, C-terminal
InterPro IPR004045 Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR004046 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR036249 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
InterPro IPR036282 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036433 Elongation factor EF1B gamma, C-terminal domain superfamily
InterPro IPR040079 Glutathione Transferase family
PFam PF00043 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal
PFam PF00647 Elongation factor 1B gamma, C-terminal
PFam PF02798 Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF47616 Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52833 Thioredoxin-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF89942 Elongation factor EF1B gamma, C-terminal domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
17307963 Purification of components of the translation elongation factor complex ofPlasmodium falciparum by tandem affinity purification. Takebe S, Witola WH, ..., Ben Mamoun C 10.1128/EC.00376-06
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
38360885 Chp1 is a dedicated chaperone at the ribosome that safeguards eEF1A biogenesis Minoia M, Quintana-Cordero J, ..., Andreasson C 10.1038/s41467-024-45645-w
38199565 Methylation of elongation factor 1A by yeast Efm4 or human eEF1A-KMT2 involves abeta-hairpin recognition motif and crosstalks with phosphorylation Hamey JJ, Nguyen A, ..., Wilkins MR 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105639
38359077 Ogataea nonmethanolica f.a, sp. nov., a novel yeast species isolated from rottingwood in Brazil and Colombia Garcia-Acero AM, Morais CG, ..., Rosa CA 10.1099/ijsem.0.006273
37861337 Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1A) inhibits Sinipercachuatsi rhabdovirus (SCRV) infection through two distinct mechanisms Meng X-Y, Jiang Q-Q, ..., Ke F 10.1128/jvi.01226-23