About Gene List

PF3D7_1340800 (MPC1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,622,988..1,625,706(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mitochondrial pyruvate carrier protein 1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0031305 integral component of mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0050833 pyruvate transmembrane transporter activity
Process GO:0006850 mitochondrial pyruvate transmembrane transport

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite no data N/A N/A
Ring no data 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite no data 0.23 0.85
Schizont no data 0.14 0.90
Gametocyte no data 0.36 0.78

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1340800

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.119 | MFS: -3.235 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDS8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102458

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q5TI65

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.34

Seq Identity: 0.44 | Length: 66 / 106

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000060762 mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1
ENSG00000238205 mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 like

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 165

Non-coding: 155 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 106 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 12.259

UniProt ID(s): Q8IDS8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.43

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005336 Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier
PFam PF03650 Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
25032958 BCKDH: the missing link in apicomplexan mitochondrial metabolism is required forfull virulence of Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium berghei. Oppenheim RD, Creek DJ, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004263
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21