About Gene List

PF3D7_1347500 (ALBA4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,896,562..1,903,155(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: DNA/RNA-binding protein Alba 4

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0044877 protein-containing complex binding
Process GO:0006417 regulation of translation

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 1.67 0.32
Trophozoite expressed 1.56 0.33
Schizont expressed 0.38 0.77
Gametocyte expressed 0.71 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1347500

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.068 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1360300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.85 ± 0.12
  • Confidence: 5.63

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1366000)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4633

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A5K1K8Y8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: APR (adenosine-5-diphosphoribose, Local RMSD=0.41) with 6BXW (Global RMSD=9.78)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_146146

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 346

Non-coding: 339 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 372 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.16

UniProt ID(s): A0A5K1K8Y8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.45

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR036882 Alba-like domain superfamily
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily SSF82704 Alba-like 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
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
22167473 PfAlbas constitute a new eukaryotic DNA/RNA-binding protein family in malariaparasites. Chene A, Vembar SS, ..., Scherf A 10.1093/nar/gkr1215
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
28787542 ALBA4 modulates its stage-specific interactions and specific mRNA fates duringPlasmodium yoelii growth and transmission. Munoz EE, Hart KJ, ..., Lindner SE 10.1111/mmi.13762
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
21811616 Alba-domain proteins of Trypanosoma brucei are cytoplasmic RNA-binding proteinsthat interact with the translation machinery Mani J, Guttinger A, ..., Roditi I 10.1371/journal.pone.0022463
31185899 Unveiling the partners of the DRBD2-mRNP complex, an RBP in Trypanosoma cruzi andortholog to the yeast SR-protein Gbp2 Wippel HH, Malgarin JS, ..., Alves LR 10.1186/s12866-019-1505-8
33493187 An Alba-domain protein required for proteome remodelling during trypanosomedifferentiation and host transition Bevkal S, Naguleswaran A, ..., Roditi I 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009239
34604117 Roles and Cellular Localization of GBP2 and NAB2 During the Blood Stage ofMalaria Parasites Niikura M, Fukutomi T, Mitobe J, Kobayashi F 10.3389/fcimb.2021.737457