About Gene List

PF3D7_1366600 (SRPR-alpha)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:2,662,173..2,665,818(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: signal recognition particle receptor subunit alpha, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005785 signal recognition particle receptor complex
Function GO:0005525 GTP binding
Function GO:0003924 GTPase activity
Function GO:0005047 signal recognition particle binding
Process GO:0006605 protein targeting
Process GO:0045047 protein targeting to ER

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 0.55 0.74
Trophozoite expressed 0.82 0.55
Schizont expressed 0.44 0.73
Gametocyte expressed 0.91 0.52

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1366600

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: 0.134 | MFS: -3.121 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1142500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.21 ± 0.56
  • Confidence: 2.54

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ID42

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.04) with 5L3Q (Global RMSD=2.43)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100631

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P08240

TM-align score: 0.72 | RMSD: 4.23

Seq Identity: 0.40 | Length: 477 / 576

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000182934 SRP receptor subunit alpha

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 50 16 38
disruptive 11 66 25 86
missense 6 57 24 70

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 87 23 42
disruptive 33 132 67 154
missense 15 109 57 95

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 148

Non-coding: 121 | Synonymous: 15 | Nonsynonymous: 12 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 576 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 65.788

UniProt ID(s): Q8ID42

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.73

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000897 Signal recognition particle, SRP54 subunit, GTPase domain
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR007222 Signal recognition particle receptor, alpha subunit, N-terminal
InterPro IPR011012 Longin-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR013822 Signal recognition particle SRP54, helical bundle
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR036225 SRP/SRP receptor, N-terminal
PFam PF00448 Signal recognition particle, SRP54 subunit, GTPase domain
PFam PF02881 Signal recognition particle SRP54, helical bundle
PFam PF04086 Signal recognition particle receptor, alpha subunit, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF47364 SRP/SRP receptor, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
Superfamily SSF64356 Longin-like domain superfamily

Associated Publications

No associated publications