About Gene List

PF3D7_1403700 (TRAM)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:133,424..135,951(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: translocation associated membrane protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.24 (Sphingosine N-acyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Function GO:0016410 N-acyltransferase activity
Function GO:0050291 sphingosine N-acyltransferase activity
Process GO:0046513 ceramide biosynthetic process
Process GO:0065002 intracellular protein transmembrane transport

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 not expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.05 0.97
Schizont possibly expressed 0.02 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.33 0.80

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1403700

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: 0.347 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1107800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.07 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.36

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1038300)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2905

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM57

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.24 sphingosine N-acyltransferase FTY720SP600125fumonisinTriton X-100fumonisin B1Fumonisin B24,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100372

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8N5B7

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 3.24

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 285 / 359

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000090661 ceramide synthase 4
ENSG00000139624 ceramide synthase 5
ENSG00000143418 ceramide synthase 2
ENSG00000172292 ceramide synthase 6

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 26 8 20
disruptive 12 25 9 28
missense 12 25 9 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 40 14 38
disruptive 21 53 28 70
missense 18 39 22 55

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 146

Non-coding: 126 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 12 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 359 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.94

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM57

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.72

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006634 TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain
InterPro IPR016439 Sphingosine N-acyltransferase Lag1/Lac1-like
PFam PF03798 TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
17919451 Unraveling the components of protein translocation pathway in human malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Tuteja R 10.1016/j.abb.2007.08.031