About Gene List

PF3D7_1404400

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:151,480..152,805(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein L16, mitochondrial, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005762 mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0000311 plastid large ribosomal subunit
Function GO:0019843 rRNA binding
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0032543 mitochondrial translation
Process GO:0006412 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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.13 0.92
Schizont expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.17 0.89

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1404400

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: 0.153 | MFS: -2.839 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1037700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.04 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.78

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM50

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: UGA (udp-glucuronic acid, Local RMSD=0.84) with 3GG2 (Global RMSD=17.24)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101573

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PI14

TM-align score: 0.84 | RMSD: 1.80

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 84 / 181

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000166902 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L16

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 11 10 16
disruptive 3 12 14 23
missense 3 12 14 20

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 22 9 14
disruptive 5 43 19 45
missense 3 37 16 30

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 102

Non-coding: 95 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 181 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 20.501

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM50

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000114 Ribosomal protein L16
InterPro IPR016180 Ribosomal protein L10e/L16
InterPro IPR036920 Ribosomal protein L10e/L16 superfamily
PFam PF00252 Ribosomal protein L10e/L16
Superfamily SSF54686 Ribosomal protein L10e/L16 superfamily

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
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