About Gene List

PF3D7_1406800 (GAPM3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:246,052..249,607(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glideosome associated protein with multiple membrane spans 3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 6

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Component GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding

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 1.00
Trophozoite expressed 0.03 0.98
Schizont expressed 0.26 0.82
Gametocyte expressed 0.08 0.95

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1406800

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: 0.48 | MFS: -2.163 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1035400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.25

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IM26

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_130906

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 170

Non-coding: 159 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 284 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 32.887

UniProt ID(s): Q8IM26

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR021691 Protein of unknown function DUF3273
PFam PF11677 Protein of unknown function DUF3273
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
19465059 A complex of three related membrane proteins is conserved on malarial merozoites. Rayavara K, Rajapandi T, ..., Desai SA 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.05.006
19561073 A novel family of Apicomplexan glideosome-associated proteins with an innermembrane-anchoring role. Bullen HE, Tonkin CJ, ..., Gilson PR 10.1074/jbc.M109.036772
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21