About Gene List

PF3D7_1411700

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:474,972..477,365(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: methyltransferase, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0052907 23S rRNA (adenine(1618)-N(6))-methyltransferase activity
Process GO:0070475 rRNA base methylation

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 expressed 0.10 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.14 0.91

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1411700

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: 0.981 | MFS: -2.555 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1030800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.78 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.07

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1030800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2858

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILX8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DTU ((2r,3s)-1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol, Local RMSD=0.75) with 2H00 (Global RMSD=1.87)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102749

Most Similar Human Ortholog: I3L362

TM-align score: 0.87 | RMSD: 2.31

Seq Identity: 0.33 | Length: 163 / 682

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000127804 methyltransferase like 16

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 28 21 41
disruptive 23 101 62 167
missense 16 89 58 145

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 67 32 52
disruptive 48 231 126 207
missense 30 187 104 151

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 115

Non-coding: 59 | Synonymous: 34 | Nonsynonymous: 22 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 682 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 81.099

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILX8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.56

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR010286 METTL16/RlmF family
PFam PF05971 METTL16/RlmF family
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
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