About Gene List

PF3D7_1420200 (UNC)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:838,158..842,717(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: myosin-specific chaperone UNC, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Process GO:0006457 protein folding

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 not expressed 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.31 0.81
Schizont expressed 1.36 0.38
Gametocyte expressed 0.35 0.79

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1420200

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: 0.121 | MFS: -3.07 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILP8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: UMP (2'-deoxyuridine 5'-monophosphate, Local RMSD=1.58) with 7S01 (Global RMSD=18.44)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103191

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8IWX7

TM-align score: 0.55 | RMSD: 6.01

Seq Identity: 0.13 | Length: 636 / 1245

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000140553 unc-45 myosin chaperone A
ENSG00000141161 unc-45 myosin chaperone B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 66 29 69
disruptive 37 122 87 199
missense 22 110 83 175

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 122 44 86
disruptive 66 301 148 349
missense 38 253 120 261

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 134

Non-coding: 39 | Synonymous: 59 | Nonsynonymous: 36 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1245 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 148.025

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILP8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011990 Tetratricopeptide-like helical domain superfamily
InterPro IPR016024 Armadillo-type fold
InterPro IPR019734 Tetratricopeptide repeat
PFam PF13181 Tetratricopeptide repeat
Superfamily SSF48371 Armadillo-type fold
Superfamily SSF48452 Tetratricopeptide-like helical domain 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
28593938 Myosin-dependent cell-cell communication controls synchronicity of division inacute and chronic stages of Toxoplasma gondii. Frenal K, Jacot D, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1038/ncomms15710
38432292 High-resolution epitope mapping of commercial antibodies to ANCA antigens byyeast surface display Poulton JS, Lamba S, ..., Falk R 10.1016/j.jim.2024.113654