About Gene List

PF3D7_1422100

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:893,533..895,571(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein L21, 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
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome

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 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite not expressed 0.26 0.83
Schizont not expressed 0.18 0.87
Gametocyte not expressed 0.28 0.84

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1422100

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: 0.173 | MFS: -2.866 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0703200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.45

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILN1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101040

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q7Z2W9

TM-align score: 0.59 | RMSD: 3.60

Seq Identity: 0.18 | Length: 147 / 380

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000197345 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L21

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 18 6 29
disruptive 9 23 17 49
missense 4 18 16 36

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 40 14 33
disruptive 14 74 44 110
missense 6 54 32 74

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 79

Non-coding: 67 | Synonymous: 7 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 380 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 45.581

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILN1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.12

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR028909 Ribosomal protein L21-like
InterPro IPR036164 L21-like superfamily
PFam PF00829 Ribosomal protein L21-like
Superfamily SSF141091 L21-like 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