About Gene List

PF3D7_1426900 (QCR6)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,049,648..1,050,707(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 6, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 1.10.2.2 (Transferred entry: 7.1.1.8)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005750 mitochondrial respiratory chain complex III
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0008121 ubiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase activity
Process GO:0009060 aerobic respiration
Process GO:0006122 mitochondrial electron transport, ubiquinol to cytochrome c

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 possibly expressed 0.14 0.93
Trophozoite expressed 0.84 0.55
Schizont expressed 1.00 0.48
Gametocyte expressed 0.89 0.52

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1426900

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.23 | MFS: -2.492 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1017700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.21 ± 0.20
  • Confidence: 4.58

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILJ5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.10.2.2 quinol-cytochrome-c reductase No BRENDA inhibitors

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102683

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A096LP55

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 1.82

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 71 / 88

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000233954 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase hinge protein like

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 34

Non-coding: 32 | Synonymous: 2 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 88 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 10.587

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILJ5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.92

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003422 Cytochrome b-c1 complex, subunit 6
InterPro IPR023184 Ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge domain
InterPro IPR036811 Ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge domain superfamily
PFam PF02320 Ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge domain
Superfamily SSF81531 Ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge 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
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
8138552 Acidic regions of cytochrome c1 are essential for ubiquinol-cytochrome creductase activity in yeast cells lacking the acidic QCR6 protein Nakai M, Endo T, ..., Matsubara H 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124277
8175712 Isolation and characterization of QCR10, the nuclear gene encoding the 8.5-kDasubunit 10 of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytochrome bc1 complex Brandt U, Uribe S, Schagger H, Trumpower BL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8175712/
10873857 Structure at 2.3 A resolution of the cytochrome bc(1) complex from the yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae co-crystallized with an antibody Fv fragment Hunte C, Koepke J, ..., Michel H 10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00152-0
7730379 QSR1, an essential yeast gene with a genetic relationship to a subunit of themitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex, is homologous to a gene implicated ineukaryotic cell differentiation Tron T, Yang M, ..., Trumpower BL 10.1074/jbc.270.17.9961
10338132 The cleaved presequence is not required for import of subunit 6 of the cytochromebc1 complex into yeast mitochondria or assembly into the complex DeLabre ML, Nett JH, Trumpower BL 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00415-9
8288589 Deletion of QCR6, the gene encoding subunit six of the mitochondrial cytochromebc1 complex, blocks maturation of cytochrome c1, and causes temperature-sensitivepetite growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yang M, Trumpower BL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8288589/
19236481 Evidence that the assembly of the yeast cytochrome bc1 complex involves theformation of a large core structure in the inner mitochondrial membrane Zara V, Conte L, Trumpower BL 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.06916.x
34335494 Genome-Scale Screening and Combinatorial Optimization of Gene OverexpressionTargets to Improve Cadmium Tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chen Y, Liang J, ..., Si T 10.3389/fmicb.2021.662512
9148960 QSR1, an essential yeast gene with a genetic relationship to a subunit of themitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex, codes for a 60 S ribosomal subunit protein Dick FA, Karamanou S, Trumpower BL 10.1074/jbc.272.20.13372
25435378 Enhanced hexose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae through integration ofstoichiometric modeling and genetic screening Quarterman J, Kim SR, Kim PJ, Jin YS 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.11.017
2170363 Subunit 6 regulates half-of-the-sites reactivity of the dimeric cytochrome bc1complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Schmitt ME, Trumpower BL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2170363/
8686381 Fifteen open reading frames in a 30.8 kb region of the right arm of chromosome VIfrom Saccharomyces cerevisiae Eki T, Naitou M, ..., et al. 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0061(199602)12:2<177::AID-YEA896>3.0.CO;2-A