About Gene List

PF3D7_1429100

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,141,704..1,144,501(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein L15, apicoplast, putative

SignalP Peptide: MNYFLFFLFCSWILIKG

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005762 mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0000315 organellar large ribosomal subunit
Function GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
Process GO:0006412 translation

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.89 0.54
Schizont expressed 0.32 0.82
Gametocyte expressed 0.66 0.64

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1429100

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: 0.126 | MFS: -3.091 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1015600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.33

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILH3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: RB6 (bal 9141, bound form, Local RMSD=0.17) with 7RCY (Global RMSD=13.29)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100988

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E5RHF4

TM-align score: 0.59 | RMSD: 4.27

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 165 / 545

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000137547 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L15

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 25 3 36
disruptive 4 20 15 40
missense 4 16 12 30

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 53 17 27
disruptive 20 62 37 116
missense 6 42 24 72

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 76

Non-coding: 61 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 545 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 64.759

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILH3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.29

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR005749 Ribosomal protein L15, bacterial-type
InterPro IPR021131 Ribosomal protein L18e/L15P
InterPro IPR030878 Ribosomal protein L15
InterPro IPR036227 Ribosomal L18e/L15P superfamily
PFam PF00828 Ribosomal protein L18e/L15P
Superfamily SSF52080 Ribosomal L18e/L15P 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895