About Gene List

PF3D7_1429700

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,167,914..1,169,699(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ribosomal protein L15, 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
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 expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.25 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.64 0.64
Schizont expressed 0.31 0.80
Gametocyte expressed 0.95 0.52

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1429700

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: -2.989 | #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: Q8ILG7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SPD (n-(2-amino-propyl)-1,4-diaminobutane, Local RMSD=0.80) with 4WFB (Global RMSD=13.46)

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: 0.75 | RMSD: 2.88

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 175 / 366

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 2 18 15 21
disruptive 4 17 14 31
missense 3 11 12 26

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 40 19 16
disruptive 17 51 31 68
missense 5 35 27 48

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 96

Non-coding: 78 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 366 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.634

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILG7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.56

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
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