About Gene List

PF3D7_1434700 (TIM17)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,406,574..1,408,705(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit TIM17, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005744 TIM23 mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase complex
Component GO:0031305 integral component of mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Process GO:0030150 protein import into mitochondrial matrix
Process GO:0006626 protein targeting to mitochondrion
Process GO:0015031 protein transport

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 0.03 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.09 0.94
Schizont expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.09 0.95

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1434700

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: 1 | MFS: 0 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1010100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.34 ± 0.22
  • Confidence: 4.40

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1010100)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2758

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILB7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101935

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q99595

TM-align score: 0.83 | RMSD: 1.84

Seq Identity: 0.52 | Length: 143 / 162

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000126768 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 17B
ENSG00000134375 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 17A

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 118

Non-coding: 111 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 162 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 17.909

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILB7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam PF02466 N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
27991487 The non-canonical mitochondrial inner membrane presequence translocase oftrypanosomatids contains two essential rhomboid-like proteins Harsman A, Oeljeklaus S, ..., Schneider A 10.1038/ncomms13707
38193679 Distinct structural motifs are necessary for targeting and import of Tim17 inTrypanosoma brucei mitochondrion Darden C, Donkor JE, ..., Chaudhuri M 10.1128/msphere.00558-23
28965880 The divergent N-terminal domain of Tim17 is critical for its assembly in the TIMcomplex in Trypanosoma brucei Weems E, Singha UK, Smith JT, Chaudhuri M 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.09.003
32339625 Role of the translocase of the mitochondrial inner membrane in the import oftRNAs into mitochondria in Trypanosoma brucei Barozai MYK, Chaudhuri M 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144705
37461662 Distinct structural motifs are necessary for targeting and import of Tim17 inTrypanosoma brucei mitochondrion Darden C, Donkor J, ..., Chaudhuri M 10.1101/2023.07.07.548172