About Gene List

PF3D7_1435000 (COX15)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,413,760..1,415,729(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein COX15, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 8

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005743 mitochondrial inner membrane
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0016653 oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H, heme protein as acceptor
Process GO:0006784 heme A biosynthetic process
Process GO:0008535 respiratory chain complex IV assembly

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 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.17 0.89
Schizont expressed 0.08 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.05 0.97

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1435000

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: 0.159 | MFS: -3.169 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1009800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.06 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.38

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILB4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102761

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q7KZN9

TM-align score: 0.79 | RMSD: 2.37

Seq Identity: 0.35 | Length: 349 / 430

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000014919 cytochrome c oxidase assembly homolog COX15
ENSG00000285932 novel transcript

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 20 7 25
disruptive 7 40 31 69
missense 7 38 30 60

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 39 11 26
disruptive 17 99 51 100
missense 16 87 47 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 94

Non-coding: 79 | Synonymous: 9 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 430 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 50.425

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILB4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.43

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003780 COX15/CtaA family
InterPro IPR023754 Heme A synthase, type 2
PFam PF02628 COX15/CtaA family
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