About Gene List

PF3D7_1435400 (EMC4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,433,279..1,434,985(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ER membrane protein complex subunit 4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 2

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0072546 EMC complex
Process GO:0034975 protein folding in endoplasmic reticulum

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.23 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.41 0.75
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.27 0.84

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1435400

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: 0.202 | MFS: -3.298 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1009400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.03
  • Confidence: 8.18

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILB0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102320

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q5J8M3

TM-align score: 0.59 | RMSD: 3.57

Seq Identity: 0.24 | Length: 137 / 190

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000128463 ER membrane protein complex subunit 4

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 1 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 1 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 87

Non-coding: 71 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 190 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 21.835

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILB0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR009445 TMEM85/ER membrane protein complex subunit 4
PFam PF06417 TMEM85/ER membrane protein complex subunit 4
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
28677085 Role of Saccharomyces cerevisiae TAN1 (tRNA acetyltransferase) in eukaryoticinitiation factor 2B (eIF2B)-mediated translation control and stress response Sharma S, Sourirajan A, Dev K 10.1007/s13205-017-0857-8
32476094 Saccharomyces cerevisiae ER membrane protein complex subunit 4 (EMC4) plays acrucial role in eIF2B-mediated translation regulation and survival under stressconditions Sharma S, Sourirajan A, Baumler DJ, Dev K 10.1186/s43141-020-00029-7
18586032 Transmembrane protein 85 from both human (TMEM85) and yeast (YGL231c) inhibithydrogen peroxide mediated cell death in yeast Ring G, Khoury CM, ..., Greenwood MT 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.06.042