About Gene List

PF3D7_1436300 (PTEX150)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,476,538..1,483,887(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: translocon component PTEX150

SignalP Peptide: MRIIILALLIVCTIINYYCA

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0097619 PTEX complex
Component GO:0020007 apical complex
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0020026 merozoite dense granule
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020005 symbiont-containing vacuole membrane
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0044053 translocation of peptides or proteins into host cell cytoplasm

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 3.06 0.07
Trophozoite expressed 0.99 0.53
Schizont expressed 0.76 0.60
Gametocyte expressed 1.02 0.49

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1436300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.182 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1008500)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5276

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILA1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532579

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 37 17 58
disruptive 47 113 66 157
missense 41 95 61 118

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 76 36 57
disruptive 67 260 124 312
missense 54 211 96 162

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 273

Non-coding: 211 | Synonymous: 26 | Nonsynonymous: 36 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 993 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 112.409

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILA1

PDB ID(s): 6E10, 6E11

Isoelectric Point: 3.99

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
19536257 A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites. de Koning-Ward TF, Gilson PR, ..., Crabb BS 10.1038/nature08104
22253438 Biosynthesis, localization, and macromolecular arrangement of the Plasmodiumfalciparum translocon of exported proteins (PTEX). Bullen HE, Charnaud SC, ..., Gilson PR 10.1074/jbc.M111.328591
25043043 PTEX is an essential nexus for protein export in malaria parasites. Elsworth B, Matthews K, ..., de Koning-Ward TF 10.1038/nature13555
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30150771 Malaria parasite translocon structure and mechanism of effector export. Ho CM, Beck JR, ..., Zhou ZH 10.1038/s41586-018-0469-4
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
35192672 A revised mechanism for how Plasmodium falciparum recruits and exports proteinsinto its erythrocytic host cell. Gabriela M, Matthews KM, ..., Gilson PR 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009977
24076174 Two putative protein export regulators promote Plasmodium blood stage developmentin vivo Matz JM, Matuschewski K, Kooij TW 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.09.003
27865834 Expression and characterization of the Plasmodium translocon of the exportedproteins component EXP2 Hakamada K, Watanabe H, ..., Yohda M 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.11.097
22970262 An exported heat shock protein 40 associates with pathogenesis-related knobs inPlasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes Acharya P, Chaubey S, Grover M, Tatu U 10.1371/journal.pone.0044605
37523385 PTEX helps efficiently traffic haemoglobinases to the food vacuole in Plasmodiumfalciparum Jonsdottir TK, Elsworth B, ..., Gilson PR 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011006
27019089 Proteomic analysis reveals novel proteins associated with the Plasmodium proteinexporter PTEX and a loss of complex stability upon truncation of the core PTEXcomponent, PTEX150 Elsworth B, Sanders PR, ..., Gilson PR 10.1111/cmi.12596
37552754 Knock-sideways by inducible ER retrieval enables a unique approach for studyingPlasmodium-secreted proteins Fierro MA, Hussain T, Campin LJ, Beck JR 10.1073/pnas.2308676120
33901679 Plasmodium falciparum SURFIN(4.1) forms an intermediate complex with PTEXcomponents and Pf113 during export to the red blood cell Miyazaki S, Chitama BA, ..., Kaneko O 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102358
30476118 The N-terminus of EXP2 forms the membrane-associated pore of the proteinexporting translocon PTEX in Plasmodium falciparum Sanders PR, Dickerman BK, ..., Gilson PR 10.1093/jb/mvy099
30150733 EXP2 is a nutrient-permeable channel in the vacuolar membrane of Plasmodium andis essential for protein export via PTEX Garten M, Nasamu AS, ..., Beck JR 10.1038/s41564-018-0222-7
29696751 Spatial organization of protein export in malaria parasite blood stages Charnaud SC, Jonsdottir TK, ..., Gilson PR 10.1111/tra.12577
22996664 Complete Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage development in liver-chimeric mice Vaughan AM, Mikolajczak SA, ..., Kappe SH 10.1172/JCI62684
32521667 Crossing the Vacuolar Rubicon: Structural Insights into Effector ProteinTrafficking in Apicomplexan Parasites Egea PF 10.3390/microorganisms8060865
23869529 The Plasmodium translocon of exported proteins (PTEX) component thioredoxin-2 isimportant for maintaining normal blood-stage growth Matthews K, Kalanon M, ..., de Koning-Ward TF 10.1111/mmi.12334
34956312 Absence of PEXEL-Dependent Protein Export in Plasmodium Liver Stages Cannot BeRestored by Gain of the HSP101 Protein Translocon ATPase Kreutzfeld O, Grutzke J, ..., Matuschewski K 10.3389/fgene.2021.742153
31289187 Deletion of Plasmodium falciparum Protein RON3 Affects the FunctionalTranslocation of Exported Proteins and Glucose Uptake Low LM, Azasi Y, ..., Miller LH 10.1128/mBio.01460-19
29637707 The malaria PTEX component PTEX88 interacts most closely with HSP101 at thehost-parasite interface Chisholm SA, Kalanon M, ..., de Koning-Ward TF 10.1111/febs.14463