About Gene List

PF3D7_1438000

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,535,717..1,539,580(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2A, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0022627 cytosolic small ribosomal subunit
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Function GO:0043022 ribosome binding
Function GO:0000049 tRNA binding
Function GO:0003743 translation initiation factor activity

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 0.84 0.61
Trophozoite expressed 0.76 0.58
Schizont expressed 0.32 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.60 0.67

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1438000

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: -2.687 | #Insertions: 3

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL87

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101886

Most Similar Human Ortholog: C9IZE1

TM-align score: 0.80 | RMSD: 2.26

Seq Identity: 0.21 | Length: 211 / 661

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000144895 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 42 25 43
disruptive 9 39 29 76
missense 7 39 28 68

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 74 38 45
disruptive 21 99 60 131
missense 15 81 50 103

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 165

Non-coding: 119 | Synonymous: 32 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 661 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 76.833

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL87

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.4

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011387 Translation initiation factor 2A
InterPro IPR013979 Translation initiation factor, beta propellor-like domain
PFam PF08662 Translation initiation factor, beta propellor-like domain
Superfamily SSF82171 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
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596