About Gene List

PF3D7_1439800

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,618,070..1,620,337(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: vesicle-associated membrane protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Process GO:0090158 endoplasmic reticulum membrane organization
Process GO:0061817 endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane tethering
Process GO:0061025 membrane fusion
Process GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport

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 0.15 0.93
Trophozoite expressed 0.55 0.68
Schizont expressed 0.37 0.76
Gametocyte expressed 0.28 0.83

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1439800

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: 0.134 | MFS: -3.157 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1303700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.49

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL71

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101143

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E5RK64

TM-align score: 0.88 | RMSD: 1.06

Seq Identity: 0.36 | Length: 67 / 241

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000101558 VAMP associated protein A
ENSG00000124164 VAMP associated protein B and C

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 11 15 13
disruptive 1 4 6 23
missense 1 4 6 19

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 38 14 12
disruptive 2 29 29 68
missense 2 20 24 46

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 94

Non-coding: 89 | Synonymous: 4 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 241 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 27.687

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL71

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.9

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000535 Major sperm protein (MSP) domain
InterPro IPR008962 PapD-like superfamily
InterPro IPR016763 Vesicle-associated membrane-protein-associated protein
PFam PF00635 Major sperm protein (MSP) domain
Superfamily SSF49354 PapD-like superfamily

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
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