About Gene List

PF3D7_1440700 (AP3M)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,659,431..1,663,587(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: AP-3 complex subunit mu, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0030123 AP-3 adaptor complex
Component GO:0031410 cytoplasmic vesicle
Component GO:0043231 intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
Process GO:0006897 endocytosis
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 expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.07 0.96
Trophozoite expressed 0.33 0.80
Schizont expressed 0.25 0.83
Gametocyte expressed 0.14 0.92

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1440700

Resistome Missense Mutations: F153L

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Suloctidil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 8 (2 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.123 | MFS: -3.099 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1304600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.04

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL63

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532933

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 22 15 43
disruptive 15 64 44 133
missense 10 58 42 126

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 55 26 51
disruptive 26 166 94 228
missense 18 142 83 173

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 154

Non-coding: 99 | Synonymous: 42 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 733 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 87.166

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL63

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.47

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR011012 Longin-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR028565 Mu homology domain
InterPro IPR036168 AP-2 complex subunit mu, C-terminal superfamily
PFam PF00928 Mu homology domain
Superfamily SSF49447 AP-2 complex subunit mu, C-terminal superfamily
Superfamily SSF64356 Longin-like domain 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