About Gene List

PF3D7_1443100 (AKIT9)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,769,337..1,772,421(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: apicomplexan kinetochore protein 9, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000776 kinetochore
Component GO:0005634 nucleus

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 possibly expressed 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.64 0.64
Schizont expressed 0.84 0.55
Gametocyte expressed 0.96 0.50

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1443100

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.129 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1307000)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-5121

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL40

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_533474

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 26 18 28
disruptive 26 57 27 87
missense 24 51 26 79

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 42 21 40
disruptive 45 124 65 164
missense 38 94 54 117

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 99

Non-coding: 45 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 27 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 574 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 67.604

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL40

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.11

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
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
36006241 Composition and organization of kinetochores show plasticity in apicomplexanchromosome segregation Brusini L, Dos Santos Pacheco N, ..., Brochet M 10.1083/jcb.202111084