About Gene List

PF3D7_1444500 (eIK1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,833,308..1,839,775(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.7.11.1 (Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0022626 cytosolic ribosome
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0003824 catalytic activity
Function GO:0004694 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha kinase activity
Function GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
Process GO:0140469 GCN2-mediated signaling
Process GO:0010608 posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression
Process GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
Process GO:0042594 response to starvation

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 1.24 0.48
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.66 0.64
Schizont possibly expressed 0.42 0.77
Gametocyte not expressed 0.72 0.61

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1444500

Resistome Missense Mutations: E950K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: MMV665794

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.267 | #Insertions: 9

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PbANKA_1308400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4404

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL26

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: MIX (mitoxantrone, Local RMSD=0.67) with 2FUM (Global RMSD=3.99)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.7.11.1 non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase ATPKClDTTP53DRBEDTATBCAKN-93K252aCKI-7LAALSTAACS...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P19525 Interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase Homo sapiens OrthoMCL BLAST US9650366, 1US9650366, 2US9650366, 3US9650366, 4...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103908

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9BQI3

TM-align score: 0.47 | RMSD: 4.63

Seq Identity: 0.29 | Length: 342 / 1558

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000086232 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1558 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 184.251

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL26

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
InterPro IPR008271 Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site
InterPro IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site
PFam PF00069 Protein kinase domain
Superfamily SSF56112 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 71 46 107
disruptive 54 204 121 238
missense 32 177 107 202

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 33 143 72 103
disruptive 105 414 212 358
missense 63 340 169 272

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 261

Non-coding: 118 | Synonymous: 99 | Nonsynonymous: 44 | Stop Codon: 0

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
19435497 PfeIK1, a eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha kinase of the human malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum, regulates stress-response to amino-acidstarvation. Fennell C, Babbitt S, ..., Doerig C 10.1186/1475-2875-8-99
33608523 20S proteasomes secreted by the malaria parasite promote its growth. Dekel E, Yaffe D, ..., Regev-Rudzki N 10.1038/s41467-021-21344-8
32702775 The Plasmodium falciparum eIK1 kinase (PfeIK1) is central for melatoninsynchronization in the human malaria parasite. Melatotosil blocks melatoninaction on parasite cell cycle Dias BKM, Nakabashi M, ..., Garcia CRS 10.1111/jpi.12685
36810637 A non-canonical sensing pathway mediates Plasmodium adaptation to amino aciddeficiency Marreiros IM, Marques S, ..., Mota MM 10.1038/s42003-023-04566-y