About Gene List

PF3D7_1449000 (GEST)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,004,406..2,005,456(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: gamete egress and sporozoite traversal protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: MNKFTYCITLLIALVLPIRS

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0020009 microneme
Component GO:0044310 osmiophilic body
Process GO:0035891 exit from host cell

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 not expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.01 1.00
Schizont possibly expressed 0.03 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.34 0.81

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1449000

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: 0.998 | MFS: -1.4 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1312700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.99 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.57

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1312700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3467

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKY4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: STE (stearic acid, Local RMSD=0.59) with 5UWZ (Global RMSD=24.16)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532490

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 5 7 8
disruptive 25 26 11 43
missense 23 24 11 38

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 15 8 16
disruptive 29 46 21 72
missense 27 42 21 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 61

Non-coding: 36 | Synonymous: 2 | Nonsynonymous: 23 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 248 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 28.765

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKY4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.35

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
21958024 PbGEST mediates malaria transmission to both mosquito and vertebrate host. Talman AM, Lacroix C, ..., Sinden RE 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07823.x
26292257 Discovery of Novel Plasmodium falciparum Pre-Erythrocytic Antigens for VaccineDevelopment. Aguiar JC, Bolton J, ..., Richie TL 10.1371/journal.pone.0136109
27432909 Comparative Proteomics and Functional Analysis Reveal a Role of Plasmodiumfalciparum Osmiophilic Bodies in Malaria Parasite Transmission. Suarez-Cortes P, Sharma V, ..., Alano P 10.1074/mcp.M116.060681
28759593 Proteogenomic analysis of the total and surface-exposed proteomes of Plasmodiumvivax salivary gland sporozoites. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Mikolajczak SA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28759593/