About Gene List

PF3D7_1455600 (FER2)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,271,364..2,277,727(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ferlin, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Process GO:0007009 plasma membrane organization

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 not expressed 0.03 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.09 0.95
Schizont expressed 0.56 0.69
Gametocyte not expressed 0.05 0.97

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1455600

Resistome Missense Mutations: T1710I

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Atovaquone

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 5 (2 missense, 2 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.131 | MFS: -2.971 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1319300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 6.94

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKS2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_124620

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 20 91 53 128
disruptive 45 137 89 213
missense 29 113 81 178

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 32 199 85 135
disruptive 82 272 155 400
missense 45 224 131 302

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 184

Non-coding: 43 | Synonymous: 90 | Nonsynonymous: 49 | Stop Codon: 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1904 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 224.721

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKS2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.07

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000008 C2 domain
InterPro IPR037721 Ferlin family
PFam PF00168 C2 domain
Superfamily SSF49562 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
12368868 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 2, 10, 11 and 14. Gardner MJ, Shallom SJ, ..., Fraser CM 10.1038/nature01094
30279285 A Member of the Ferlin Calcium Sensor Family Is Essential for Toxoplasma gondiiRhoptry Secretion Coleman BI, Saha S, ..., Gubbels MJ 10.1128/mBio.01510-18
33803212 Ferlins and TgDOC2 in Toxoplasma Microneme, Rhoptry and Dense Granule Secretion Tagoe DNA, Drozda AA, ..., Gubbels MJ 10.3390/life11030217