About Gene List

PF3D7_1461400

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,493,244..2,495,035(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: MORN repeat protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
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 possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.16 0.92
Trophozoite not expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont expressed 0.89 0.57
Gametocyte expressed 0.88 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1461400

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: 1 | MFS: -1.359 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKL8

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ACI (6-amino-4-hydroxymethyl-cyclohex-4-ene-1,2,3-triol, Local RMSD=1.07) with 1UA7 (Global RMSD=11.89)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_145964

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 18 15 19
disruptive 2 4 5 21
missense 2 4 5 20

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 32 17 21
disruptive 3 24 15 70
missense 3 17 13 49

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 67

Non-coding: 51 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 322 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 36.96

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKL8

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.79

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003409 MORN motif
PFam PF02493 MORN motif
Superfamily SSF82185 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
34956931 Merozoite Proteins Discovered by qRT-PCR-Based Transcriptome Screening ofPlasmodium falciparum. Hou N, Li S, ..., Chen Q https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34956931/