About Gene List

PF3D7_1465200 (MED4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,640,139..2,642,202(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 4, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0016592 mediator complex

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 0.30 0.85
Trophozoite expressed 0.52 0.70
Schizont possibly expressed 0.04 0.97
Gametocyte not expressed 0.21 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1465200

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: 0.213 | MFS: -2.811 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1328600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.72

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKI6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_146164

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 13 13 20
disruptive 3 42 30 64
missense 3 40 30 61

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 31 18 31
disruptive 6 96 43 81
missense 5 87 42 67

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 80

Non-coding: 72 | Synonymous: 5 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 376 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 44.677

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKI6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.89

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
35557691 Mediator Complex of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Associates withEvolutionarily Novel Subunits. Iyer UB, Park JE, ..., Featherstone M 10.1021/acsomega.2c00368
37014863 Yeast PIC-Mediator structure with RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain Schilbach S, Wang H, Dienemann C, Cramer P 10.1073/pnas.2220542120