About Gene List

PF3D7_1469700 (MED6)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:2,863,545..2,865,220(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 6, 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 possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.04 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.41 0.75
Schizont possibly expressed 0.11 0.92
Gametocyte expressed 0.40 0.76

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1469700

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: 0.12 | MFS: -3.098 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1332900)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.22

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IKE0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102673

Most Similar Human Ortholog: G3V4A5

TM-align score: 0.65 | RMSD: 3.06

Seq Identity: 0.20 | Length: 154 / 205

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000133997 mediator complex subunit 6

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 146

Non-coding: 128 | Synonymous: 13 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 205 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 24.568

UniProt ID(s): Q8IKE0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.07

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007018 Mediator complex, subunit Med6
PFam PF04934 Mediator complex, subunit Med6
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
34627408 Genetic interaction between RLM1 and F-box motif encoding gene SAF1 contributesto stress response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sharma M, Verma V, Bairwa NK 10.1186/s41021-021-00218-x
38045341 A Potent Kalihinol Analogue Disrupts Apicoplast Function and VesicularTrafficking in P. falciparum Malaria Chahine Z, Abel S, ..., Le Roch KG 10.1101/2023.11.21.568162
29992056 Postrecruitment Function of Yeast Med6 Protein during the TranscriptionalActivation by Mediator Complex Kim GS, Lee YC 10.1155/2018/6406372
27317677 Promotion of Cell Viability and Histone Gene Expression by the AcetyltransferaseGcn5 and the Protein Phosphatase PP2A in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Petty EL, Lafon A, ..., Pillus L 10.1534/genetics.116.189506