About Gene List

PF3D7_1474900 (CITH)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:3,069,615..3,073,847(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: trailer hitch homolog, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0043186 P granule
Component GO:0000932 P-body
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:1990124 messenger ribonucleoprotein complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Process GO:0033962 P-body assembly
Process GO:0006402 mRNA catabolic process
Process GO:0034063 stress granule assembly

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 0.01 1.00
Trophozoite expressed 0.07 0.95
Schizont expressed 0.03 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.10 0.94

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1474900

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: 0.348 | MFS: -2.492 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_0626300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-1551

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IK89

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102881

Most Similar Human Ortholog: I3L4Q1

TM-align score: 0.74 | RMSD: 2.18

Seq Identity: 0.62 | Length: 85 / 328

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000257103 LSM14A mRNA processing body assembly factor
ENSG00000262860 LSM14A mRNA processing body assembly factor

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 26 12 16
disruptive 4 13 4 20
missense 1 11 4 18

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 43 13 24
disruptive 5 37 23 98
missense 2 29 19 64

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 189

Non-coding: 174 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 5 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 328 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 38.569

UniProt ID(s): Q8IK89

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.8

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR010920 LSM domain superfamily
InterPro IPR019050 FDF domain
InterPro IPR025609 Lsm14-like, N-terminal
PFam PF12701 Lsm14-like, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF50182 LSM domain superfamily

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
20169188 Universal features of post-transcriptional gene regulation are critical forPlasmodium zygote development. Mair GR, Lasonder E, ..., Waters AP 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000767
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
27381095 The mRNA-bound proteome of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Bunnik EM, Batugedara G, ..., Le Roch KG 10.1186/s13059-016-1014-0
34604117 Roles and Cellular Localization of GBP2 and NAB2 During the Blood Stage ofMalaria Parasites Niikura M, Fukutomi T, Mitobe J, Kobayashi F 10.3389/fcimb.2021.737457
38352447 Global Release of Translational Repression Across Plasmodium's Host-to-VectorTransmission Event Rios KT, McGee JP, ..., Lindner SE 10.1101/2024.02.01.577866
38148574 The Plasmodium falciparum CCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates malegametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA-binding proteins Farrukh A, Musabyimana JP, ..., Ngwa CJ 10.1111/mmi.15215