About Gene List

PF3D7_0523000 (MDR1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:955,955..963,095(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: multidrug resistance protein 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 11

EC Numbers: 3.6.3.44 (Transferred entry: 7.6.2.2)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0042626 ATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0042493 response to drug
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:0055085 transmembrane transport

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 expressed 1.90 0.30
Trophozoite expressed 1.15 0.44
Schizont expressed 0.43 0.75
Gametocyte expressed 0.64 0.65

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0523000

Resistome Missense Mutations: F78L, F78L, G88S, G88D, I205F, Y290F, G293V, G316R, F806L, A807T, M841I, L917F, F928L, N1042I, Y1046N, F1072L, T1073I, S1075I

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: ACT-451840, BCH070, BI-2536, GNF-Pf-5310/MMV665785, GNF-Pf-5660, GNF-Pf-5668, Lopinavir, MMV006901, MMV026596, MMV982556

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 35 (35 missense, 34 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.128 | MFS: -2.943 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1237800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.39 ± 0.40
  • Confidence: 3.20

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q7K6A5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ANP (phosphoaminophosphonic acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=0.06) with 5D3M (Global RMSD=3.95)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.3.44 xenobiotic-transporting ATPase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P08183 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 HOGENOM, OrthoDB US11802108, Compound CSAUS9090657, DEBIO-025, 2N-(4-Bromo-phenyl)-2,4,5-trimethoxy-benzamide (10)2,4,5-Trimethoxy-N-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-benzamide (14)...
P21447 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 HOGENOM, OrthoDB VinblastineCHEMBL283438CHEMBL27536CHEMBL29631...
P21439 Phosphatidylcholine translocator ABCB4 HOGENOM, OrthoDB BMS-986020
O95342 Bile salt export pump HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB US11802108, Compound CSAUS9090657, DEBIO-025, 2CHEMBL1651956CHEMBL3344501...
O70127 Bile salt export pump Rattus norvegicus OMA, OrthoDB AtorvastatinRIFAMYCINCyclosporine APioglitazone...
P06795 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 Mus musculus OrthoDB CHEMBL346486CHEMBL152651CHEMBL152590CHEMBL433715...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100059

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H7C486

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 1.07

Seq Identity: 0.42 | Length: 71 / 1419

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000004846 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 5
ENSG00000005471 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 4
ENSG00000073734 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 11
ENSG00000085563 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1
ENSG00000135776 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 10
ENSG00000150967 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 9
ENSG00000197150 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 8
ENSG00000276582 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 11

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1419 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 162.252

UniProt ID(s): D5L5S5, D5L5S6, F1C8M7, F1C8M8, F1C8M9, F1C8N0, F1C8N1, F1C8N2, F1C8N3, Q7K6A5, Q9NG76

PDB ID(s): 8JVH, 8JW4, 8JWF, 8JWG, 8JWI

Isoelectric Point: 9.2

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003439 ABC transporter-like
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR011527 ABC transporter type 1, transmembrane domain
InterPro IPR017871 ABC transporter, conserved site
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR036640 ABC transporter type 1, transmembrane domain superfamily
PFam PF00005 ABC transporter-like
PFam PF00664 ABC transporter type 1, transmembrane domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
Superfamily SSF90123 ABC transporter type 1, transmembrane domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 67 47 94
disruptive 38 87 37 158
missense 27 72 32 128

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 25 148 60 89
disruptive 60 180 93 241
missense 38 140 69 182

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 296

Non-coding: 206 | Synonymous: 45 | Nonsynonymous: 43 | Stop Codon: 2

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
1674943 A P-glycoprotein homologue of Plasmodium falciparum is localized on the digestivevacuole. Cowman AF, Karcz S, Galatis D, Culvenor JG 10.1083/jcb.113.5.1033
10706290 Pgh1 modulates sensitivity and resistance to multiple antimalarials in Plasmodiumfalciparum. Reed MB, Saliba KJ, ..., Cowman AF 10.1038/35002615
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
15673784 Mutations in pfmdr1 modulate the sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to theintrinsic antiplasmodial activity of verapamil. Hayward R, Saliba KJ, Kirk K 10.1128/AAC.49.2.840-842.2005
15686571 pfmdr1 mutations associated with chloroquine resistance incur a fitness cost inPlasmodium falciparum. Hayward R, Saliba KJ, Kirk K 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04470.x
15717281 In vivo selection of Plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 86N coding alleles byartemether-lumefantrine (Coartem). Sisowath C, Stromberg J, ..., Gil JP 10.1086/427997
15891133 pfmdr1 genotyping and in vivo mefloquine resistance on the Thai-Myanmar border. Nelson AL, Purfield A, ..., Meshnick SR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15891133/
16710674 Analysis of P-glycoprotein expression in purified parasite plasma membrane andfood vacuole from Plasmodium falciparum. Elandaloussi LM, Lindt M, Collins M, Smith PJ 10.1007/s00436-006-0209-9
16794577 Genetic linkage of pfmdr1 with food vacuolar solute import in Plasmodiumfalciparum. Rohrbach P, Sanchez CP, ..., Lanzer M 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601203
17096149 No variation in the prevalence of point mutations in the Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 genesin isolates from Gabonese patients with uncomplicated or severe Plasmodiumfalciparum malaria. Mayengue PI, Kalmbach Y, ..., Ntoumi F 10.1007/s00436-006-0287-8
17124182 Recurrent gene amplification and soft selective sweeps during evolution ofmultidrug resistance in malaria parasites. Nair S, Nash D, ..., Anderson TJ 10.1093/molbev/msl185
18165517 Short report: polymorphisms in the pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes of Plasmodiumfalciparum and in vitro susceptibility to amodiaquine and desethylamodiaquine. Echeverry DF, Holmgren G, ..., Osorio L https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18165517/
18194156 Dissecting the components of quinine accumulation in Plasmodium falciparum. Sanchez CP, Stein WD, Lanzer M 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06108.x
18385361 Association of pfcrt but not pfmdr1 alleles with chloroquine resistance inIranian isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Zakeri S, Afsharpad M, ..., Djadid ND https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18385361/
18513774 pfmdr1 mutations in imported African Plasmodium falciparum isolates. Dippmann AK, Bienzle U, Harms G, Mockenhaupt FP 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.001
18713316 Polymorphisms within PfMDR1 alter the substrate specificity for anti-malarialdrugs in Plasmodium falciparum. Sanchez CP, Rotmann A, Stein WD, Lanzer M 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06413.x
18950599 Association between chloroquine resistance phenotypes and point mutations inpfcrt and pfmdr1 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Thailand. Rungsihirunrat K, Chaijareonkul W, ..., Thaithong S 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.09.011
18990178 A polymorphic drug pump in the malaria parasite. Saliba KJ, Lehane AM, Kirk K 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06451.x
19567229 Association of molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum crt and mdr1 with invitro chloroquine resistance: a Philippine study. Hatabu T, Iwagami M, ..., Kano S 10.1016/j.parint.2009.01.010
19770282 In vitro activities of piperaquine, lumefantrine, and dihydroartemisinin inKenyan Plasmodium falciparum isolates and polymorphisms in pfcrt and pfmdr1. Mwai L, Kiara SM, ..., Nzila A 10.1128/AAC.00638-09
19807279 Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance protein 1 and artemisinin-basedcombination therapy in Africa. Dahlstrom S, Ferreira PE, ..., Gil JP 10.1086/606009
20145087 pfmdr1 amplification and fixation of pfcrt chloroquine resistance alleles inPlasmodium falciparum in Venezuela. Griffing S, Syphard L, ..., Udhayakumar V 10.1128/AAC.01243-09
20199676 Markers of anti-malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates fromSwaziland: identification of pfmdr1-86F in natural parasite isolates. Dlamini SV, Beshir K, Sutherland CJ 10.1186/1475-2875-9-68
20350946 Role of pfmdr1 amplification and expression in induction of resistance toartemisinin derivatives in Plasmodium falciparum. Chavchich M, Gerena L, ..., Kyle DE 10.1128/AAC.00947-09
20367478 Multiple genetic backgrounds of the amplified Plasmodium falciparum multidrugresistance (pfmdr1) gene and selective sweep of 184F mutation in Cambodia. Vinayak S, Alam MT, ..., Udhayakumar V 10.1086/651949
20421395 Exploring the contribution of candidate genes to artemisinin resistance inPlasmodium falciparum. Imwong M, Dondorp AM, ..., White NJ 10.1128/AAC.00032-10
20421397 Deamplification of pfmdr1-containing amplicon on chromosome 5 in Plasmodiumfalciparum is associated with reduced resistance to artelinic acid in vitro. Chen N, Chavchich M, ..., Cheng Q 10.1128/AAC.01421-09
20427933 Analysis of gene mutations involved in chloroquine resistance in Plasmodiumfalciparum parasites isolated from patients in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. Bin Dajem SM, Al-Qahtani A 10.4103/0256-4947.62826
20546803 Purified Plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistance protein (PfMDR 1) binds ahigh affinity chloroquine analogue. Pleeter P, Lekostaj JK, Roepe PD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20546803/
20547801 Absence of association between piperaquine in vitro responses and polymorphismsin the pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfmrp, and pfnhe genes in Plasmodium falciparum. Briolant S, Henry M, ..., Pradines B 10.1128/AAC.00183-10
20967251 Chloroquine clinical failures in P. falciparum malaria are associated with mutantPfmdr-1, not Pfcrt in Madagascar. Andriantsoanirina V, Ratsimbasoa A, ..., Menard D 10.1371/journal.pone.0013281
21036827 Association between the pfmdr1 gene and in vitro artemether and lumefantrinesensitivity in Thai isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Mungthin M, Khositnithikul R, ..., Na-Bangchang K 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0339
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
21340360 Sequence analysis of coding DNA fragments of pfcrt and pfmdr-1 genes inPlasmodium falciparum isolates from Odisha, India. 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200023
21633513 Novel polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum ABC transporter genes are associatedwith major ACT antimalarial drug resistance. Veiga MI, Ferreira PE, ..., Gil JP 10.1371/journal.pone.0020212
21777558 Molecular analysis of pfatp6 and pfmdr1 polymorphisms and their association within vitro sensitivity in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the Thai-Myanmarborder. Phompradit P, Wisedpanichkij R, ..., Na-Bangchang K 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.07.003
21881128 Prolonged selection of pfmdr1 polymorphisms after treatment of falciparum malariawith artemether-lumefantrine in Uganda. Baliraine FN, Rosenthal PJ 10.1093/infdis/jir486
22302850 Different patterns of pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphisms in P. falciparum isolatesfrom Nigeria and Brazil: the potential role of antimalarial drug selectionpressure. Gbotosho GO, Folarin OA, ..., Happi CT 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0368
22540925 Artemether resistance in vitro is linked to mutations in PfATP6 that alsointeract with mutations in PfMDR1 in travellers returning with Plasmodiumfalciparum infections. Pillai DR, Lau R, ..., Krishna S 10.1186/1475-2875-11-131
23509121 Association between prevalence of chloroquine resistance and unusual mutation inpfmdr-I and pfcrt genes in India. Das S, Chakraborty SP, Hati AK, Roy S 10.4269/ajtmh.11-0795
23697703 Plasmodium falciparum with multidrug resistance 1 gene duplications, Senegal. Pascual A, Fall B, ..., Pradines B 10.3201/eid1905.121603
23836177 The polymorphic linker domain of pfmdr1 is associated with resistance-conferringmutations in Plasmodium falciparum populations from East and West Africa. Okombo J, Zongo I, ..., Sutherland CJ 10.1128/AAC.00455-13
24752268 Polymorphisms in Pfmdr1, Pfcrt, and Pfnhe1 genes are associated with reduced invitro activities of quinine in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from western Kenya. Cheruiyot J, Ingasia LA, ..., Kamau E 10.1128/AAC.02472-14
24889967 Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum PfMDR1 transport rates using Fluo-4. Friedrich O, Reiling SJ, Wunderlich J, Rohrbach P 10.1111/jcmm.12313
25070111 Double mutation in the pfmdr1 gene is associated with emergence ofchloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Eastern India. Das S, Mahapatra SK, ..., Roy S 10.1128/AAC.02762-14
25105963 Correlation of molecular markers, Pfmdr1-N86Y and Pfcrt-K76T, with in vitrochloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum, isolated in the malaria endemicstates of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Shrivastava SK, Gupta RK, Mahanta J, Dubey ML 10.1371/journal.pone.0103848
25184337 Molecular evidence of increased resistance to anti-folate drugs in Plasmodiumfalciparum in North-East India: a signal for potential failure of artemisininplus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination therapy. Mohapatra PK, Sarma DK, ..., Mahanta J 10.1371/journal.pone.0105562
25199781 Role of Pfmdr1 in in vitro Plasmodium falciparum susceptibility to chloroquine,quinine, monodesethylamodiaquine, mefloquine, lumefantrine, anddihydroartemisinin. Wurtz N, Fall B, ..., Pradines B 10.1128/AAC.03494-14
25318907 Genetic mutations in pfcrt and pfmdr1 at the time of artemisinin combinationtherapy introduction in South Pacific islands of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. Gresty KJ, Gray KA, ..., Waters NC 10.1186/1475-2875-13-406
26152336 Identification of large variation in pfcrt, pfmdr-1 and pfubp-1 markers inPlasmodium falciparum isolates from Ethiopia and Tanzania. Golassa L, Kamugisha E, ..., Swedberg G 10.1186/s12936-015-0783-3
27031231 Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapies and Selection ofPfcrt and Pfmdr1 Alleles in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. Sondo P, Derra K, ..., Tinto H 10.1371/journal.pone.0151565
27189525 Globally prevalent PfMDR1 mutations modulate Plasmodium falciparum susceptibilityto artemisinin-based combination therapies. Veiga MI, Dhingra SK, ..., Fidock DA 10.1038/ncomms11553
27405118 PFMDR1 POLYMORPHISMS INFLUENCE ON IN VITRO SENSITIVITY OF THAI PLASMODIUMFALCIPARUM ISOLATES TO PRIMAQUINE, SITAMAQUINE AND TAFENOQUINE. Kaewpruk N, Tan-ariya P, ..., Mungthin M https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27405118/
27821443 Altered Plasmodium falciparum Sensitivity to the Antiretroviral Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir Associated with Polymorphisms in pfmdr1 Sonoiki E, Nsanzabana C, ..., Rosenthal PJ 10.1128/AAC.01949-16
28044042 Influence of the pfmdr1 Gene on In Vitro Sensitivities of Piperaquine in ThaiIsolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Mungthin M, Watanatanasup E, ..., Ward SA 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0668
28355493 pfmdr1 (Plasmodium falciparum multidrug drug resistance gene 1): a pivotal factorin malaria resistance to artemisinin combination therapies. Gil JP, Krishna S 10.1080/14787210.2017.1313703
28376874 Genetic polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance genes,pfcrt and pfmdr1, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reteng P, Vrisca V, ..., Tuda J 10.1186/s13104-017-2468-1
29842979 Spatio-temporal distribution of PfMDR1 polymorphism among uncomplicatedPlasmodium falciparum malaria cases along international border of north eastIndia. Goomber S, Mishra N, ..., Valecha N 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.05.025
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33109270 Molecular detection of drug resistant polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparumisolates from Southwest, Nigeria. Tola M, Ajibola O, ..., Amambua-Ngwa A 10.1186/s13104-020-05334-5
33262257 Expansion of a Specific Plasmodium falciparum Pf MDR1 Haplotype in Southeast Asiawith Increased Substrate Transport Calcada C, Silva M, ..., Veiga MI 10.1128/mBio.02093-20
33843972 Plasmodium falciparum Atg18 localizes to the food vacuole via interaction withthe multi-drug resistance protein 1 and phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate. Sudhakar R, Das D, ..., Sijwali PS 10.1042/BCJ20210001
33933099 Molecular surveillance of anti-malarial resistance pfcrt, pfmdr1, and pfk13polymorphisms in African Plasmodium falciparum imported parasites to Wuhan,China. Cheng W, Song X, ..., Li J 10.1186/s12936-021-03737-8
34205228 Selection of pfcrt K76 and pfmdr1 N86 Coding Alleles after Uncomplicated Malaria Treatment by Artemether-Lumefantrine in Mali Maiga H, Grivoyannis A, ..., Djimde AA 10.3390/ijms22116057
34666779 Increase in the proportion of Plasmodium falciparum with kelch13 C580Y mutationand decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 mutant alleles in Papua New Guinea. Yoshida N, Yamauchi M, ..., Mita T 10.1186/s12936-021-03933-6
38413566 Deaggregation of mutant Plasmodium yoelii de-ubiquitinase UBP1 alters MDR1localization to confer multidrug resistance Xu R, Lin L, ..., Li J 10.1038/s41467-024-46006-3