| Cholesterol binding proteins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maier AG, van Ooij C. The role of cholesterol in invasion and growth of malaria parasites. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 12:984049. PMID: 36189362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gene ID | Protein | Expression | Conserved | Essential | Phenotype of mutant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_1463500 | fam-a protein | unknown | All Plasmodium | no | ND | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_0107500 | Niemann-Pick type c1-related protein | liver stage, asexual (trophozoite, schizont), very low gametocytes, ookinetes, sporozoites | All Plasmodium | yes (asexual) | Lethal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_1426500 | ABC transporter G family member 2 | female gametocytes (low expression male) | All Plasmodium | no (asexual) | Decreased cholesteryl esters, diacylglycerols and triacylglycerols in gametocytes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_1131800 | oxysterol-binding protein, putative | liver stage, asexual stage (trophozoite, schizont), gametocytes (male, female), ookinete | All Plasmodium | no (asexual) | ND | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_0629300 | phospholipase, putative phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase, putative | liver stage, asexual stage (trophzoite, schizont), oocyst, sprozoite (injected) | All Plasmodium | no (asexual) | Delayed egress from PV in liver stage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PF3D7_0113700 | heat shock protein 40, type II | asexual stage | Lavernia | no (asexual) | Malformation of knobs | |||||||||||||||||||||