Genes coding for transport proteins
Source: Martin RE, Henry RI, Abbey JL, Clements JD, Kirk K.   The 'permeome' of the malaria parasite: an overview of the membrane transport proteins of Plasmodium falciparum. Genome Biol. 2005;6(3):R26. Epub 2005 Mar 2 - added putative function
Transport families are assigned according to Transport Classification Database (http://www.tcdb.org/tcdb/). Click on TC number to get into the DB.
PfID Putative function Transcript Cellular localization
a-Type channels (TC 1.A)
VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNEL SUPERFAMILY (TC 1.A.1)      
PFL1315w
K+ channel
PF14_0342 Ion channel, putative
n132_133,n134_26,opfc0755,ks818_1
b389
PF14_0622
K+ channel
MIXED FUNCTION GLYCEROL FACILITATOR/AQUAPORIN, GlpF (TC 1.A.8.2.2)    
PF11_0338 Aquaglyceroporin
THE SMALL CONDUCTANCE MECHANOSENITIVE ION CHANNEL (MSCS) FAMILY (TC 1.A.23)
PF11_0092 Mechanosensitive ion channel
CorA METAL ION TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 1.A.35)   n157_7,ks12_6,m45918_3
 
   
PF14_0255  CorA-like Mg2+ transporter protein, putative
PF11_0210  Metal ion channel - Mg2+, Co2+ and Ni2+
MAL13P1.23  CorA-like Mg2+ transporter protein, putative
COPPER TRANSPORTER (Ctr) FAMILY  (TC 1.A.56)         
PF14_0211 Copper channel n141_52,n132_66
PF14_0369 Copper channel Apicoplast
Ion Channel-Adenylate Cyclase Family (activity of ion channel domain not confirmed;  family yet to be included in the TC system)
PF14_0043 Protein with ion channel and adenylate cyclase domains ks139_1
b-Type channels (TC 1.B)
VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNEL (VDAC) PORIN (TC  1.B.8.1.1)     
PF14_0301 Mitochondrial/apicoplast outer membrane porin
n138_62
Mitochondrion/Apicoplast
Electrochemical Potential-driven Transporters (TC 2.A)
MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY (TC 2.A.1)  
l1_100
b124,e6790_1,i4394_2
b174
n157_12,n132_11,e18512_4
A1411_1,opfi17700
 
   
PFL0170w Transporter
SUGAR PORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.1.1)          
PFB0210c
Hexose transporter 1 (PfHT1)
PFI0955w Sugar transporter, putative
PFI0785 Sugar transporter
DRUG:H+ ANTIPORTER-1 FAMILY (TC 2.A.1.2)          
PFB0275w Metabolite/drug transporter
PF11_0059 Metabolite/drug transporter
PF14_0260 Metabolite/drug transporter
PF14_0387 Metabolite/drug transporter
PFE0825w Transporter, putative; Metabolite/drug transporter
MONOCARBOXYLATE PORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.1.13)/ OXALATE:FORMATE ANTIPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.1.11)
PFB0465c Monocarboxylate transporter
PFI1295c Monocarboxylate transporter
PEPTIDE-ACETYLCOENZYME A TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.1.25)    
PF10_0360 Acetyl-CoA transporter
j21_24
e9299_6
ER/Golgi
GLYCOSIDE-PENTOSIDE-HEXURONIDE:CATION SYMPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.2)  
PFE1455w Sugar transporter, putative; Sugar:cation symporter
ORGANO ANION TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.60)        
PFF0690c Organic anion transporter
f41828_1
j106_4,f53749_1,ks202_5
FOLATE-BIOPTERIN TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.71)        
MAL8P1.13 Integral membrane protein; Folate/biopterin transporter
PF11_0172 Folate/biopterin transporter
PF10_0215 Hypothetical protein; Metabolite/vitamin transporter
NOVEL PUTATIVE TRANSPORTER FAMILY          
PFA0240w Transporter, putative a6420_5,a6420_1,c354,i1923_1,ks111_4
PFA0245w Transporter, putative
PFC0530w Transporter, putative
PFI0720w Transporter, putative
PF11_0310 Transporter, putative
CATION DIFFUSION FACILITATOR (CDF) FAMILY (TC 2.A.4)      
PF07_0065 Zinc transporter, putative f42424_1
ZINC (Zn2+)-IRON (Fe2+) PERMEASE FAMILY (TC 2.A.5)        
PFF0450c Zn2+ or Fe2+ permease
Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division Superfamily (TC 2.A.6)
EUKARYOTIC (PUTATIVE) STEROL TRRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.6.6)    
PFA0375c Lipid/sterol:H+ symporter
a12312_1
ks306_3,f35774_1,e3215_10
Food vacuole
DRUG/METABOLIET TRANSPORTER SUPERFAMILY (TC 2.A.7)      
PF07_0070 Drug/metabolite transporter
PFE0785c Drug/metabolite transporter; GDP-fucose transporter ?
10 TMS DRUG/METABOLITE EXPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.7.3)      
PF07_0064 Drug/metabolite exporter, drug/metabolite transporter
f69212_1
MAL7P1.27
Chloroquine resistance transporter, PfCRT Food vacuole
TRIOSE-PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.7.9) e21208_1,e7279_2
 
   
PFE0410w
Triose- or hexose-Pi: Pi antiporter Apicoplast
PFE1510c
Phosphoenolpyruvate: Pi antiporter Apicoplast
PFL0890c Triose- or hexose-Pi:Pi antiporter
GDP-MANNOSE: GMP ANTIPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.7.13)
b370
f62610_5
 
   
PFB0535w GDP-fucose:GMP antiporter, putative ER/Golgi
UDP-N-ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE: UMP ANTIPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.7.10)    
PFE0260w UDP-N-acetyl glucosamine:UMP antiporter ER/Golgi
UDP-GALACTOSE: UMP ANTIPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.7.11)      
PF11_0141 UDP-galactose transporter, putative; UDP-galactose:UMP antiporter ER/Golgi
AMINO ACID/AUXIN PERMEASE FAMILY (TC 2.A.18)  
opff72485,i5572_1,l2_109
f43397_1
m38218_2
 
   
PFF1430c Amino acid transporter
PFL0420w Amino acid transporter
PFL1515c Amino acid transporter
Ca2+:CATION ANTIPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.19)          
PFF0170w Ca2+:H+ antiporter Mitochondrion
INORGANIC PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.20)      
MAL13P1.206 Na+ -dependent Pi transporter, sodium-dependent phosphate transporter
NEUROTRANSMITTER:Na+ SYMPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.22)      
PFB0435c Amino acid transporter, putative
b303,e3215_18
PFE0775c Amino acid transporter
PF11_0334 Amino acid transporter, putative
MITOCHONDRIAL CARRIER (MC) FAMILY (TC 2.A.29)   j43_14,j21_7,opfl0084,m5949_1,i791_2,i11523_4,i791_2
 
   
PF10_0051 ADP/ATP antiporter Mitochondrion
PF10_0366
ADP/ATP antiporter Mitochondrion
PFI0425w Transporter Mitochondrion
PFL2000w Transporter Mitochondrion
PF13_0359 Transporter Mitochondrion
PFI0255c Mitochondrial carrier protein, putative Mitochondrion
PFD0370w Hypothetical protein; mitochondrial carrier protein, putative Mitochondrion
PFD0367w Mitochondrial carrier protein, putative
opfh0007,l1_63,opfh0033
opfl0081,a21885_5
Mitochondrion
PF08_0031 Dicarboxylate/tricarboxylate antiporter Mitochondrion
PFL0110c Pi : H+ symporter Mitochondrion
PF08_0093 Transporter Mitochondrion
PFA0435w Hypothetical protein; mitochondrial carrier family Mitochondrion
PFL1145w Transporter Mitochondrion
PFA0415c Hypothetical protein; mitochondrial carrier family  Mitochondrion
MONOVALENT CATION:H+ ANTIPORTER-1 FAMILY (TC 2.A.36) m42736_1
 
   
PF13_0019 Na+:H+ exchanger
FORMATE-NITRITE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.44)        
PFC0725c Formate-nitrite transporter
c474
n133_70
e17649_1
SULPHATE PERMEASE FAMILY (TC 2.A.53)          
PF14_0679 Inorganic anion exchanger, inorganic anion antiporter
METAL ION (Mn2+-IRON) TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.55)      
PFE1185w Divalent cation (metal) :H+ symporter Food vacuole
EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER FAMILY (TC 2.A.57)      
PFA0160c Nucleoside transporter a23157_18,f4541_1,m57341_1,n137_14
MAL8P1.32 Nucleoside transporter
PF13_0252
Nucleoside transporter PfENT1
PF14_0662 Nucleoside transporter
MULTI ANTIMICROBIAL EXTRUSION (MATE) FAMILY (TC 2.A.66.1)      
PFB0580w Organic solutes/Na+ or H+ antiporter
b389
opfl0109
THE VACUOLAR IRON TRANSPORTER (VIT) FAMILY (TC 2.A.89 )      
PFL1140w Fe2+ transporter Food vacuole
Primary Active (P-P-bond-hydrolysis-driven) Transporters (TC 3.A)
ATP-BINDING CASSETTE (ABC) SUPERFAMILY (TC 3.A.1)      
PFC0875w ABC transporter
PF08_0098 ABC1 family, putative Mitochondrion
PF08_0078 Hypothetical protein; ABC transporter, putative Apicoplast
MHC PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER (TAP) FAMILY (TC 3.A.1.209)