About Gene List

PF3D7_0109300

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:371,146..373,063(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: elongation of fatty acids protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.199 (Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase);6.2.1.3 (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0030176 integral component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Function GO:0009922 fatty acid elongase activity
Process GO:0034625 fatty acid elongation, monounsaturated fatty acid
Process GO:0034626 fatty acid elongation, polyunsaturated fatty acid
Process GO:0019367 fatty acid elongation, saturated fatty acid
Process GO:0030148 sphingolipid biosynthetic process
Process GO:0042761 very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process

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 0.15 0.91
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.55 0.69

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0109300

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: 0.168 | MFS: -2.779 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I251

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 37X (octyl glucose neopentyl glycol, Local RMSD=0.02) with 6Y7F (Global RMSD=10.70)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.199 very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase mefluidideperfluidonemetazachlor
6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ATPAMPNEMSDSEDTAsaltsoleateGW1929Brij 58Tween 80naproxentriacsin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9H5J4 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 6 Homo sapiens OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL470730CHEMBL452144CHEMBL522448CHEMBL523485...
Q920L5 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 6 Mus musculus OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL449121CHEMBL578249CHEMBL572158CHEMBL571698...
Q9HB03 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 3 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL490750CHEMBL491944CHEMBL491949CHEMBL493642...
O35949 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 3 Mus musculus OrthoDB CHEMBL449121CHEMBL578249CHEMBL570571

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100813

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9H5J4

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.68

Seq Identity: 0.29 | Length: 261 / 322

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000119915 ELOVL fatty acid elongase 3
ENSG00000170522 ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6

Protein Information

Protein Length: 322 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 39.288

UniProt ID(s): Q8I251

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.61

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002076 ELO family
InterPro IPR030457 ELO family, conserved site
PFam PF01151 ELO family
Superfamily N/A N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 6 5 12
disruptive 1 11 15 26
missense 1 9 13 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 20 9 27
disruptive 8 46 31 71
missense 4 33 21 47

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 86

Non-coding: 62 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
22179608 Apicoplast and endoplasmic reticulum cooperate in fatty acid biosynthesis inapicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Ramakrishnan S, Docampo MD, ..., Striepen B 10.1074/jbc.M111.310144