About Gene List

PF3D7_0110700 (CAF1C)

Genome location: Pf3D7_01_v3:413,076..417,001(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: chromatin assembly factor 1 subunit C, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0042393 histone binding
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0031497 chromatin assembly
Process GO:0006334 nucleosome assembly

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.23 0.89
Trophozoite expressed 1.09 0.47
Schizont expressed 0.15 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.87 0.60

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0110700

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: 0.157 | MFS: -3.013 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1011600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.78 ± 0.16
  • Confidence: 5.01

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0203000)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1671

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I238

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101102

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PC52

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.20

Seq Identity: 0.31 | Length: 402 / 446

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000102054 RB binding protein 7, chromatin remodeling factor
ENSG00000162521 RB binding protein 4, chromatin remodeling factor

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 1 0
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 190

Non-coding: 182 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 1

Protein Information

Protein Length: 446 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 50.733

UniProt ID(s): Q8I238

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 4.73

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR022052 Histone-binding protein RBBP4, N-terminal
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00400 WD40 repeat
PFam PF12265 Histone-binding protein RBBP4, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
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
32363442 The multifaceted histone chaperone RbAp46/48 in Plasmodium falciparum: structuralinsights, production, and characterization. Kaushik M, Nehra A, ..., Gill R 10.1007/s00436-020-06669-5