About Gene List

PF3D7_0211400 (KASIII)

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:458,932..461,640(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.180 (Beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0033818 beta-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthase III activity
Function GO:0005504 fatty acid binding
Process GO:0006633 fatty acid biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic 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 possibly expressed 0.00 1.00
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.02 0.99
Schizont possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Gametocyte expressed 0.54 0.70

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0211400

Resistome Missense Mutations: S150N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BI-2536

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.855 | MFS: -2.982 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0308200)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.84 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.52

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0308200)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4606

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q7KWI9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: COA (coenzyme a, Local RMSD=0.41) with 4X0O (Global RMSD=2.16)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.180 beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P43711 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Haemophilus influenzae OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST (3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 33
Q2FZS0 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Staphylococcus aureus OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST (3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 33
P0DB00 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Streptococcus pyogenes OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST (3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 24c(3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 24i(3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 31(3-Phenoxybenzoylamino)benzoic acid deriv., 33
Q820T1 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Enterococcus faecalis OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST Diethylsulfonamide Derivative, 13aDiethylsulfonamide Derivative, 13bDiethylsulfonamide Derivative, 13eDiethylsulfonamide Derivative, 13f...
C3TDZ2 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Escherichia coli OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEBI:17630CHEMBL3357055CHEMBL3357054CHEMBL3352863...
P9WNG3 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 OMA, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST mtFabH inhibitor, 3mtFabH inhibitor, 4mtFabH inhibitor, 7mtFabH inhibitor, 37...
O77078 Beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase III Plasmodium falciparum OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL509952CHEMBL491752CHEMBL455414CHEMBL462205...
A0A0C7ACN7 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3397068CHEMBL3397065CHEMBL3289683CHEMBL2413670...
P9WNG2 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3 Mycobacterium tuberculosis OrthoMCL BLAST Decyl-CoA disulfide 5

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_105131

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 371 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.325

UniProt ID(s): O77078, Q7KWI9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004655 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 3
InterPro IPR013747 3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)] synthase III, C-terminal
InterPro IPR013751 3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)] synthase III
InterPro IPR016039 Thiolase-like
PFam PF08541 3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)] synthase III, C-terminal
PFam PF08545 3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)] synthase III
Superfamily SSF53901 Thiolase-like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 12 4 15
disruptive 3 14 13 28
missense 3 14 13 26

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 21 8 16
disruptive 5 45 18 70
missense 5 41 18 43

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 162

Non-coding: 151 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9804551 Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Tettelin H, ..., Hoffman SL 10.1126/science.282.5391.1126
11738814 Deciphering apicoplast targeting signals--feature extraction from nuclear-encodedprecursors of Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast proteins. Zuegge J, Ralph S, ..., Schneider G 10.1016/s0378-1119(01)00776-4
12270624 Functional characterization of the acyl carrier protein (PfACP) and beta-ketoacylACP synthase III (PfKASIII) from Plasmodium falciparum. Waters NC, Kopydlowski KM, ..., Prigge ST 10.1016/s0166-6851(02)00140-8
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895
30763089 A KAS-III Heterodimer in Lipstatin Biosynthesis Nondecarboxylatively CondensesC(8) and C(14) Fatty Acyl-CoA Substrates by a Variable Mechanism during theEstablishment of a C(22) Aliphatic Skeleton Zhang D, Zhang F, Liu W 10.1021/jacs.8b12843
19407376 Cloning, expression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographicanalysis of beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III (FabH) from Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae Huynh KH, Natarajan S, ..., Kang LW 10.1107/S1744309109009555
19550039 Cloning and sequence analysis of putative type II fatty acid synthase genes fromArachis hypogaea L Li MJ, Li AQ, ..., Wang XJ 10.1007/s12038-009-0027-1
18437316 Mycobacterium tuberculosis beta-ketoacyl acyl carrier protein synthase III(mtFabH) assay: principles and method Sachdeva S, Reynolds KA 10.1007/978-1-59745-246-5_16
37995186 Circadian clock factors regulate the first condensation reaction of fatty acidsynthesis in Arabidopsis Kim SC, Edgeworth KN, Nusinow DA, Wang X 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113483
26827988 Microbial production of bi-functional molecules by diversification of the fattyacid pathway Garg S, Rizhsky L, ..., Nikolau BJ 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.01.003
22753059 Fatty acid biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is initiated by the FabY classof beta-ketoacyl acyl carrier protein synthases Yuan Y, Sachdeva M, Leeds JA, Meredith TC 10.1128/JB.00792-12
30037760 Roles of multiple KASIII homologues of Shewanella oneidensis in initiation offatty acid synthesis and in cerulenin resistance Meng Q, Liang H, Gao H 10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.06.020
22753057 Pseudomonas aeruginosa directly shunts beta-oxidation degradation intermediates intode novo fatty acid biosynthesis Yuan Y, Leeds JA, Meredith TC 10.1128/JB.00860-12
22017312 Substrate recognition by beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases Borgaro JG, Chang A, ..., Tonge PJ 10.1021/bi201199x