About Gene List

PF3D7_0215300 (ACS8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_02_v3:628,091..632,681(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: acyl-CoA synthetase

SignalP Peptide: MHIIFSVCLFIIYIIHVYP

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.2.1.3 (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Function GO:0004467 long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
Process GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic process
Process GO:0015909 long-chain fatty acid transport

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

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.65 0.71
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.08 0.96
Schizont possibly expressed 0.07 0.96
Gametocyte not expressed 0.06 0.96

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0215300

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -1.796 | #Insertions: 4

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1453300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.41 ± 0.29
  • Confidence: 3.84

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O96232

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.20) with 7R7E (Global RMSD=4.47)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ATPAMPNEMSDSEDTAsaltsoleateGW1929Brij 58Tween 80naproxentriacsin...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100152

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B7Z3Z9

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.37

Seq Identity: 0.24 | Length: 515 / 888

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000151726 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1
ENSG00000164398 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 6
ENSG00000197142 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 5
ENSG00000281938 novel transcript

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 20 21 35
disruptive 43 29 18 63
missense 41 26 18 50

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 43 23 47
disruptive 51 68 48 179
missense 47 52 38 103

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 182

Non-coding: 111 | Synonymous: 25 | Nonsynonymous: 46 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 888 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 102.657

UniProt ID(s): O96232

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.97

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000873 AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase
InterPro IPR020845 AMP-binding, conserved site
PFam PF00501 AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase
Superfamily SSF56801 N/A

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
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097