About Gene List

PF3D7_0303000 (NSF)

Genome location: Pf3D7_03_v3:159,315..161,740(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 3.6.4.6 (Vesicle-fusing ATPase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005795 Golgi stack
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0030430 host cell cytoplasm
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Process GO:0043001 Golgi to plasma membrane protein transport
Process GO:0048211 Golgi vesicle docking
Process GO:0006888 endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport
Process GO:0006891 intra-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport

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 0.09 0.95
Trophozoite expressed 0.20 0.87
Schizont expressed 0.12 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.10 0.94

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0303000

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: 0.186 | MFS: -3.241 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0401600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.27 ± 0.30
  • Confidence: 3.80

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: O77313

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AGS (phosphothiophosphoric acid-adenylate ester, Local RMSD=0.15) with 5C18 (Global RMSD=7.36)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
3.6.4.6 vesicle-fusing ATPase BRENDA SOAP query unsuccessful

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101440

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B4DH19

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.74

Seq Identity: 0.45 | Length: 636 / 783

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000073969 N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor, vesicle fusing ATPase
ENSG00000276262 N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor, vesicle fusing ATPase
ENSG00000278174 N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor, vesicle fusing ATPase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 50 20 48
disruptive 12 66 28 110
missense 8 65 26 103

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 113 29 42
disruptive 21 144 69 170
missense 14 129 62 119

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 58

Non-coding: 16 | Synonymous: 27 | Nonsynonymous: 15 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 783 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 89.134

UniProt ID(s): O77313

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.66

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003593 AAA+ ATPase domain
InterPro IPR003959 ATPase, AAA-type, core
InterPro IPR003960 ATPase, AAA-type, conserved site
InterPro IPR009010 Aspartate decarboxylase-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR029067 CDC48 domain 2-like superfamily
InterPro IPR039812 Vesicle-fusing ATPase
InterPro IPR041569 AAA ATPase, AAA+ lid domain
PFam PF00004 ATPase, AAA-type, core
PFam PF17862 AAA ATPase, AAA+ lid domain
Superfamily SSF50692 Aspartate decarboxylase-like domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
Superfamily SSF54585 CDC48 domain 2-like superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10448855 The complete nucleotide sequence of chromosome 3 of Plasmodium falciparum. Bowman S, Lawson D, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/22964
11278971 A homologue of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor in the malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum is exported and localized in vesicular structures in thecytoplasm of infected erythrocytes in the brefeldin A-sensitive pathway. Hayashi M, Taniguchi S, ..., Moriyama Y 10.1074/jbc.M011709200
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095