About Gene List

PF3D7_0409400 (DnaJ)

Genome location: Pf3D7_04_v3:445,327..448,141(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: chaperone protein DnaJ

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Function GO:0003688 DNA replication origin binding
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0051085 chaperone cofactor-dependent protein refolding
Process GO:0042026 protein refolding
Process GO:0009408 response to heat

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 expressed 0.23 0.88
Trophozoite expressed 0.62 0.67
Schizont expressed 0.08 0.95
Gametocyte expressed 0.53 0.69

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0409400

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: -0.609 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1007000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.16 ± 0.23
  • Confidence: 4.30

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9U0J2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 1PS (3-pyridinium-1-ylpropane-1-sulfonate, Local RMSD=2.14) with 5AYK (Global RMSD=7.08)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100469

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q96EY1

TM-align score: 0.42 | RMSD: 4.42

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 243 / 672

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000103423 DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member A3
ENSG00000276726 DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member A3

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 19 27 31
disruptive 4 34 21 91
missense 4 34 19 80

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 80 31 35
disruptive 8 105 58 148
missense 4 87 50 112

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 84

Non-coding: 56 | Synonymous: 19 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 672 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 75.916

UniProt ID(s): O15811, Q9U0J2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.77

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001305 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain
InterPro IPR001623 DnaJ domain
InterPro IPR002939 Chaperone DnaJ, C-terminal
InterPro IPR008971 HSP40/DnaJ peptide-binding
InterPro IPR012724 Chaperone DnaJ
InterPro IPR036410 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036869 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
PFam PF00226 DnaJ domain
PFam PF00684 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain
PFam PF01556 Chaperone DnaJ, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF46565 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF49493 HSP40/DnaJ peptide-binding
Superfamily SSF57938 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
9274886 Cloning and characterization of heat shock protein DnaJ homologues fromPlasmodium falciparum and comparison with ring infected erythrocyte surfaceantigen. Watanabe J 10.1016/s0166-6851(97)00073-x
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
20487289 Nuclear-encoded DnaJ homologue of Plasmodium falciparum interacts withreplication ori of the apicoplast genome. Kumar A, Tanveer A, ..., Habib S 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.07033.x
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
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
38270449 TcZC3HTTP, a regulatory element that contributes to Trypanosoma cruzi cellproliferation Romagnoli BAA, Lucena ACR, ..., Goldenberg S 10.1128/spectrum.02880-23
38287338 Genome-wide screen identifies new set of genes for improved heterologous laccaseexpression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strawn G, Wong RWK, ..., Mayor T 10.1186/s12934-024-02298-0