About Gene List

PF3D7_0508200

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:336,882..340,121(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: ceramide synthase CERS1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.24 (Sphingosine N-acyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Function GO:0016410 N-acyltransferase activity

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 possibly expressed 0.01 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.24 0.85

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0508200

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: 0.394 | MFS: -2.571 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1107800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.07 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.36

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1107800)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-2960

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H4D2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.24 sphingosine N-acyltransferase FTY720SP600125fumonisinTriton X-100fumonisin B1Fumonisin B24,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100372

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q6ZMG9

TM-align score: 0.72 | RMSD: 2.97

Seq Identity: 0.18 | Length: 283 / 355

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000090661 ceramide synthase 4
ENSG00000139624 ceramide synthase 5
ENSG00000143418 ceramide synthase 2
ENSG00000172292 ceramide synthase 6

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 0 1
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 154

Non-coding: 142 | Synonymous: 11 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 355 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 42.503

UniProt ID(s): C0H4D2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.6

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR006634 TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain
InterPro IPR016439 Sphingosine N-acyltransferase Lag1/Lac1-like
PFam PF03798 TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
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
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g