About Gene List

PF3D7_0511200 (SCD)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:470,506..474,400(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: stearoyl-CoA desaturase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 18

EC Numbers: 1.14.19.1 (Stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Function GO:0005506 iron ion binding
Function GO:0004768 stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase activity
Process GO:0006633 fatty acid biosynthetic process
Process GO:0006636 unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process

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 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 1.03 0.54
Schizont expressed 1.13 0.51
Gametocyte expressed 0.71 0.64

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0511200

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: -1.018 | #Insertions: 5

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I0W9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 3VV (s-{(3r,5r,9r)-1-[(2r,3s,4r,5r)-5-(6-amino-9h-purin-9-yl)-4-hydroxy-3-(phosphonooxy)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-3,5,9-trihydroxy-8,8-dimethyl-3,5-dioxido-10,14-dioxo-2,4,6-trioxa-11,15-diaza-3lambda~5~,5lambda~5~-diphosphaheptadecan-17-yl} (9z)-octadec-9-enethioate (non-preferred name), Local RMSD=0.60) with 6WF2 (Global RMSD=2.65)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
1.14.19.1 stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase NADHEDTAHgCl2azideisoxylSAR707MF-152ethanolGSK-993A939572CGX0168CGX0290...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q86SK9 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 5 Homo sapiens OrthoDB MLS000087229US10919885, Compound No. 4US10919885, Compound No. 6US10919885, Compound No. 7...
P13516 Acyl-CoA desaturase 1 Mus musculus OrthoDB CHEMBL3394702CHEMBL3394701CHEMBL3394700CHEMBL3394699...
O00767 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase OrthoDB US8962837, Sterculic acidUS8962837, 6US8962837, 7US8962837, 8...
P07308 Acyl-CoA desaturase 1 OrthoDB US9102669, 42US9102669, 43US9102669, 44US9102669, 46...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100468

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q86SK9

TM-align score: 0.84 | RMSD: 2.12

Seq Identity: 0.34 | Length: 292 / 949

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000099194 stearoyl-CoA desaturase
ENSG00000145284 stearoyl-CoA desaturase 5

Protein Information

Protein Length: 949 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 114.073

UniProt ID(s): Q8I0W9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.49

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR015876 Acyl-CoA desaturase
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 21 17 42
disruptive 6 29 15 56
missense 5 25 14 46

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 53 31 50
disruptive 17 72 26 98
missense 11 52 24 77

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 101

Non-coding: 69 | Synonymous: 24 | Nonsynonymous: 8 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
19707292 Oleic acid biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum: characterization of thestearoyl-CoA desaturase and investigation as a potential therapeutic target. Gratraud P, Huws E, ..., Kremer L 10.1371/journal.pone.0006889
38419272 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase regulates organelle biogenesis and hepatic merozoiteformation in Plasmodium berghei Narwal SK, Mishra A, ..., Mishra S 10.1111/mmi.15246