About Gene List

PF3D7_0522700 (SufA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:942,427..944,106(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein SufA

SignalP Peptide: MTIHIFLCFLLILKIVNA

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Function GO:0051537 2 iron, 2 sulfur cluster binding
Process GO:0016226 iron-sulfur cluster assembly
Process GO:0097428 protein maturation by iron-sulfur cluster transfer

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 not expressed 0.01 1.00
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont not expressed 0.02 0.99
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.07 0.95

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0522700

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: 0.191 | MFS: -3.728 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1237400)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.00 ± 0.07
  • Confidence: 6.63

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1237400)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-3356

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3N6

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101081

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A1B0GTK6

TM-align score: 0.81 | RMSD: 2.30

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 92 / 177

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000135070 iron-sulfur cluster assembly 1

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 5 7 10
disruptive 1 22 13 31
missense 1 22 13 29

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 11 12 20
disruptive 5 57 30 61
missense 4 49 25 40

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 58

Non-coding: 52 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 177 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 20.528

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3N6

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.4

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000361 FeS cluster biogenesis
InterPro IPR016092 FeS cluster insertion protein
InterPro IPR017870 FeS cluster insertion, C-terminal, conserved site
InterPro IPR035903 HesB-like domain superfamily
PFam PF01521 FeS cluster biogenesis
Superfamily SSF89360 HesB-like domain superfamily

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
24586983 Identification of vital and dispensable sulfur utilization factors in thePlasmodium apicoplast. Haussig JM, Matuschewski K, Kooij TW 10.1371/journal.pone.0089718
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
32364014 Molecular dynamics simulation study of Plasmodium falciparum and Escherichia coliSufA: Exploration of conformational changes possibly involved in iron-sulfurcluster transfer Kadirvel P, Subramanian A, ..., Anishetty S 10.1080/07391102.2020.1764389
35164549 Roles of Ferredoxin-Dependent Proteins in the Apicoplast of Plasmodium falciparumParasites Swift RP, Rajaram K, ..., Prigge ST 10.1128/mbio.03023-21