About Gene List

PF3D7_0605900

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:246,321..249,977(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: elongation of fatty acids protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 7

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.199 (Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase);6.2.1.3 (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0030176 integral component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Component GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Function GO:0009922 fatty acid elongase activity
Process GO:0034625 fatty acid elongation, monounsaturated fatty acid
Process GO:0034626 fatty acid elongation, polyunsaturated fatty acid
Process GO:0019367 fatty acid elongation, saturated fatty acid
Process GO:0019368 fatty acid elongation, unsaturated fatty acid
Process GO:0030148 sphingolipid biosynthetic process
Process GO:0042761 very long-chain 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 expressed 0.71 0.67
Trophozoite expressed 0.14 0.91
Schizont expressed 0.13 0.91
Gametocyte expressed 0.20 0.88

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0605900

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: 0.164 | MFS: -2.845 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0104700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.83 ± 0.18
  • Confidence: 4.84

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0104700)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-1619

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KSQ7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 37X (octyl glucose neopentyl glycol, Local RMSD=0.02) with 6Y7F (Global RMSD=5.17)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.199 very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase mefluidideperfluidonemetazachlor
6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ATPAMPNEMSDSEDTAsaltsoleateGW1929Brij 58Tween 80naproxentriacsin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9BW60 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL570571CHEMBL5090501CHEMBL5075747CHEMBL5081977...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100254

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6RHD0

TM-align score: 0.82 | RMSD: 2.71

Seq Identity: 0.27 | Length: 247 / 293

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000012660 ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5
ENSG00000118402 ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4
ENSG00000164181 ELOVL fatty acid elongase 7

Protein Information

Protein Length: 293 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.732

UniProt ID(s): C6KSQ7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.04

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002076 ELO family
PFam PF01151 ELO family
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 1 17 6 19
disruptive 0 6 4 13
missense 0 5 3 9

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 30 15 22
disruptive 5 24 18 43
missense 2 15 15 29

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 261

Non-coding: 248 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

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
22179608 Apicoplast and endoplasmic reticulum cooperate in fatty acid biosynthesis inapicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Ramakrishnan S, Docampo MD, ..., Striepen B 10.1074/jbc.M111.310144