About Gene List

PF3D7_0626300 (FabB/FabF)

Genome location: Pf3D7_06_v3:1,061,115..1,062,891(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: 3-oxoacyl-acyl-carrier protein synthase I/II

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.41 (Beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase I)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0004315 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase activity
Function GO:0004312 fatty acid synthase activity
Process GO:0006633 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 possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.01 1.00
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.03 0.98
Schizont possibly expressed 0.01 1.00
Gametocyte expressed 0.04 0.98

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0626300

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: -1.284 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1125100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 1.08 ± 0.29
  • Confidence: 3.89

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PY17X_1126500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-5370

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C6KT99

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: M7U ((2r)-2-(hexadecanoyloxy)-3-{[(10r)-10-methyloctadecanoyl]oxy}propyl phosphate, Local RMSD=0.18) with 4C6W (Global RMSD=1.43)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.41 beta-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase I C75BABXfisetinarseniteluteolinacyl-CoAdaidzeinSB418011genisteinbaicaleinceruleninplatencin...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P9WQD7 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST TLM analog, 1
P9WQD9 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis OrthoMCL CHEMBL2204380
Q5TKS0 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 2 OrthoMCL BLAST PlatensimycinPhenyl DihydroplatensimycinDihydroplatensimycinCHEMBL492363...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100752

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9NWU1

TM-align score: 0.89 | RMSD: 1.71

Seq Identity: 0.38 | Length: 423 / 473

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000151093 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase, mitochondrial

Protein Information

Protein Length: 473 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 52.657

UniProt ID(s): C6KT99, Q965D4

PDB ID(s): 2O2Y, 6PBV, 6PBW

Isoelectric Point: 9.24

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000794 Beta-ketoacyl synthase
InterPro IPR014030 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR014031 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR016039 Thiolase-like
InterPro IPR017568 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase 2
InterPro IPR018201 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, active site
InterPro IPR020841 Polyketide synthase, beta-ketoacyl synthase domain
PFam PF00109 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, N-terminal
PFam PF02801 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF53901 Thiolase-like

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 37 23 26
disruptive 4 30 28 55
missense 4 30 27 52

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 61 23 34
disruptive 11 72 42 112
missense 10 63 36 72

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 48

Non-coding: 28 | Synonymous: 14 | Nonsynonymous: 6 | 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
16467310 Recombinant expression and biochemical characterization of the unique elongatingbeta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase involved in fatty acid biosynthesisof Plasmodium falciparum using natural and artificial substrates. Lack G, Homberger-Zizzari E, ..., Perozzo R 10.1074/jbc.M509119200
19472174 Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase I/II from Plasmodium falciparum (PfFabB/F)--is it B orF? Sharma S, Sharma SK, Surolia N, Surolia A 10.1002/iub.205
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