About Gene List

PF3D7_0731600 (ACS5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:1,366,407..1,370,816(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: acyl-CoA synthetase

SignalP Peptide: MNISFTVCSLFILLINVVLHG

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 6.2.1.3 (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Component GO:0020030 infected host cell surface knob
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0016208 AMP binding
Function GO:0004467 long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
Process GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic 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 expressed 0.29 0.87
Trophozoite expressed 1.49 0.34
Schizont expressed 0.37 0.80
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.06 0.97

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0731600

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: -2.618 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Slow (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1453300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.41 ± 0.29
  • Confidence: 3.84

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6Z1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: DYD ((2s,5s)-hexane-2,5-diol, Local RMSD=0.26) with 6Q2M (Global RMSD=3.84)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ATPAMPNEMSDSEDTAsaltsoleateGW1929Brij 58Tween 80naproxentriacsin...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100152

Most Similar Human Ortholog: B7Z3Z9

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.53

Seq Identity: 0.23 | Length: 515 / 811

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000151726 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1
ENSG00000164398 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 6
ENSG00000197142 acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 5
ENSG00000281938 novel transcript

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 30 17 20
disruptive 15 26 20 36
missense 15 25 16 33

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 14 36 18 27
disruptive 25 65 38 122
missense 20 54 32 81

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 165

Non-coding: 118 | Synonymous: 29 | Nonsynonymous: 18 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 811 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 93.284

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6Z1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.34

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000873 AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase
InterPro IPR020845 AMP-binding, conserved site
PFam PF00501 AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase
Superfamily SSF56801 N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
28981210 Proteome and Structural Organization of the Knob Complex on the Surface of thePlasmodium Infected Red Blood Cell. Alampalli SV, Grover M, ..., Acharya P 10.1002/prca.201600177
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
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
36358951 Bio-Multifunctional Sponges Containing Alginate/Chitosan/SargassumPolysaccharides Promote the Healing of Full-Thickness Wounds Quan W, Li P, ..., Ouyang Q 10.3390/biom12111601