About Gene List

PF3D7_0823300 (GCN5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_08_v3:1,028,410..1,034,211(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: histone acetyltransferase GCN5

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.48 (Histone acetyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000123 histone acetyltransferase complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0010484 H3 histone acetyltransferase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003712 transcription coregulator activity
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0043966 histone H3 acetylation
Process GO:0080182 histone H3-K4 trimethylation
Process GO:0043970 histone H3-K9 acetylation
Process GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 0.96 0.57
Trophozoite expressed 1.22 0.40
Schizont expressed 0.66 0.62
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.72 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0823300

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.368 | MFS: -2.517 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0707300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± 0.55
  • Confidence: 1.00

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IB67

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: BU1 (1,4-butanediol, Local RMSD=0.02) with 5MKX (Global RMSD=1.04)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.48 histone acetyltransferase CoADNARNABF1EDTAMB-3LTK14PU139A-485TTK21CPTH2CPTH6...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q92831 Histone acetyltransferase KAT2B Homo sapiens OrthoDB US10155764, Example 1US10155764, Example 1AUS10155764, Example 1BUS10155764, Example 2...
Q92830 Histone acetyltransferase KAT2A OrthoDB CHEMBL2177300CHEMBL4069412CHEMBL4069412CHEMBL106011...
Q245K9 Histone acetyltransferase OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL4161210Ac-ARTKQTARKSTGGK(CoA)APRKQLCHEMBL4279596
Q03330 Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL3416307CHEMBL3416308CHEMBL3416309CHEMBL3416310...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101489

Most Similar Human Ortholog: K7EPC4

TM-align score: 0.92 | RMSD: 1.06

Seq Identity: 0.64 | Length: 70 / 1465

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000108773 lysine acetyltransferase 2A
ENSG00000114166 lysine acetyltransferase 2B

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1465 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 170.918

UniProt ID(s): Q6RGS5, Q8IB67

PDB ID(s): 4QNS, 5TPX

Isoelectric Point: 6.64

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000182 GNAT domain
InterPro IPR001487 Bromodomain
InterPro IPR016181 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase
InterPro IPR036427 Bromodomain-like superfamily
InterPro IPR037800 Histone acetyltransferase GCN5
PFam PF00583 GNAT domain
Superfamily SSF47370 Bromodomain-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF55729 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 71 36 86
disruptive 47 181 96 251
missense 33 149 79 191

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 21 145 62 112
disruptive 92 472 211 501
missense 60 348 148 261

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 319

Non-coding: 158 | Synonymous: 94 | Nonsynonymous: 67 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
15075257 Plasmodium falciparum histone acetyltransferase, a yeast GCN5 homologue involvedin chromatin remodeling. Fan Q, An L, Cui L 10.1128/EC.3.2.264-276.2004
15246536 PfADA2, a Plasmodium falciparum homologue of the transcriptional coactivator ADA2and its in vivo association with the histone acetyltransferase PfGCN5. Fan Q, An L, Cui L 10.1016/j.gene.2004.04.005
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
18692528 5' sequence- and chromatin modification-dependent gene expression in Plasmodiumfalciparum erythrocytic stage. Komaki-Yasuda K, Okuwaki M, ..., Kawazu S https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18692528/
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
29631126 Activity of bromodomain protein inhibitors/binders against asexual-stagePlasmodium falciparum parasites. Chua MJ, Robaa D, ..., Andrews KT 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2018.03.001
31728527 Epigenetic reader complexes of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Hoeijmakers WAM, Miao J, ..., Bartfai R 10.1093/nar/gkz1044
31965989 Role of Pf GCN5 in nutrient sensing and transcriptional regulation in Plasmodiumfalciparum Rawat M, Malhotra R, ..., Karmodiya K https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31965989/
33441725 Histone acetyltransferase PfGCN5 regulates stress responsive and artemisininresistance related genes in Plasmodium falciparum. Rawat M, Kanyal A, ..., Karmodiya K 10.1038/s41598-020-79539-w
34403450 A unique GCN5 histone acetyltransferase complex controls erythrocyte invasion andvirulence in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Miao J, Wang C, ..., Cui L 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009351
37702516 Plasmodium falciparum GCN5 plays a key role in regulating artemisininresistance-related stress responses. Lucky AB, Wang C, ..., Miao J 10.1128/aac.00577-23
38142127 Global deletome profile of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exposed to lithium Fierling N, Billard P, Bauda P, Blaudez D 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad073