About Gene List

PF3D7_0920000 (ELO3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_09_v3:822,634..825,411(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: elongation of fatty acids protein, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 8

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
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: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 0.03 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.13 0.92
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte expressed 0.69 0.63

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0920000

Resistome Missense Mutations: K447N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: GNF707

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.999 | MFS: -1.138 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1446500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.05 ± 0.05
  • Confidence: 7.48

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0820900)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4605

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: C0H545

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

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...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_110457

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 31 29 45
disruptive 17 65 29 96
missense 15 60 25 81

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 73 44 54
disruptive 30 145 61 167
missense 28 118 51 116

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 107

Non-coding: 22 | Synonymous: 62 | Nonsynonymous: 23 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 642 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 75.491

UniProt ID(s): C0H545

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.13

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002076 ELO family
PFam PF01151 ELO family
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
37061002 Fatty acid elongases 1-3 have distinct roles in mitochondrial function, growth,and lipid homeostasis in Trypanosoma cruzi Pagura L, Dumoulin PC, ..., Burleigh BA 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104715
28745545 A link between very long chain fatty acid elongation and mating-specific yeastcell cycle arrest Villasmil ML, Gallo-Ebert C, ..., Nickels JT Jr 10.1080/15384101.2017.1329065
29458843 A critical role for very long-chain fatty acid elongases in oleic acid-mediatedSaccharomyces cerevisiae cytotoxicity Wang Q, Du X, ..., Huang Z 10.1016/j.micres.2017.11.001