About Gene List

PF3D7_1019900 (ATG8)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:808,483..810,465(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: autophagy-related protein 8

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Component GO:0031410 cytoplasmic vesicle
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006995 cellular response to nitrogen starvation
Process GO:0042493 response to drug
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 not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite expressed 0.08 0.95
Schizont expressed 0.37 0.79
Gametocyte expressed 0.18 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1019900

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 *tentative

MIS: 0.282 | MFS: -2.603 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0504100)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.07 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 7.04

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0504100)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-1476

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJK2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: OXE (ortho-xylene, Local RMSD=0.17) with 7ZKR (Global RMSD=1.82)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
D7RA28 GABA(A) receptor-associated protein Cavia cutleri OMA, OrthoDB CHEMBL278777CHEMBL306806CCK antagonist synthetic 22
Q9H492 Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3A OrthoDB NOVOBIOCINCHEMBL4851364CHEMBL4878719CHEMBL4861964...
Q9GZQ8 Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B OrthoDB US11021457, Compound 61US11021457, Compound 2US11021457, Compound 3US11021457, Compound 4...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100707

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P60520

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.07

Seq Identity: 0.43 | Length: 113 / 124

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000034713 GABA type A receptor associated protein like 2
ENSG00000139112 GABA type A receptor associated protein like 1
ENSG00000170296 GABA type A receptor-associated protein

Protein Information

Protein Length: 124 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 14.65

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJK2

PDB ID(s): 4EOY

Isoelectric Point: 8.24

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004241 Autophagy protein Atg8 ubiquitin-like
InterPro IPR029071 Ubiquitin-like domain superfamily
PFam PF02991 Autophagy protein Atg8 ubiquitin-like
Superfamily SSF54236 Ubiquitin-like domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 2 3 1 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 3 3 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 120

Non-coding: 118 | Synonymous: 1 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
22819059 Autophagy in Apicomplexa: a life sustaining death mechanism? Sinai AP, Roepe PD 10.1016/j.pt.2012.06.006
22900071 Autophagy-related Atg8 localizes to the apicoplast of the human malaria parasitePlasmodium falciparum. Kitamura K, Kishi-Itakura C, ..., Mizushima N 10.1371/journal.pone.0042977
22982544 Structural characterization and inhibition of the Plasmodium Atg8-Atg3interaction. Hain AU, Weltzer RR, ..., Bosch J 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.09.001
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
24275162 The multifunctional autophagy pathway in the human malaria parasite, Plasmodiumfalciparum. Cervantes S, Bunnik EM, ..., Le Roch KG 10.4161/auto.26743
24786226 Identification of an Atg8-Atg3 protein-protein interaction inhibitor from themedicines for Malaria Venture Malaria Box active in blood and liver stagePlasmodium falciparum parasites. Hain AU, Bartee D, ..., Bosch J 10.1021/jm401675a
25426852 Characterization of the autophagy marker protein Atg8 reveals atypical featuresof autophagy in Plasmodium falciparum. Navale R, Atul, Allanki AD, Sijwali PS 10.1371/journal.pone.0113220
38258560 Effect of ATG8 or SAC1 deficiency on the cell proliferation and lifespan of thelong-lived PMT1 deficiency yeast cells Cui H, Cui X, ..., Liu X 10.1093/femsle/fnad121