About Gene List

PF3D7_1033700 (BDP1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:1,347,681..1,350,687(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: bromodomain protein 1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0000781 chromosome, telomeric region
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003682 chromatin binding
Function GO:0042393 histone binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated

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 0.64 0.70
Trophozoite expressed 0.83 0.55
Schizont expressed 0.20 0.87
Gametocyte expressed 0.62 0.66

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1033700

Resistome Missense Mutations: V294L

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: MMV676881

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

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.169 | MFS: -3.254 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0517500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.09 ± 0.25
  • Confidence: 4.15

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJ72

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: TAR (d(-)-tartaric acid, Local RMSD=0.18) with 6MOJ (Global RMSD=4.87)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q58F21 Bromodomain testis-specific protein Homo sapiens OrthoDB (6S+2S)-PEG1 (7)(6S+2S)-PEG1 (7)(6S+2S)-PEG1 (7)MTI (35)...
Q15059 Bromodomain-containing protein 3 OrthoDB US8975417, 3US8975417, 5US8975417, 6US8975417, 7...
P25440 Bromodomain-containing protein 2 OrthoDB US8975417, 3US8975417, 5US8975417, 6US8975417, 7...
Q9ESU6 Bromodomain-containing protein 4 Mus musculus OrthoDB CHEMBL3086885CHEMBL3086883CHEMBL3086885CHEMBL3086883
O60885 Bromodomain-containing protein 4 OrthoDB US8975417, 1US8975417, 2US8975417, 3US8975417, 4...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_110242

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 488 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 55.937

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJ72

PDB ID(s): 3FKM, 5ULC, 7M97

Isoelectric Point: 5.33

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001487 Bromodomain
InterPro IPR002110 Ankyrin repeat
InterPro IPR018359 Bromodomain, conserved site
InterPro IPR020683 Ankyrin repeat-containing domain
InterPro IPR036427 Bromodomain-like superfamily
InterPro IPR036770 Ankyrin repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00439 Bromodomain
PFam PF12796 Ankyrin repeat-containing domain
PFam PF13637
Superfamily SSF47370 Bromodomain-like superfamily
Superfamily SSF48403 Ankyrin repeat-containing domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 33 13 34
disruptive 4 28 19 38
missense 3 28 19 35

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 56 23 27
disruptive 8 58 36 70
missense 6 48 32 51

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 135

Non-coding: 108 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | 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
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
26067602 A Plasmodium Falciparum Bromodomain Protein Regulates Invasion Gene Expression. Josling GA, Petter M, ..., Duffy MF 10.1016/j.chom.2015.05.009
28376558 Pf AP2Tel, harbouring a non-canonical D NA-binding A P2 domain, binds to Plasmodiumfalciparum telomeres Sierra-Miranda M, Vembar SS, ..., Hernandez-Rivas R 10.1111/cmi.12742
28618269 Red Blood Cell Invasion by the Malaria Parasite Is Coordinated by the PfAP2-ITranscription Factor. Santos JM, Josling G, ..., Llinas M 10.1016/j.chom.2017.05.006
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
35493110 The Putative Bromodomain Protein PfBDP7 of the Human Malaria Parasite PlasmodiumFalciparum Cooperates With PfBDP1 in the Silencing of Variant Surface AntigenExpression. Quinn JE, Jeninga MD, ..., Petter M 10.3389/fcell.2022.816558
37349497 A type II protein arginine methyltransferase regulates merozoite invasion in Plasmodium falciparum Lucky AB, Wang C, ..., Miao J 10.1038/s42003-023-05038-z
36328269 Structural insights into acetylated histone ligand recognition by the BDP1bromodomain of Plasmodium falciparum Singh AK, Phillips M, ..., Glass KC 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.247
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