About Gene List

PF3D7_1118600 (MYST)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:704,987..707,585(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: histone acetyltransferase MYST

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.48 (Histone acetyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0044538 host cell periphery
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020003 symbiont-containing vacuole
Function GO:0004402 histone acetyltransferase activity
Function GO:0042393 histone binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0003712 transcription coregulator activity
Process GO:0043983 histone H4-K12 acetylation
Process GO:0043984 histone H4-K16 acetylation
Process GO:0043981 histone H4-K5 acetylation
Process GO:0043982 histone H4-K8 acetylation
Process GO:0045892 negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
Process GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
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 not expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.38 0.80
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.87
Schizont expressed 0.08 0.95
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.17 0.89

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1118600

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

MIS: 0.313 | MFS: -2.619 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0929500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.22 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.88

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8III2

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SCA (succinyl-coenzyme a, Local RMSD=0.51) with 7D0S (Global RMSD=0.96)

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
O95251 Histone acetyltransferase KAT7 OrthoDB US11492346, Example 1US11492346, Example 2US11492346, Example 3US11492346, Example 4...
Q92993 Histone acetyltransferase KAT5 Homo sapiens OrthoDB US11492346, Example 1US11492346, Example 3US11492346, Example 4US11492346, Example 5...
Q8WYB5 Histone acetyltransferase KAT6B OrthoDB WO2022081807, Example 1WO2022081807, Example 2WO2022081807, Example 26WO2022081807, Example 79...
Q92794 Histone acetyltransferase KAT6A [507-778] OrthoDB CHEMBL4582784CHEMBL4562274CHEMBL4473757CHEMBL4520147...
Q9H7Z6 Histone acetyltransferase KAT8 Homo sapiens OrthoDB US11492346, Example 1US11492346, Example 5US11492346, Example 6US11492346, Example 7...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100632

Most Similar Human Ortholog: E9PJI1

TM-align score: 0.90 | RMSD: 2.12

Seq Identity: 0.46 | Length: 291 / 608

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000103510 lysine acetyltransferase 8
ENSG00000172977 lysine acetyltransferase 5

Protein Information

Protein Length: 608 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 71.134

UniProt ID(s): Q8III2

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.13

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002717 Histone acetyltransferase domain, MYST-type
InterPro IPR016181 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase
InterPro IPR016197 Chromo-like domain superfamily
InterPro IPR025995 RNA binding activity-knot of a chromodomain
InterPro IPR037995 Histone acetyltransferase Esa1/KAT5/Tip60
InterPro IPR040706 MYST, zinc finger domain
PFam PF01853 Histone acetyltransferase domain, MYST-type
PFam PF11717 RNA binding activity-knot of a chromodomain
PFam PF17772 MYST, zinc finger domain
Superfamily SSF54160 Chromo-like domain 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 7 27 24 54
disruptive 16 31 28 72
missense 8 23 19 57

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 84 38 40
disruptive 22 121 46 156
missense 10 76 39 102

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 161

Non-coding: 114 | Synonymous: 18 | Nonsynonymous: 29 | 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
20807207 The MYST family histone acetyltransferase regulates gene expression and cellcycle in malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Miao J, Fan Q, ..., Cui L 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07371.x
30026605 Plasmodium falciparum RUVBL3 protein: a novel DNA modifying enzyme and aninteracting partner of essential HAT protein MYST. Sen U, Saxena H, ..., Gupta A 10.1038/s41598-018-29137-8
33046499 Inhibition of Pf MYST Histone Acetyltransferase Activity Blocks Plasmodiumfalciparum Growth and Survival Sen U, Nayak A, ..., Gupta A 10.1128/AAC.00953-20