About Gene List

PF3D7_1119800 (ASF1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:746,560..747,902(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: alternative splicing factor ASF-1, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020036 Maurer's cleft
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0003729 mRNA binding
Process GO:0000380 alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome

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 0.43 0.79
Trophozoite expressed 0.53 0.69
Schizont possibly expressed 0.25 0.83
Gametocyte not expressed 0.36 0.79

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1119800

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: 0.121 | MFS: -2.88 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIG9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 1PG (2-(2-{2-[2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-ethanol, Local RMSD=1.77) with 5W0G (Global RMSD=6.02)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_141851

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 4 10 8
disruptive 0 7 2 10
missense 0 7 2 10

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 19 8 7
disruptive 3 21 12 32
missense 2 13 9 22

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 41

Non-coding: 32 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 1 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 200 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 23.652

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIG9

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 9.96

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000504 RNA recognition motif domain
InterPro IPR035979 RNA-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF00076 RNA recognition motif domain
Superfamily SSF54928 RNA-binding domain superfamily

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
27381095 The mRNA-bound proteome of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Bunnik EM, Batugedara G, ..., Le Roch KG 10.1186/s13059-016-1014-0
31631203 A network-based approach reveals novel invasion and Maurer's clefts-relatedproteins in Plasmodium falciparum. Das D, Krishnan SR, Roy A, Bulusu G 10.1039/c9mo00124g
38407959 A fluorescent assay for cryptic transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals novel insights into factors that stabilize chromatin structure on newly replicated DNA Gao E, Brown JAR, Jung S, Howe LJ 10.1093/genetics/iyae016
36914923 The patterns and participants of parental histone recycling during DNAreplication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Shan Z, Zhang Y, ..., Zhu B 10.1007/s11427-022-2267-6
38164276 Carcinogenic Role and Clinical Significance of Histone H3-H4 ChaperoneAnti-silencing Function 1 B (ASF1B) in Lung Adenocarcinoma Song C, Song Y, ..., Geng Q 10.7150/jca.88777
38262410 Regulation of replicative histone RNA metabolism by the histone chaperone ASF1 Mendiratta S, Ray-Gallet D, ..., Almouzni G 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.12.038
38112417 Histone binding of ASF1 is required for fruiting body development but not forgenome stability in the filamentous fungus Sordaria macrospora Breuer J, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Nowrousian M 10.1128/mbio.02896-23
38261383 Functional analysis of chromatin-associated proteins in Sordaria macrosporareveals similar roles for RTT109 and ASF1 in development and DNA damage response Breuer J, Ferreira DEA, ..., Nowrousian M 10.1093/g3journal/jkae019