About Gene List

PF3D7_1121000 (DHHC3)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:792,188..794,151(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: palmitoyltransferase DHHC3

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 4

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.- (Transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups.);2.3.1.225 (Protein S-acyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Function GO:0016409 palmitoyltransferase activity
Function GO:0019706 protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity
Process GO:0018230 peptidyl-L-cysteine S-palmitoylation
Process GO:0018345 protein palmitoylation
Process GO:0006612 protein targeting to membrane

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 0.20 0.87
Schizont expressed 0.27 0.82
Gametocyte expressed 0.77 0.61

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1121000

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: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.795 | MFS: -2.768 | #Insertions: 1

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0927300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.25 ± 0.17
  • Confidence: 4.93

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0927300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-897

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIF7

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.- Ex: [myelin-proteolipid] O-palmitoyltransferase CoAKClArgATPADPEDTAMgCl2CaCl2MnCl2AgNO3CoCl2FeSO4...
2.3.1.225 protein S-acyltransferase stearoyl-CoAmyristoyl-CoA2-Bromopalmitate2-bromo-palmitateacyl-CoA binding protein

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102853

Most Similar Human Ortholog: D6RE92

TM-align score: 0.76 | RMSD: 1.22

Seq Identity: 0.07 | Length: 41 / 293

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000159714 zinc finger DHHC-type containing 1
ENSG00000188818 zinc finger DHHC-type containing 11
ENSG00000206077 zinc finger DHHC-type containing 11B

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 10 4 18
disruptive 1 5 1 27
missense 1 5 1 23

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 6 18 9 18
disruptive 3 34 17 63
missense 1 19 13 42

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 51

Non-coding: 39 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 293 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 34.78

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIF7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001594 Palmitoyltransferase, DHHC domain
PFam PF01529 Palmitoyltransferase, DHHC domain
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
27060339 Study of Plasmodium falciparum DHHC palmitoyl transferases identifies a role forPfDHHC9 in gametocytogenesis. Tay CL, Jones ML, ..., Rayner JC 10.1111/cmi.12599