About Gene List

PF3D7_1126100 (ATG7)

Genome location: Pf3D7_11_v3:1,018,358..1,022,935(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: autophagy-related protein 7, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0000407 phagophore assembly site
Function GO:0019778 Atg12 activating enzyme activity
Function GO:0019779 Atg8 activating enzyme activity
Process GO:0006501 C-terminal protein lipidation
Process GO:0000045 autophagosome assembly
Process GO:0000422 autophagy of mitochondrion
Process GO:0006995 cellular response to nitrogen starvation
Process GO:0044805 late nucleophagy
Process GO:0034727 piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus
Process GO:0009657 plastid organization
Process GO:0032446 protein modification by small protein conjugation

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite possibly expressed N/A N/A
Ring possibly expressed 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.37 0.77
Schizont expressed 0.11 0.92
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.18 0.89

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1126100

Resistome Missense Mutations: H674N

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: BI-2536

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 2 (2 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.127 | MFS: -2.95 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IIA3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ATP (adenosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=0.52) with 3VH4 (Global RMSD=1.04)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
O95352 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7 Homo sapiens OrthoDB US10865208, Compound I-1US10865208, Compound I-2US10865208, Compound I-3US10865208, Compound I-4...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102679

Most Similar Human Ortholog: H7C2R3

TM-align score: 0.77 | RMSD: 2.21

Seq Identity: 0.25 | Length: 85 / 1316

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000197548 autophagy related 7

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1316 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 156.631

UniProt ID(s): Q8IIA3

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.47

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000594 THIF-type NAD/FAD binding fold
InterPro IPR006285 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7
InterPro IPR032197 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7, N-terminal
InterPro IPR035985 Ubiquitin-activating enzyme
PFam PF00899 THIF-type NAD/FAD binding fold
PFam PF16420 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF69572 Ubiquitin-activating enzyme

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 11 40 35 71
disruptive 58 134 56 188
missense 42 110 47 159

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 17 92 53 68
disruptive 88 279 116 304
missense 58 210 98 205

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 218

Non-coding: 67 | Synonymous: 69 | Nonsynonymous: 80 | Stop Codon: 2

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
30726238 A mutagenesis screen for essential plastid biogenesis genes in human malariaparasites. Tang Y, Meister TR, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000136
38354870 CDK12 inhibition upregulates ATG7 triggering autophagy via AKT/FOXO3 pathway andenhances anti-PD-1 efficacy in colorectal cancer Wu Z, Zhang W, ..., Li Q 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107097
38372637 Role for Caspase-8 in the Release of IL-1beta and Active Caspase-1 from Viable HumanMonocytes during Toxoplasma gondii Infection Pandori WJ, Matsuno SY, ..., Lodoen MB 10.4049/jimmunol.2200513
38326721 Quercetin Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiac Inflammation viaInhibiting Autophagy and Programmed Cell Death Yu JH, Hu GL, ..., Amin B 10.3967/bes2024.006