About Gene List

PF3D7_1246200 (ACT1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_12_v3:1,919,898..1,923,323(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: actin I

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005884 actin filament
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
Component GO:0031941 filamentous actin
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Function GO:0098808 mRNA cap binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0005200 structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Process GO:0070359 actin polymerization-dependent cell motility involved in migration of symbiont in host
Process GO:0051301 cell division
Process GO:0007010 cytoskeleton organization
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

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 1.05 0.65
Trophozoite expressed 1.53 0.32
Schizont expressed 3.42 0.02
Gametocyte expressed 2.33 0.16

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1246200

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: 0.213 | MFS: -2.745 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1459300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.17 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.12

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1459300)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-5230

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I4X0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ACO (acetyl coenzyme *a, Local RMSD=0.07) with 6NAS (Global RMSD=0.98)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P60010 Actin [R335K] HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB SCHEMBL1889389Latrunculin ASCHEMBL1889389Latrunculin A...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100127

Most Similar Human Ortholog: P68032

TM-align score: 1.00 | RMSD: 0.44

Seq Identity: 0.81 | Length: 376 / 376

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000075624 actin beta
ENSG00000107796 actin alpha 2, smooth muscle
ENSG00000143632 actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle
ENSG00000159251 actin alpha cardiac muscle 1
ENSG00000163017 actin gamma 2, smooth muscle
ENSG00000166351 POTE ankyrin domain family member D
ENSG00000169067 actin beta like 2
ENSG00000183206 POTE ankyrin domain family member C
ENSG00000184009 actin gamma 1
ENSG00000187537 POTE ankyrin domain family member G
ENSG00000188219 POTE ankyrin domain family member E
ENSG00000196604 POTE ankyrin domain family member F
ENSG00000196834 POTE ankyrin domain family member I
ENSG00000198062 POTE ankyrin domain family member H
ENSG00000222036 POTE ankyrin domain family member M
ENSG00000222038 POTE ankyrin domain family member J
ENSG00000230031 POTE ankyrin domain family member B2
ENSG00000233917 POTE ankyrin domain family member B
ENSG00000276760 POTE ankyrin domain family member B-like
ENSG00000277630 POTE ankyrin domain family member D-like
ENSG00000278522 POTE ankyrin domain family member B3
ENSG00000278699 POTE ankyrin domain family member B3
ENSG00000288113 POTE ankyrin domain family member B2
ENSG00000288142 POTE ankyrin domain family member B
ENSG00000288347 POTE ankyrin domain family member B

Protein Information

Protein Length: 376 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 41.871

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A1R5, A4URS5, Q8I4X0, Q9U6U4

PDB ID(s): 5MVV, 6I4D, 6I4E, 6I4F, 6I4G, 6I4H, 6I4I, 6I4J, 6I4K, 6I4L, 6TU4, 6TU7, 7ALN

Isoelectric Point: 5

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004000 Actin family
InterPro IPR004001 Actin, conserved site
InterPro IPR020902 Actin/actin-like conserved site
InterPro IPR043129 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain
PFam PF00022 Actin family
Superfamily SSF53067 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 0
disruptive 0 0 0 0
missense 0 0 0 0

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 0 0 0 1
disruptive 0 0 0 1
missense 0 0 0 0

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 205

Non-coding: 202 | Synonymous: 3 | Nonsynonymous: 0 | 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
15876372 Malaria parasite actin filaments are very short. Schmitz S, Grainger M, ..., Veigel C 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.056
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
21136929 Food vacuole proteome of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Lamarque M, Tastet C, ..., Dubremetz JF 10.1002/prca.200700112
22100161 A critical role of perinuclear filamentous actin in spatial repositioning andmutually exclusive expression of virulence genes in malaria parasites. Zhang Q, Huang Y, ..., Scherf A 10.1016/j.chom.2011.09.013
28759593 Proteogenomic analysis of the total and surface-exposed proteomes of Plasmodiumvivax salivary gland sporozoites. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Mikolajczak SA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28759593/
28810863 Multiple essential functions of Plasmodium falciparum actin-1 during malariablood-stage development. Das S, Lemgruber L, ..., Meissner M 10.1186/s12915-017-0406-2
28944300 Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from a Plasmodium falciparum Kenyanclinical isolate defines a core parasite secretome. Abdi A, Yu L, ..., Rayner J 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11910.2
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
30599160 Inner membrane complex 1l protein of Plasmodium falciparum links membrane lipidswith cytoskeletal element 'actin' and its associated motor 'myosin'. Kumar V, Behl A, ..., Hora R 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.12.239
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
38070448 Improved titer and stability of selenium nanoparticles produced by engineeredSaccharomyces cerevisiae Sun J, Wang Y, ..., Wang Y 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110367
37991229 Danielozyma pruni sp. nov., an asexual yeast species isolated from insect frass Liu S, Guo QC, An ZR, Hui FL 10.1099/ijsem.0.006124
37486335 Hanseniaspora menglaensis f.a., sp. nov., a novel apiculate yeast speciesisolated from rotting wood Chen X, Qiao YZ, Hui FL 10.1099/ijsem.0.005970
38016605 WLJP-025p, a homogeneous Lonicera japonica polysaccharide, attenuates atopicdermatitis by regulating the MAPK/NFkappaB/AP-1 axis via Act1 Zhang T, Rao X, ..., Liu P 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128435