About Gene List

PF3D7_1312000 (MCAT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:510,883..512,714(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: malonyl CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.39 ([Acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0020011 apicoplast
Function GO:0004314 [acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase activity
Process GO:0006633 fatty acid biosynthetic process

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 not expressed 0.02 0.99
Trophozoite not expressed 0.04 0.98
Schizont not expressed 0.03 0.98
Gametocyte expressed 0.17 0.89

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1312000

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

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1410500)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.91 ± 0.15
  • Confidence: 5.24

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1410500)

Modification: Disrupted | RMgm-4604

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I6Z9

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: CXS (3-cyclohexyl-1-propylsulfonic acid, Local RMSD=0.06) with 3HJV (Global RMSD=2.99)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.39 [acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase CoAEDTAMgCl2CaCl2MnCl2NiSO4boldineisoniazidacetyl-CoAmalonyl-CoAiodoacetatereduced CoA...

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101327

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q8IVS2

TM-align score: 0.75 | RMSD: 2.19

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 309 / 403

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100294 malonyl-CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 4 22 17 38
disruptive 9 40 25 51
missense 9 40 25 49

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 10 46 15 44
disruptive 15 98 47 111
missense 13 87 42 71

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 75

Non-coding: 45 | Synonymous: 21 | Nonsynonymous: 9 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 403 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 46.305

UniProt ID(s): Q8I6Z9, Q966X7

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.75

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR014043 Acyl transferase
InterPro IPR016035 Acyl transferase/acyl hydrolase/lysophospholipase
PFam PF00698 Acyl transferase
Superfamily SSF52151 Acyl transferase/acyl hydrolase/lysophospholipase

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12549938 The initiating steps of a type II fatty acid synthase in Plasmodium falciparumare catalyzed by pfACP, pfMCAT, and pfKASIII. Prigge ST, He X, ..., Reynolds KA 10.1021/bi026847k
30212465 Integrative proteomics and bioinformatic prediction enable a high-confidenceapicoplast proteome in malaria parasites. Boucher MJ, Ghosh S, ..., Yeh E 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005895