About Gene List

PF3D7_1328800 (SIR2A)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,213,757..1,216,004(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: transcriptional regulatory protein sir2a

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.286 (Protein acetyllysine N-acetyltransferase);3.5.1.98 (Histone deacetylase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005677 chromatin silencing complex
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005730 nucleolus
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003677 DNA binding
Function GO:0070403 NAD+ binding
Function GO:0017136 NAD-dependent histone deacetylase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006342 chromatin silencing
Process GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
Process GO:0016233 telomere capping

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 0.26 0.87
Trophozoite expressed 0.16 0.91
Schizont expressed 0.56 0.67
Gametocyte expressed 0.54 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1328800

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: 1 | MFS: -2.06 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Dispensable (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1343800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.97 ± 0.11
  • Confidence: 5.73

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1343800)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4440

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IE47

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: NCA (nicotinamide, Local RMSD=0.04) with 1YC2 (Global RMSD=2.53)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.286 protein acetyllysine N-acetyltransferase Ex257EX-527suraminfisetinpropofolPyridinesirtinolcambinolBenzamidetenovin-1tenovin-6resveratrol...
3.5.1.98 histone deacetylase EDTAPAOASAHAFOXPFK228MCP30shRNAsiRNAMS-275LAQ824MC1575MC1568...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q9NXA8 NAD-dependent protein deacylase sirtuin-5, mitochondrial OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST Suramin hexasodiumSuramin hexasodiumCHEMBL3601368CHEMBL4100475...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_102326

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q9NXA8

TM-align score: 0.85 | RMSD: 2.74

Seq Identity: 0.28 | Length: 261 / 273

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000124523 sirtuin 5

Protein Information

Protein Length: 273 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 30.344

UniProt ID(s): Q8IE47

PDB ID(s): 3JWP, 3U31, 3U3D

Isoelectric Point: 8.62

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR003000 Sirtuin family
InterPro IPR027546 Sirtuin, class III
InterPro IPR029035 DHS-like NAD/FAD-binding domain superfamily
PFam PF02146 Sirtuin family
Superfamily SSF52467 DHS-like NAD/FAD-binding domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 10 4 17
disruptive 2 7 2 23
missense 2 6 1 22

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 20 13 18
disruptive 4 20 17 41
missense 2 14 13 34

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 105

Non-coding: 96 | Synonymous: 6 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | 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
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
15820676 Telomeric heterochromatin propagation and histone acetylation control mutuallyexclusive expression of antigenic variation genes in malaria parasites. Freitas-Junior LH, Hernandez-Rivas R, ..., Scherf A 10.1016/j.cell.2005.01.037
17827348 Plasmodium falciparum Sir2: an unusual sirtuin with dual histone deacetylase andADP-ribosyltransferase activity. Merrick CJ, Duraisingh MT 10.1128/EC.00114-07
18221799 Biochemical characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Sir2, a NAD+-dependentdeacetylase. Chakrabarty SP, Saikumari YK, Bopanna MP, Balaram H 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.12.003
18397290 Nicotinamide inhibits Plasmodium falciparum Sir2 activity in vitro and parasitegrowth. Prusty D, Mehra P, ..., Dhar SK 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01135.x
18525026 Differential association of Orc1 and Sir2 proteins to telomeric domains inPlasmodium falciparum. Mancio-Silva L, Rojas-Meza AP, ..., Hernandez-Rivas R 10.1242/jcs.026427
18547337 Identification of a novel post-translational modification in Plasmodiumfalciparum: protein sumoylation in different cellular compartments. Issar N, Roux E, Mattei D, Scherf A 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01183.x
18729382 Plasmodium falciparum Sir2 is an NAD+-dependent deacetylase and anacetyllysine-dependent and acetyllysine-independent NAD+ glycohydrolase. French JB, Cen Y, Sauve AA 10.1021/bi800767t
19402747 Sir2 paralogues cooperate to regulate virulence genes and antigenic variation inPlasmodium falciparum. Tonkin CJ, Carret CK, ..., Cowman AF 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000084
20601220 Reversible binding of zinc in Plasmodium falciparum Sir2: structure and activityof the apoenzyme. Chakrabarty SP, Balaram H 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.06.010
21992006 Plasmodium falciparum Sir2A preferentially hydrolyzes medium and long chain fattyacyl lysine. Zhu AY, Zhou Y, ..., Lin H 10.1021/cb200230x
22006844 Identification and molecular characterization of an Alba-family protein fromhuman malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Goyal M, Alam A, ..., Bandyopadhyay U 10.1093/nar/gkr821
23443558 Sir2a regulates rDNA transcription and multiplication rate in the human malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Mancio-Silva L, Lopez-Rubio JJ, Claes A, Scherf A 10.1038/ncomms2539
33538363 Febrile temperature causes transcriptional downregulation of Plasmodiumfalciparum Sirtuins through Hsp90-dependent epigenetic modification. Tabassum W, Bhattacharyya S, Varunan SM, Bhattacharyya MK 10.1111/mmi.14692
12618394 Short-chain fatty acid activation by acyl-coenzyme A synthetases requires SIR2protein function in Salmonella enterica and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Starai VJ, Takahashi H, Boeke JD, Escalante-Semerena JC 10.1093/genetics/163.2.545
19666023 The effect of Plasmodium falciparum Sir2a histone deacetylase on clonal andlongitudinal variation in expression of the var family of virulence genes Merrick CJ, Dzikowski R, ..., Duraisingh MT 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.06.012
35510853 A Leak-Free Inducible CRISPRi/a System for Gene Functional Studies in Plasmodiumfalciparum Liang X, Boonhok R, ..., Miao J 10.1128/spectrum.02782-21
35031386 Alteration of the expression of sirtuins and var genes by heat shock in themalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Anagu LO, Hulse DR, Horrocks PD, Chakravorty SJ 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2022.111458
21379342 Expression of P. falciparum var genes involves exchange of the histone variantH2A.Z at the promoter Petter M, Lee CC, ..., Duffy MF 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001292