About Gene List

PF3D7_1329300 (CAF1B)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,238,815..1,241,964(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: chromatin assembly factor 1 subunit B, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003682 chromatin binding
Function GO:0042393 histone binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0051082 unfolded protein binding
Process GO:0031497 chromatin assembly
Process GO:0006333 chromatin assembly or disassembly

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 not expressed 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite possibly expressed 0.66 0.62
Schizont expressed 0.36 0.78
Gametocyte not expressed 0.55 0.68

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1329300

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: 0.16 | MFS: -2.736 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1344300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.04 ± 0.21
  • Confidence: 4.50

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IE52

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ALQ (2-methyl-propionic acid, Local RMSD=1.20) with 4GM3 (Global RMSD=3.18)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_171440

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 21 11 40
disruptive 1 13 12 50
missense 1 13 12 42

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 13 37 18 45
disruptive 6 37 31 91
missense 3 29 26 66

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 151

Non-coding: 134 | Synonymous: 15 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 582 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 66.512

UniProt ID(s): Q8IE52

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.26

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001680 WD40 repeat
InterPro IPR019775 WD40 repeat, conserved site
InterPro IPR022052 Histone-binding protein RBBP4, N-terminal
InterPro IPR036322 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily
PFam PF00400 WD40 repeat
PFam PF12265 Histone-binding protein RBBP4, N-terminal
Superfamily SSF50978 WD40-repeat-containing domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
23181666 Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malariaparasite Plasmodium falciparum. Oehring SC, Woodcroft BJ, ..., Voss TS 10.1186/gb-2012-13-11-r108
29183721 Role of Chromatin assembly factor 1 in DNA replication of Plasmodium falciparum. Gupta MK, Agarawal M, ..., Dhar SK 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.131
38132148 Independent and Complementary Functions of Caf1b and Hir1 for Chromatin Assembly in Tetrahymena thermophila Hao H, Ren C, ..., Wang W 10.3390/cells12242828
22941664 Cell-cycle-regulated control of VSG expression site silencing by histones and histone chaperones ASF1A and CAF-1b in Trypanosoma brucei Alsford S, Horn D 10.1093/nar/gks813