About Gene List

PF3D7_1342600 (MyoA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,673,239..1,677,299(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: myosin A

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0015629 actin cytoskeleton
Component GO:0071944 cell periphery
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Component GO:0016459 myosin complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Component GO:0020039 pellicle
Component GO:0048471 perinuclear region of cytoplasm
Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Component GO:0031982 vesicle
Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Function GO:0003779 actin binding
Function GO:0051015 actin filament binding
Function GO:0030898 actin-dependent ATPase activity
Function GO:0003774 cytoskeletal motor activity
Function GO:0000146 microfilament motor activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0007015 actin filament organization
Process GO:0048870 cell motility
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:0030050 vesicle transport along actin filament

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 1.01 0.71
Trophozoite expressed 0.22 0.88
Schizont expressed 0.62 0.78
Gametocyte expressed 0.33 0.81

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1342600

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: 0.138 | MFS: -3.027 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1355700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.27 ± 0.25
  • Confidence: 4.13

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Not different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1355700)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-4989

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IDR3

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: BCN (bicine, Local RMSD=0.45) with 5T45 (Global RMSD=3.11)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8WXR4 Myosin-IIIb Homo sapiens OrthoDB Staurosporine, 8Staurosporine, 8
Q8NEV4 Myosin-IIIa Homo sapiens OrthoDB Staurosporine, 8Staurosporine, 8

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100187

Most Similar Human Ortholog: J3KRL0

TM-align score: 0.91 | RMSD: 2.05

Seq Identity: 0.34 | Length: 421 / 818

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000128641 myosin IB
ENSG00000136286 myosin IG
ENSG00000142347 myosin IF
ENSG00000157483 myosin IE
ENSG00000166866 myosin IA
ENSG00000174527 myosin IH
ENSG00000176658 myosin ID
ENSG00000197879 myosin IC

Protein Information

Protein Length: 818 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 92.277

UniProt ID(s): O96599, Q8IDR3

PDB ID(s): 4AOM, 4MZJ, 4MZK, 4MZL, 4R1E, 6I7D, 6I7E, 6TU7, 6YCX, 6YCY, 6YCZ, 6ZN3, 7ALN, 8A12, 8CDQ

Isoelectric Point: 8.23

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001609 Myosin head, motor domain
InterPro IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
InterPro IPR036044 Class XIV myosin, motor domain
PFam PF00063 Myosin head, motor domain
Superfamily SSF52540 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 2 31 38 42
disruptive 9 17 14 35
missense 9 17 14 30

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 83 29 29
disruptive 14 39 37 87
missense 12 29 32 59

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 162

Non-coding: 140 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 10 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
10749937 A dibasic motif in the tail of a class XIV apicomplexan myosin is an essentialdeterminant of plasma membrane localization. Hettmann C, Herm A, ..., Soldati D 10.1091/mbc.11.4.1385
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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
16321976 A conserved molecular motor drives cell invasion and gliding motility acrossmalaria life cycle stages and other apicomplexan parasites. Baum J, Richard D, ..., Cowman AF 10.1074/jbc.M509807200
16337961 The MTIP-myosin A complex in blood stage malaria parasites. Green JL, Martin SR, ..., Holder AA 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.11.027
16547135 Structure of the MTIP-MyoA complex, a key component of the malaria parasiteinvasion motor. Bosch J, Turley S, ..., Hol WG 10.1073/pnas.0510907103
20174678 Interaction and dynamics of the Plasmodium falciparum MTIP-MyoA complex, a keycomponent of the invasion motor in the malaria parasite. Thomas JC, Green JL, ..., Tate EW 10.1039/b922093c
21899701 Stage-specific depletion of myosin A supports an essential role in motility ofmalarial ookinetes. Siden-Kiamos I, Ganter M, ..., Matuschewski K 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01686.x
22932904 Regulation of the Plasmodium motor complex: phosphorylation of myosin Atail-interacting protein (MTIP) loosens its grip on MyoA. Douse CH, Green JL, ..., Cota E 10.1074/jbc.M112.379842
25802338 The Plasmodium Class XIV Myosin, MyoB, Has a Distinct Subcellular Location inInvasive and Motile Stages of the Malaria Parasite and an Unusual Light Chain. Yusuf NA, Green JL, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M115.637694
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/
28893907 Compositional and expression analyses of the glideosome during the Plasmodiumlife cycle reveal an additional myosin light chain required for maximum motility. Green JL, Wall RJ, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M117.802769
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
31337750 Plasmodium myosin A drives parasite invasion by an atypical force generatingmechanism. Robert-Paganin J, Robblee JP, ..., Houdusse A 10.1038/s41467-019-11120-0
33046215 Full-length Plasmodium falciparum myosin A and essential light chain Pf ELCstructures provide new anti-malarial targets Moussaoui D, Robblee JP, ..., Houdusse A 10.7554/eLife.60581
24632839 The toxoplasma Acto-MyoA motor complex is important but not essential for glidingmotility and host cell invasion Egarter S, Andenmatten N, ..., Meissner M 10.1371/journal.pone.0091819
28100223 Surface attachment, promoted by the actomyosin system of Toxoplasma gondii isimportant for efficient gliding motility and invasion Whitelaw JA, Latorre-Barragan F, ..., Meissner M 10.1186/s12915-016-0343-5
26760042 The Conoid Associated Motor MyoH Is Indispensable for Toxoplasma gondii Entry andExit from Host Cells Graindorge A, Frenal K, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005388
37155705 MyosinA is a druggable target in the widespread protozoan parasite Toxoplasmagondii Kelsen A, Kent RS, ..., Ward GE 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002110
28972141 Dissecting the molecular assembly of the Toxoplasma gondii MyoA motility complex Powell CJ, Jenkins ML, ..., Boulanger MJ 10.1074/jbc.M117.809632
31283102 Systematic analysis of Plasmodium myosins reveals differential expression,localisation, and function in invasive and proliferative parasite stages Wall RJ, Zeeshan M, ..., Tewari R 10.1111/cmi.13082
33051581 Structural role of essential light chains in the apicomplexan glideosome Pazicky S, Dhamotharan K, ..., Low C 10.1038/s42003-020-01283-8
30348763 Structural and mechanistic insights into the function of the unconventional classXIV myosin MyoA from Toxoplasma gondii Powell CJ, Ramaswamy R, ..., Boulanger MJ 10.1073/pnas.1811167115
26374117 Two Essential Light Chains Regulate the MyoA Lever Arm To Promote ToxoplasmaGliding Motility Williams MJ, Alonso H, ..., Tonkin CJ 10.1128/mBio.00845-15
25393004 Plasticity between MyoC- and MyoA-glideosomes: an example of functionalcompensation in Toxoplasma gondii invasion Frenal K, Marq JB, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004504
32383851 Peptide Probes for Plasmodium falciparum MyoA Tail Interacting Protein (MTIP):Exploring the Druggability of the Malaria Parasite Motor Complex Saunders CN, Cota E, Baum J, Tate EW 10.1021/acschembio.0c00328
34011689 Blocking Palmitoylation of Toxoplasma gondii Myosin Light Chain 1 DisruptsGlideosome Composition but Has Little Impact on Parasite Motility Rompikuntal PK, Kent RS, ..., Ward GE 10.1128/mSphere.00823-20
32432851 Coupling Polar Adhesion with Traction, Spring, and Torque Forces AllowsHigh-Speed Helical Migration of the Protozoan Parasite Toxoplasma Pavlou G, Touquet B, ..., Tardieux I 10.1021/acsnano.0c01893
31874192 Polarization of MTIP is a signature of gliding locomotion in Plasmodium ookinetesand sporozoites Siden-Kiamos I, Goosmann C, ..., Montagna GN 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2019.111247
25367834 Targeting a dynamic protein-protein interaction: fragment screening against themalaria myosin A motor complex Douse CH, Vrielink N, ..., Tate EW 10.1002/cmdc.201402357
23831369 The compact conformation of the Plasmodium knowlesi myosin tail interactingprotein MTIP in complex with the C-terminal helix of myosin A Turley S, Khamrui S, Bergman LW, Hol WG 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.06.004
23831371 The structure of the D3 domain of Plasmodium falciparum myosin tail interactingprotein MTIP in complex with a nanobody Khamrui S, Turley S, ..., Hol WG 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.06.003