About Gene List

PF3D7_1344800 (ATCase)

Genome location: Pf3D7_13_v3:1,795,375..1,798,284(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: aspartate carbamoyltransferase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 1

EC Numbers: 2.1.3.2 (Aspartate carbamoyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus

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 0.15 0.93
Trophozoite expressed 0.37 0.77
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.24 0.86

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1344800

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: 0.408 | MFS: -2.437 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1357700)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.17 ± 0.10
  • Confidence: 5.97

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: A0A5K1K910

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: D48 (naphthalene-2,3-diol, Local RMSD=0.09) with 6FBA (Global RMSD=1.55)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.3.2 aspartate carbamoyltransferase ATPADPUDPGTPGDPCTPUTPUMPCDPITPdCTPYD19...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P27708 CAD protein Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL170214CHEMBL168878CHEMBL141678CHEMBL29908...
P31327 Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase [ammonia], mitochondrial OrthoDB CHEMBL4649609CHEMBL4647565CHEMBL4634479CHEMBL4642964...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_103175

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 375 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 43.252

UniProt ID(s): A0A5K1K910, O15804

PDB ID(s): 5ILN, 5ILQ, 7ZCZ, 7ZEA, 7ZGS, 7ZHI, 7ZID, 7ZP2, 7ZST

Isoelectric Point: 8.61

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR002082 Aspartate carbamoyltransferase
InterPro IPR006130 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase
InterPro IPR006131 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase, Asp/Orn-binding domain
InterPro IPR006132 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase, carbamoyl-P binding
InterPro IPR036901 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase superfamily
PFam PF00185 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase, Asp/Orn-binding domain
PFam PF02729 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase, carbamoyl-P binding
Superfamily SSF53671 Aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 1 29 14 27
disruptive 5 33 26 60
missense 5 31 25 58

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 47 17 30
disruptive 12 84 55 92
missense 9 73 52 61

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 121

Non-coding: 98 | Synonymous: 16 | Nonsynonymous: 7 | Stop Codon: 0

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
29476738 Identification of a non-competitive inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum aspartatetranscarbamoylase. Lunev S, Bosch SS, ..., Groves MR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29476738/
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
32129597 Molecular Target Validation of Aspartate Transcarbamoylase from Plasmodiumfalciparum by Torin 2. Bosch SS, Lunev S, ..., Wrenger C 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00411
31947715 Conformational Plasticity of the Active Site Entrance in E. coli AspartateTranscarbamoylase and Its Implication in Feedback Regulation Lei Z, Wang N, ..., Jia Z 10.3390/ijms21010320
24316846 Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffractionanalysis of the aspartate transcarbamoylase domain of human CAD Ruiz-Ramos A, Lallous N, Grande-Garcia A, Ramon-Maiques S 10.1107/S1744309113031114
37384746 Unlocking the Secrets of Streptococcus suis: A peptidomics comparison of virulentand non-virulent serotypes 2, 14, 18, and 19 Chaiden C, Jaresitthikunchai J, ..., Nuanualsuwan S 10.1371/journal.pone.0287639
30657257 Pressure-induced activation of latent dihydroorotase from Aquifex aeolicus asrevealed by high pressure protein crystallography Prange T, Girard E, ..., Evans DR 10.1111/febs.14758
28833948 Charge neutralization in the active site of the catalytic trimer of aspartate transcarbamoylase promotes diverse structural changes Endrizzi JA, Beernink PT 10.1002/pro.3277
37294060 Inhibitors of Aspartate Transcarbamoylase Inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosisGrowth Du X, Sonawane V, ..., Groves MR 10.1002/cmdc.202300279
35644497 Subsets of Slow Dynamic Modes Reveal Global Information Sources as AllostericSites Altintel B, Acar B, Erman B, Haliloglu T 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167644
35310840 Novel Highlight in Malarial Drug Discovery: Aspartate Transcarbamoylase Wang C, Kruger A, ..., Groves MR 10.3389/fcimb.2022.841833
30038211 Allostery and cooperativity in multimeric proteins: bond-to-bond propensities inATCase Hodges M, Barahona M, Yaliraki SN 10.1038/s41598-018-27992-z
32126100 Characterization and assembly of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa aspartate transcarbamoylase-pseudo dihydroorotase complex Patel C, Vaishnav A, Edwards BFP, Evans DR 10.1371/journal.pone.0229494
27265852 Structure and Functional Characterization of Human Aspartate Transcarbamoylase,the Target of the Anti-tumoral Drug PALA Ruiz-Ramos A, Velazquez-Campoy A, ..., Ramon-Maiques S 10.1016/j.str.2016.05.001
32328112 Chemical Synthesis, Efficacy, and Safety of Antimalarial Hybrid Drug Comprisingof Sarcosine and Aniline Pharmacophores as Scaffolds Niyibizi JB, Kirira PG, ..., Ng'ang'a JK 10.1155/2020/1643015
24138583 New paradigm for allosteric regulation of Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase Cockrell GM, Zheng Y, ..., Kantrowitz ER 10.1021/bi401205n
26274952 From Genome to Structure and Back Again: A Family Portrait of theTranscarbamylases Shi D, Allewell NM, Tuchman M 10.3390/ijms160818836
31967710 New regulatory mechanism-based inhibitors of aspartate transcarbamoylase forpotential anticancer drug development Lei Z, Wang B, ..., Jia Z 10.1111/febs.15220