About Gene List

PF3D7_1412800 (NMT)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:515,932..519,380(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: 2.3.1.97 (Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0004379 glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase activity
Function GO:0019107 myristoyltransferase activity
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0018008 N-terminal peptidyl-glycine N-myristoylation
Process GO:0006499 N-terminal protein myristoylation
Process GO:0044409 entry into host
Process GO:0035891 exit from host cell
Process GO:0042493 response to drug
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 0.16 0.92
Trophozoite expressed 0.21 0.86
Schizont expressed 0.09 0.94
Gametocyte expressed 0.08 0.95

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1412800

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: 0.125 | MFS: -3.019 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1029800)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.03 ± 0.06
  • Confidence: 6.88

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1029800)

Modification: Mutated | RMgm-798

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q9U419

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: 6NA (hexanoic acid, Local RMSD=0.37) with 7RK3 (Global RMSD=0.92)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.3.1.97 glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase CoAenolaseSC-58272DDD85646histamineCP-014553m-calpainlauric acidL-histidinolCP-030890-27factor NIP71palmitoyl-CoA...

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
Q8ILW6 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7) HOGENOM, OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL2171216CHEMBL2171217CHEMBL2171219CHEMBL2171220...
P30418 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase Candida albicans OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL MLS000774113Non peptidic, 1Non peptidic, 2Non peptidic, 3...
Q4Q5S8 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase OMA, OrthoMCL BLAST US9156811, DDD88557US9156811, DDD99742US9156811, DDD99825US9156811, DDD99830...
Q9UVX3 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL US9156811, DDD73476US9156811, DDD73490US9156811, DDD85602US9156811, DDD85646...
P14743 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase Saccharomyces cerevisiae OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL SC-58272CHEMBL448516
Q388H8 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase OMA, OrthoDB, OrthoMCL, OrthoMCL BLAST US9156811, DDD16771US9156811, DDD22988US9156811, DDD61495US9156811, DDD64558...
P30419 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST Non peptidic, 4Non peptidic, 5US9156811, DDD73476US9156811, DDD73490...
O60551 Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2 Homo sapiens OrthoDB, OrthoMCL BLAST CHEMBL1230468

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101234

Most Similar Human Ortholog: Q5VUC6

TM-align score: 0.93 | RMSD: 1.44

Seq Identity: 0.51 | Length: 387 / 410

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000136448 N-myristoyltransferase 1
ENSG00000152465 N-myristoyltransferase 2

Protein Information

Protein Length: 410 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 47.97

UniProt ID(s): A0A144A366, Q8ILW6, Q9U419

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 8.24

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR000903 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase
InterPro IPR016181 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase
InterPro IPR022676 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, N-terminal
InterPro IPR022677 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, C-terminal
InterPro IPR022678 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, conserved site
PFam PF01233 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, N-terminal
PFam PF02799 Myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF55729 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 5 21 16 27
disruptive 1 13 9 28
missense 1 13 9 21

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 44 20 36
disruptive 3 33 20 64
missense 2 25 19 48

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 181

Non-coding: 164 | Synonymous: 12 | Nonsynonymous: 4 | Stop Codon: 1

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
18973776 Myristoylated adenylate kinase-2 of Plasmodium falciparum forms a heterodimerwith myristoyltransferase. Rahlfs S, Koncarevic S, ..., Becker K https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18973776/
23170970 Discovery of novel and ligand-efficient inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum andPlasmodium vivax N-myristoyltransferase. Rackham MD, Brannigan JA, ..., Leatherbarrow RJ 10.1021/jm301474t
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
24451586 Validation of N-myristoyltransferase as an antimalarial drug target using anintegrated chemical biology approach. Wright MH, Clough B, ..., Tate EW 10.1038/nchem.1830
25663521 Homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulation of N-myristoyltransferasefrom Plasmodium falciparum: an insight into novel antimalarial drug design. Paul P, Chowdhury A, Das Talukdar A, Choudhury MD 10.1007/s00894-015-2586-4
34695132 Inhibition of protein N-myristoylation blocks Plasmodium falciparumintraerythrocytic development, egress and invasion. Schlott AC, Knuepfer E, ..., Holder AA 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001408
38258445 New thiazolyl-isoxazole derivatives as potential anti-infective agents: design,synthesis, in vitro and in silico antimicrobial efficacy Bhoye MR, Shinde A, ..., Mhaske PC 10.1080/07391102.2024.2306497