About Gene List

PF3D7_1422800 (ARP4)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:918,026..920,067(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: actin-related protein ARP4

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0035267 NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex
Component GO:0016514 SWI/SNF complex
Component GO:0005884 actin filament
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0003682 chromatin binding
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Function GO:0005200 structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Process GO:0043044 ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
Process GO:0006338 chromatin remodeling
Process GO:0007010 cytoskeleton organization
Process GO:0006897 endocytosis
Process GO:0006887 exocytosis
Process GO:0043967 histone H4 acetylation
Process GO:0010468 regulation of gene expression
Process GO:0006357 regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Process GO:0020014 schizogony

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.28 0.86
Trophozoite expressed 0.43 0.74
Schizont expressed 0.06 0.96
Gametocyte possibly expressed 0.37 0.78

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1422800

Resistome Missense Mutations: V504D

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: Proguanil

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 1 (1 missense, 1 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.155 | MFS: -2.815 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1020600)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.10 ± 0.22
  • Confidence: 4.46

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILM5

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: SPD (n-(2-amino-propyl)-1,4-diaminobutane, Local RMSD=0.07) with 2HMP (Global RMSD=5.74)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P60010 Actin [R335K] HOGENOM SCHEMBL1889389Latrunculin ASCHEMBL1889389Latrunculin A...

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_129938

No human ortholog(s)

Protein Information

Protein Length: 522 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 60.657

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILM5

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 5.36

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR004000 Actin family
InterPro IPR043129 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain
PFam PF00022 Actin family
Superfamily SSF53067 ATPase, nucleotide binding domain

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 19 22 34
disruptive 12 32 19 69
missense 12 29 19 62

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 9 54 26 36
disruptive 16 82 48 126
missense 14 76 42 87

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 107

Non-coding: 56 | Synonymous: 38 | Nonsynonymous: 13 | 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
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
32552779 Actin-related protein Arp4 regulates euchromatic gene expression and developmentthrough H2A.Z deposition in blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum. Liu H, Cui XY, ..., Xia H 10.1186/s13071-020-04139-6
29559617 Architecture of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae NuA4/TIP60 complex Wang X, Ahmad S, ..., Cai G 10.1038/s41467-018-03504-5
36983497 Yeast Chromatin Mutants Reveal Altered mtDNA Copy Number and ImpairedMitochondrial Membrane Potential Staneva D, Vasileva B, ..., Georgieva M 10.3390/jof9030329
27457955 Crystal structure of a nuclear actin ternary complex Cao T, Sun L, ..., Chen Z 10.1073/pnas.1602818113
36263929 Structure and flexibility of the yeast NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex Zukin SA, Marunde MR, ..., Patel AB 10.7554/eLife.81400
34752857 Actin-related protein 4: An unconventional negative regulator of mitochondrial calcium in protozoan parasite Leishmania Prasadareddy Kajuluri L, Singh A, ..., Sahasrabuddhe AA 10.1016/j.mito.2021.11.001
36078161 Actin-Related Protein 4 and Linker Histone Sustain Yeast Replicative Ageing Molon M, Stepien K, ..., Georgieva M 10.3390/cells11172754
28270832 Actin Family Proteins in the Human INO80 Chromatin Remodeling Complex ExhibitFunctional Roles in the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 with Hemin Takahashi Y, Murakami H, ..., Harata M 10.3389/fgene.2017.00017
26298820 Actin, actin-related proteins and profilin in diatoms: a comparative genomicanalysis Aumeier C, Polinski E, Menzel D 10.1016/j.margen.2015.07.002