About Gene List

PF3D7_1430400 (ATG5)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,200,622..1,204,458(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: autophagy protein 5, putative

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0034274 Atg12-Atg5-Atg16 complex
Component GO:0034045 phagophore assembly site membrane
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0006501 C-terminal protein lipidation
Process GO:0000045 autophagosome assembly
Process GO:0000422 autophagy of mitochondrion
Process GO:0044804 autophagy of nucleus
Process GO:0006995 cellular response to nitrogen starvation

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 expressed 0.11 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.33 0.79
Schizont expressed 0.05 0.97
Gametocyte expressed 0.51 0.71

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1430400

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: 0.208 | MFS: -2.864 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1014300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.13 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.30

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8ILG0

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PC (phosphocholine, Local RMSD=0.12) with 2CKQ (Global RMSD=28.56)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_532495

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

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

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 43 19 44
disruptive 35 115 58 158
missense 17 72 41 123

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 19 72 24 52
disruptive 69 260 111 238
missense 32 175 87 119

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 233

Non-coding: 86 | Synonymous: 95 | Nonsynonymous: 44 | Stop Codon: 8

Protein Information

Protein Length: 863 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 102.23

UniProt ID(s): Q8ILG0

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.18

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR007239 Autophagy-related protein 5
PFam PF04106 Autophagy-related protein 5
Superfamily N/A N/A

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
30911187 Evolution from covalent conjugation to non-covalent interaction in theubiquitin-like ATG12 system. Pang Y, Yamamoto H, ..., Mizushima N 10.1038/s41594-019-0204-3