About Gene List

PF3D7_1437900 (HSP40)

Genome location: Pf3D7_14_v3:1,531,955..1,536,263(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: HSP40, subfamily A

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 0

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0020002 host cell plasma membrane
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0016887 ATP hydrolysis activity
Function GO:0030544 Hsp70 protein binding
Function GO:0003723 RNA binding
Process GO:0009408 response to heat
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 1.98 0.25
Trophozoite expressed 2.15 0.16
Schizont expressed 0.47 0.74
Gametocyte expressed 1.51 0.30

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1437900

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: 0.814 | MFS: -2.425 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IL88

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: ATP (adenosine-5'-triphosphate, Local RMSD=2.27) with 4WB7 (Global RMSD=20.49)

No associated EC numbers

Orthology to BindingDB Entries:

UniProt Protein Name Species Homology Source BindingDB Ligands
P31689 DnaJ homolog subfamily A member 1 Homo sapiens OrthoDB CHEMBL52073CHEMBL159171

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_100614

Most Similar Human Ortholog: I3L320

TM-align score: 0.71 | RMSD: 2.28

Seq Identity: 0.41 | Length: 41 / 424

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000069345 DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member A2
ENSG00000086061 DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member A1
ENSG00000140403 DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member A4

Protein Information

Protein Length: 424 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 48.469

UniProt ID(s): Q8IL88

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.15

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001305 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain
InterPro IPR001623 DnaJ domain
InterPro IPR002939 Chaperone DnaJ, C-terminal
InterPro IPR008971 HSP40/DnaJ peptide-binding
InterPro IPR018253 DnaJ domain, conserved site
InterPro IPR036410 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain superfamily
InterPro IPR036869 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
PFam PF00226 DnaJ domain
PFam PF00684 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain
PFam PF01556 Chaperone DnaJ, C-terminal
Superfamily SSF46565 Chaperone J-domain superfamily
Superfamily SSF49493 HSP40/DnaJ peptide-binding
Superfamily SSF57938 Heat shock protein DnaJ, cysteine-rich domain superfamily

Genetic Variation

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

No passing variants found

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 204

Non-coding: 190 | Synonymous: 10 | Nonsynonymous: 3 | 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
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
21191678 Plasmodium falciparum encodes a single cytosolic type I Hsp40 that functionallyinteracts with Hsp70 and is upregulated by heat shock. Botha M, Chiang AN, ..., Blatch GL 10.1007/s12192-010-0250-6
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
33906926 Functional Characterization of the m(6)A-Dependent Translational Modulator PfYTH Sinha A, Baumgarten S, ..., Scherf A 10.1128/mBio.00661-21
34182772 Protein Prenylation and Hsp40 in Thermotolerance of Plasmodium falciparum MalariaParasites. Mathews ES, Jezewski AJ, Odom John AR 10.1128/mBio.00760-21
38418371 Plasmodium falciparum J-dot localized J domain protein A8iJp modulates thechaperone activity of human HSPA8 Sahu W, Bai T, ..., Reddy KS 10.1002/1873-3468.14836
38377589 The Regulatory Effect of Huangshui Polysaccharides on Intestinal Microbiota andMetabolites during In Vitro Fermentation Li M, Su J, ..., Liang H 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08658